On Monday, the South Atlantic League announced that Low-A Lake County left-handed starting pitcher Nick Hagadone was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 17th through August 23rd. For the week the 23-year old right hander out of Boney Lake, WA was 0-0 with an ERA of 0.00 in two starts. In those two starts he threw a total of six scoreless innings and allowed just one...
Indianapolis tops Columbus 5-1
The Clippers lost in Indianapolis 5-1 Monday night. Clippers starter Ryan Edell allowed three runs in seven innings of work and Brad Lincoln pitched five shutout frames for Indy.
Indianapolis got on the board right away on a first inning sacrifice fly from Jeff Clement and tacked on two more in the fifth when Neil Walked drove in a pair with a double.
Columbus: Ryan Edell at Indianapolis @7:05 pm
Akron: Eric Berger at Erie @ 7:05 pm
Kinston: Chris Jones vs. Frederick @ 7:05 pm
Lake County: Trey Haley (Game 1) at Lakewood @ 5:05 pm, T.J. McFarland (Game 2)
Mahoning Valley: Brett Brach at Auburn @ 7:05 pm
AZL Indians: Off day
Clippers outlast Indy 2-1 in 12 innings
The Clippers snapped a six-game losing skid with a 2-1 win in 12 innings at Indianapolis. The Clippers scored first in the third inning when Niuman Romero singled and scored on Wes Hodges' base hit.
Hector Rondon authored five scoreless innings, allowing just three hits heading into the sixth frame. The Indians finally got to the Venezuelan righty...
During the same week that Cliff Lee, Victor Martinez, and half the jerseys in the Indians Team Shop were being sold off at discounted prices, at least one piece of the Tribe’s past was formally welcomed back into the fold. Of course, the announcement that David Bell would be coming back to manage the Indians’ Arizona Fall League team elicited about as much response as the announcement of Winston...
Aeros Not Hit In Loss
Thad Weber went the distance and delivered Erie's first no-hitter as a member of the Eastern League, baffling Akron in a 16-0 blowout before 3,917 fans at Jerry Uht Park Saturday night. It was the second time the Aeros had been no-hit in franchise history, with the only other occasion coming April 23rd, 2002 against Altoona. The SeaWolves, who had not thrown a no-hitter...
"Minor Happenings" covers the important developments and news in the Indians farm system. While most of the information in this report is from my own research and through interviews I have conducted with organizational personnel, some information in this report is collected and summarized from the various news outlets that cover each team.
I'm out in Wilmington, DE at the moment to see Indians...
Toledo dumps Clippers 4-1
Toledo dropped the Clippers 4-1 Friday night at Huntington Park. Nate Bump, the starting pitcher for the Mud Hens pitched 7 2/3 innings and picked up the win allowing only one unearned run against the Clippers. Columbus starter Carlos Carrasco pitched 6 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs dropping to 4-1 since joining the Clippers.
The Mud Hens wasted...
Here is an updated depth chart of the Indians system from the big league team all the way down to the rookie level Dominican Summer League team. New contributor Jason Eddy will be doing the exhaustive work of updating this listing often and keeping track of the whereabouts of all the players in this listing. As it updates, we will bump it up to the top of the page, and a link to this depth chart is...
Akron was rained out on Thursday.
Toledo dominates Columbus
Toledo again used the homer to beat the Clippers 10-1 at Huntington Park in front of a record-setting crowd.
Scott Lewis took the mound for the first time in Triple-A this season, trying to work his way back to full health, but got through only two innings. Toledo touched him up for four runs in the second, three of...
strong>Columbus: Scott Lewis vs. Toledo @ 7:05 pm
Akron: Connor Graham vs. Bowie @ 7:05 pm
Kinston: Bryan Price vs. Myrtle Beach @ 7:05 pm
Lake County: T.J. House at Delmarva @ 7:00 pm
Mahoning Valley: Preston Guilmet at Hudson Valley @ 7:05 pm
AZL Indians: Kirk Wetmore vs. Mariners @ 7:00 pm MS
If you want an example of one of the biggest prospect surprises of the year, look no further than at left-handed starter Russell Young.
As a 28th round pick by the Indians in the 2008 Draft out of Dartmouth, Young seemed better off using that Ivy League education for a well-paying job right out of college than the pursuit of an illustrious baseball career. But where he is at right now is an...
Mud Hens nip Clippers
The Columbus Clippers returned home with a 7-6 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens Wednesday night.
Lou Marson hit his first home run as a Clipper and added a RBI double in the loss. Ryan Edell pitched four and a third innings for the Clippers. He allowed four earned runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out four.
Dontrelle Willis made his first rehab start...
Two quick notes:
- Outfielder/first baseman Matt LaPorta has been called up by the Indians today. The move came as a result of outfielder Trevor Crowe going on the disabled list with a right internal oblique strain.
- High-A Kinston right-handed pitcher Alexander Perez is set to return to the rotation after a three week shutdown. He will make a start for Kinston on Saturday in Wilmington,...
It has been three weeks since the Indians traded ace left-hander and reigning American League CY Young award winner Cliff Lee to the Philadelphia Phillies for four young prospects. While Indians fans are still a bit unsettled by the deal, all of the players the Indians received in return from the Phillies for Lee have now had a chance to settle into their new organization.
One of those payers...
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!
