The Puerto Rican Winter League began play last night, giving us here at IPI more Indians prospects to follow. Eastern League champions Roberto Perez and Giovanni Soto headlined the Puerto Rican league's debut for the Tribe, while joining some old standbys in the Arizona Fall League. Join Jim Piascik as he takes you Around The Farm, recapping all the action from last night.
The rest of the world may have been busy with Election Night and the Electoral College, but we here at IPI remained fixated on the offseason leagues and Indians prospects. And now that we got that corny and predictable teaser out of the way, I can tell you that Around The Farm will catch you up on Jose Ramirez's big night, on the scoring explosion in the Arizona Fall League, and the rest of last night's action.
The IPI Digest catches you up on anything you might have missed over the past week at Indians Prospect Insider and also notes some of the more popular columns posted at the major news sites and blogs.
The calendar may say November, but that does not mean baseball has stopped. Plenty of current and former Indians prospects were making waves Thursday night, including Alex Monsalve, Juan Diaz, and more. Join Jim Piascik and go Around The Farm to catch up on all of last night's action.
The IPI's Jim Piascik completes his final look at the Indians' roster in his year end quarterly rankings with the second half of his piece ranking the #1-24 players of the 48 that played in Cleveland this past season. Asdrubal Cabrera, Jason Kipnis, Carlos Santana, Shin-Soo Choo, Vinnie Pestano and others are all key members to the team, and see where they as well as others rank after the jump.
Now that the Indians season is over - and the MLB season for that matter with the conclusion of the World Series last night - the IPI's Jim Piascik takes a final look at the Indians' roster in his quarterly rankings. In part one of two pieces that will post this week he takes a look at the bottom half of the 48 players that played and donned a Cleveland uniform this season.
The IPI Digest catches you up on anything you might have missed over the past week at Indians Prospect Insider and also notes some of the more popular columns posted at the major news sites and blogs.
It was a good night for Indians' prospects in Arizona, as T.J. House, Ronny Rodriguez, Tyler Holt, and Shawn Armstrong led their team to victory Thursday night. To see the breakdown of how they did it plus action from the Venezuelan Winter League, take a trip Around The Farm with Jim Piascik.
The IPI Digest catches you up on anything you might have missed over the past week at Indians Prospect Insider and also notes some of the more popular columns posted at the major news sites and blogs.
The offseason Winter Leagues continued last night with Tyler Holt hitting well, appearances from Matt Packer and Trey Haley in the Arizona Fall League, and continued struggles for Jesus Aguilar in Venezuela. Join Jim Piascik as we go Around The Farm and analyze the action from last night.
To celebrate the conclusion of another baseball season, we here at Indians Prospect Insider have decided to give out our picks for the major awards in Major League Baseball. Today we give out our final award to the Most Valuable Indian. Despite the difficult season the Indians had, there were plenty of players who got votes. Who won in the final tally? Click on the IPI Awards one final time to find out.
The IPI Digest catches you up on anything you might have missed over the past week at Indians Prospect Insider and also notes some of the more popular columns posted at the major news sites and blogs.
To celebrate the conclusion of another baseball season, we here at Indians Prospect Insider have decided to give out our picks for the major awards in Major League Baseball. Today we tab the winner of the Least Valuable Indian, an award with no shortage of nominees after the Indians' 68-94 season. Ubaldo Jimenez is the front-runner for the award, but could someone else jump up and steal it? Click the link to find out.
To celebrate the conclusion of another baseball season, we here at Indians Prospect Insider have decided to give out our picks for the major awards in Major League Baseball. Today we tab the winner of the NL MVP, a wide-open race between Ryan Braun, Buster Posey, Andrew McCutchen, and others.
The Venezuelan Winter League debuted last night, marking the beginning of the winter ball seasons. There are plenty of Indians prospects playing in this league and the others that will start up soon and Around The Farm is back to keep you up to date. Join Jim Piascik as he breaks down last night's action in Arizona and Venezuela.
To celebrate the conclusion of another baseball season, we here at Indians Prospect Insider have decided to give out our picks for the major awards in Major League Baseball. Today we tab the winner of the AL MVP. Will the Triple Crown be enough for Miguel Cabrera to hold off Mike Trout? There's only one way to find out...
The 2013 Cleveland Indians Baseball Insider book featuring the Indians' Top 100 Prospects and more is now available. Also, previous editions from 2008-2012 are also available at a discounted rate. Just click on the book image for more information. Thanks again for all the support!
