When you’re a fledgling independent baseball franchise, it is not a bad idea to establish a connection to the local Major League Baseball team in your market. So far, our Milwaukee Milkmen have done a pretty good job linking themselves with the Brewers. Even before beginning play during their inaugural season of 2019, the very first contract that the Milkmen sold to an MLB organization was that of catcher Skyler Ewing to the Brew Crew. He wound up spending the 2019 season splitting time between Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A San Antonio. In addition, the top starting pitcher for the Milkmen in 2019 — and one of the best starters in the American Association — was former Brewer farmhand Angel Ventura, who finished with a 2.