What we learned: June 10, 2014

Yesterday's Results

The Brewers had the day off.

Signings and analysis of the MLB Draft has continued with the draft done.

With the draft done, signings are in progress and analysis of the draft is underway. Yesterday, the Brewers reached an agreement with first round pick Kodi Medeiros. With him signing underslot, it will help the Brewers with the rest of their signings. Noah started a tracker yesterday to track the signings as they occur over the next few weeks. In addition, Derek had part one of a two-part interview with Patrick Ebert on the Brewers draft. There will be more to talk about in the coming weeks, so keep watching BCB for updates as they come.

Gomez climbed into a starting spot in the outfield in the most recent All-Star Update.

MLB released their most recent All-Star update for the National League on Monday night. The lone starter in the current update was Carlos Gomez, who has the third spot, and holds it by about 2000 votes. Ryan Braun and Khris Davis were also in the top 15 of votes in the outfield. At other positions, Jonathan Lucroy was in third place in the catcher vote, Jean Segura was third in the shortstop vote, and Aramis Ramirez was fourth at third base. Carlos Gomez has the best chance of getting a starting spot, though Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramirez still have shots at a start. There's still about a month left in the vote, so a lot can happen.

Cram Session

Power Rankings

• Jonah Keri of Grantland bumped the Brewers up a spot to #3.
• Reviewing the Brew has the Brewers up one spot to #3.
• ESPN moved the Brewers up two spots to #4.
• MLB.com held the Brewers at #4.
• Sports Illustrated kept the Brewers steady at #4.
• FOX Sports dropped the Brewers one spot to #4.

Other Notes

• Carlos Gomez has found a mentor in Manny Ramirez. Caitlin Swieca of Brewers.com looks at the relationship that has developed between the two of them.
• How responsible should fans be when seated in the front row? Enrique Bakemeyer of The Brewers Bar looks at the responsibilities of sitting in the front row.
• Yovani Gallardo threw 121 pitches in Sunday's start. Adam Wieser of Disciples of Uecker notes how special that mark is for a Gallardo start.
• How does a player's reaction to a call affect the replay chances? Jeff Sullivan of FanGraphs takes a look at the relation between the two.
• Max Scherzer turned down a massive extension in the offseason, and appeared to take a big risk in doing that. However, Dave Cameron of FanGraphs notes that he took a different route to security, one other pitchers may take.
• The Brewers got a good bargain with Francisco Rodriguez. Dave Cameron of FanGraphs looks at some teams that invested more money in worse situations.
• MLB Twitter accounts dipped into uncharted territory yesterday. Mike Oz of Big League Stew collected a series of tweets from different accounts that form a song.

Minor League Update

News & Notes

• Tom Gorzelanny pitched 1 2/3 innings for Nashville, allowing one hit and striking out one. In his time in Nashville, he has posted a 0.93 ERA.

Check out morineko's daily minor league update for a more in-depth look at yesterday's minor league results.

Division Update

• Pirates 6, Cubs 2
• Dodgers 6, Reds 2
• Cardinals had the day off.

Today's Division Games

• Cubs (Travis Wood) @ Pirates (Francisco Rodriguez) - 6:05 pm
• Dodgers (Josh Beckett) @ Reds (Mike Leake) - 6:10 pm
• Cardinals (Adam Wainwright) @ Rays (Jake Odorizzi) - 6:10 pm

Today's Action

The Brewers are in New York for a three-game series against the Mets. Marco Estrada will face Daisuke Matsuzaka in the first game of the series. First pitch is at 6:10 pm, and Tim Healey of MLB.com has the preview.