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Brewers Announce Sky Sox 2016 Opening Day Roster

April 7, 2016 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox News Release


COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Springs Sky Sox have announced the team's Opening Day roster for the 2016 Pacific Coast League season. The season gets underway today at AutoZone Park against the Memphis Redbirds with first pitch slated for 6:05pm MDT. The preliminary 25-man roster contains 13 pitchers, two catchers, six infielders and four outfielders. A printable version of the roster is attached here.

The Sky Sox roster features five of Milwaukee's top-30 prospects, according to Baseball America, including the top two overall prospects in shortstop Orlando Arcia (1) and pitcher Jorge Lopez (2). Pitchers Zach Davies (12) and Damien Magnifico (30) along with outfielder Michael Reed (17) join Arcia and Lopez as Milwaukee's top-prospects on the Sky Sox roster.

The roster includes nine members of Milwaukee's current 40-man roster. That list includes Arcia, Lopez, Davies, Magnifico and Reed as well as infielders Garin Cecchini and Andy Wilkins and pitchers Junior Guerra and David Goforth.

The 2016 Sky Sox season is in full swing at Security Service Field. For ticket information, game schedule, promotions calendar or for additional information about the Sky Sox, call (719) 597-1449, visit SkySox.com, like us on Facebook or follow the team on Twitter at @skysox.



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