Here are the stats from today's intrasquad game (Tuesday), and again the hitting stats were not kept, but here are the pitching lines for the four seven-inning games for Columbus, Akron, Kinston and Lake County. Also, I provided a few pictures from the games at the bottom (scroll over the pictures with your mouse for details).
Minor league spring games officially start up tomorrow!
For anyone looking to get a first person perspective of life in the minor leagues, from the time a player is scouted, drafted, and signed with a major league club to the ups and downs they experience as they attempt to move up the minor league ladder and realize their dream of pitching in the big leagues, to the cold hard reality that for many that dream will never be achieved and most will be forced...
Okay, while minor league games do not officially start up until Wednesday the 18th, intrasquad games kicked up today (Monday). The hitting stats were not kept, but here are the pitching lines for the four different intrasquad games for Columbus, Akron, Kinston and Lake County:
(note, in the future I may just summarize the box scores due to length....unless people think these are helpful as-is)...
First off, if anyone is interested I just did a Q&A on Akron for Baseball Daily Digest and also the Bowie Baysox blog. We talked about a lot of the players who are set to open the season in Akron, so click on one of the two links above to see it.
Secondly, I just set up a store for Indians Prospect Insider merchandise. Yes, for anyone out there interested in getting a T-shirt or sweatshirt...
It is hard to believe that we are already almost two weeks into minor league camp, but even more hard to believe that three weekends from now all of these guys will know their fate and standing in the organization. At this time three weeks from now some guys will be enroute to their full season team they were assigned to, others will remain in Arizona to take part in extended spring training, and the...
9. Lonnie Chisenhall - Third Baseman
Born: 10/04/1988 - Height: 6'1" - Weight: 200 - Bats: Left - Throws: Right
YearAgeTeamLvlGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBBAOBPSLGOPS200819Mahoning VyA-68276388020354524327.290.355.438.793
History: Chisenhall was a 1st round pick in the 2008 Draft out of Pitt Junior College. Chisenhall signed quickly after the draft by agreeing to a $1.1 million bonus....
Paul and I host another edition of Smoke Signals tonight at 9:30-10:30pm EST. Last week we previewed the starting pitching, so this week we will take a look at the other half of the pitching equation by previewing the Indians bullpen. The bullpen was the biggest reason for the Indians downfall last season, and they have really gone out of their way the past 6-8 months to acquire arms to try and make...
On Tuesday I touched on the groups the position players are working in and yesterday I touched on the Akron pitching groups. Today I have the rest of the pitching groups with some comments on how I think the rosters will shake out.
(EDIT: These are the actual groups that are working out in camp at the moment)
KINSTON
Group 2A: Eric Berger, Kelvin De La Cruz, Kyle Landis, Joey...
10. Wes Hodges - Third Baseman
Born: 09/14/1984 - Height: 6'2" - Weight: 205 - Bats: Right - Throws: Right
YearAgeTeamLvlGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBBAOBPSLGOPS200722KinstonA+10439360113223157144900.288.367.473.840200823AkronAA133504701462931897521053.290.354.466.820 Career 23789713025951633168961953.289.360.469.829
History: Hodges was a 2nd round pick by the Indians in the 2006 Draft...
As I mentioned yesterday with my post about the four groups the position players are working in, the pitching groups are very jumbled and it is really hard to decipher based on who is working with what group and who is being targetted for what affiliate. With so many of the higher level pitchers still working out with the big league club, there is a large absence of upper level pitching talent working...
I've already mentioned that Lonnie Chisenhall has been officially moved from shortstop to third base. Here are a few other position changes that I have learned about:
- As I speculated in my update over the weekend, Abner Abreu indeed seems to have been moved to the outfield as he is working out there. This makes sense now that Chisenhall and Tice will likely be the third baseman at Kinston...
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!
