Indians Prospect Insider

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Saturday November 21st:
Matt McBride - RF, Gigantes del Cibao: 1-for-3, 2 RBI. Two more RBI by one of the Dominican Winter League's best run producers. The bat has slowed down (3-for-21) of late, but McBride just continues to find ways to drive in runs.Jose Constanza - CF, Toros del...

Phelps takes aim at second and third
base in Cleveland. (Tony Lastoria)
Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Tribe notebook

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Saturday November 20th:
Josh Judy - RP, Aguilas Cibaenas: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. Fresh off being added to the 40-man roster, Judy continues to pitch well out in the Dominican Republic with another scoreless-walkless inning of work.Cord Phelps - 3B, Peoria Javelinas: 2-for-5,...

Goedert's power from the right side got
him rostered. (Tony Lastoria)
The Indians finalized their 40-man roster yesterday afternoon with the addition of right-handed pitchers Josh Judy, Corey Kluber and Zach McAllister, left-handed pitcher Nick Hagadone, and infielder Jared Goedert. Here are some quick thoughts on the roster decisions:
- Hagadone, Kluber and Judy were all no-brainers,...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Friday November 19th:
Jose Constanza - CF, Toros del Este: 1-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB. It was business as usual for Constanza on Friday night out in the Dominican Republic as he reached base two out of four plate appearances and stole two bases.Matt McBride - LF, Gigantes del Cibao: 2-for-5,...

The Cleveland Indians today announced that they have purchased the contracts infielder Jared Goedert, right-handed pitcher Josh Judy, right-handed pitcher Corey Kluber, left-handed pitcher Nick Hagadone, and right-handed pitcher Zach McAllister and added them to their 40-man roster. The roster is now full at 40 players.
Goedert, 25, split the season between AA Akron and AAA Columbus where...

Here are the updated stats for all the Cleveland Indians players who are playing in fall/winter ball. Stats are updated as of 11/19/2010.
BATTERSLGEGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGOBPSLGAbraham, AdamAFL103678110398.222.378.306Apodaca, JuanVWL92426200326.250.308.333Carrera, EzequielVWL28106192860011139.264.361.321Constanza, JoseDWL10421120010223.476.500.524Diaz, JuanDWL5912100213.222.300.333Goedert, JaredVWL144571550041111.333.474.444Head,...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Thursday November 18th:
Scott Barnes - SP, Peoria Javelinas: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K. Another oustanding outing for the young lefty from Springfield, MA. Barnes wraps up his AFL resume with 7 starts going 4-1 with a 3.65 ERA (24.2 IP, 23 H, 7 BB, 28 K). His 4 wins were tied for...

Sizemore is important if the Indians envision
turning things around in 2011 (Photo: AP)
Coming off a 69-93 season in 2010, next season the Indians are looking to make a pivotal step in their quest to return to contention by 2012.
While the team expects to be very quiet this offseason with only a few minor moves to supplement the team, the expectation from within the wigwam is...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Wednesday November 17th:
Josh Judy - RP, Aguilas Cibaenas: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. From what I am hearing, this was likely Judy's last appearance in the Dominican Republic as the Indians planned to have him come home at this time. Supposedly his Aguilas team has contacted the...

Will he or won't he be rostered? Judy
finds out Friday. (Photo: Tony Lastoria)
Teams all throughout Major League Baseball are having meetings to finalize their plans on who to add (or remove) from the 40-man roster by the deadline this Friday night. Decisions are up in the air for several players, and with that the careers of many lie in the hands of front office executives around the...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Tuesday November 16th:
Jason Kipnis - DH, Peoria Javelinas: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, K. Kipnis with his 5th straight multi-hit game, and 6th in his last 7 games. His recent tear has him up to .288/.333/.630, which is incredible considering where his batting average was just a week ago.Cord...

As I hinted about back in September, some changes were coming for me this offseason. Nothing will change with this site as everything will stay the same. In fact, things should only continue to (hopefully) get better with more content and information being provided.
The biggest change involves me now doing an exclusive blog called "Minor Happenings" on SportsTime Ohio's site at http://www.stohd.com/....

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Monday November 15th: Cord Phelps - 3B, Peoria Javelinas: 3-for-4, R, HR, RBI, K. Phelps provided almost all of the offense for a Javelinas team that piled up just 1 run on 6 hits. There is lots to like in his time so far in the AFL as he has handled 3B well, is hitting for a high average,...

Berger is pitching well in the AFL.
(Photo: Tony Lastoria)We are down to the final days of the Arizona Fall League (AFL) season as regular season play wraps up this Thursday. After a one game playoff between the two division leaders is played on Saturday, everyone will have gone home for the winter.
For Indians left-handed pitcher Eric Berger, 24, it will put to an end a disappointing...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Sunday November 14th:
Josh Judy - RP, Aguilas Cibaenas: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. Judy racked up his 4th save for his Aguilas team out in the Dominican Republic. In 9 appearances covering 9.0 innings he has still not yielded a walk (10 H, 6 K).Matt McBride - RF-1B, Gigantes del...