Indians Prospect Insider

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Friday November 26th:
Roberto Perez - C, Indios de Mayaguez: 0-for-2, BB, K. Perez made his debut in Puerto Rico after he had played in 11 games out in the Arizona Fall League (.159/.213/.417).Jerad Head - DH, Gigantes de Carolina: 1-for-2, RBI. Head was taken out in the 7th inning...

(Photo: MiLB.com)Here is the full batch of videos I shot out at Instructional League a month back. These have been on my You Tube page for a few weeks but I had not posted them on the IPI until just now.
Players shot include: Zach McAllister, Alex Lavisky, Drew Pomeranz, Elvis Araujo, Hunter Jones, LeVon Washington, Felix Sterling, Alex Monsalve, Chase Burnette, Chia-Ching Lin, Enosil Tejada,...

(Photo: MiLB.com)Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Wednesday November 24th....Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Luis Valbuena - 2B, Cardenales de Lara: 0-for-3. After a two day break Valbuena was back in the lineup out in Venezuela. He continues to put the ball in play, but has had little luck so far in getting consistent...

Putnam's length of stay in Columbus will
depend on the pitching need in Cleveland.
(Photo - Tony Lastoria)
It's Rivalry Week in college football.
All the big college rivalries are taking place all across the country. Auburn - Alabama, Stanford - California, Texas A&M

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Tuesday November 23rd:
Jose Constanza - CF, Toros del Este: 1-for-4, R, K. Constanza's first night as an official member of the Atlanta Braves organization after signing with them as a free agent on Tuesday. As a result, this is the last time he will be mentioned in this space. Jose...

The Arizona Fall League has come to a close, and with it a loooong season of baseball for nine Indians prospects and Columbus manager Mike Sarbaugh.
The Peoria Javelinas fell just short of the AFL title, losing 3-2 to the Scottsdale Scorpions in the AFL Championship game this past Saturday. In the championship game, Cord Phelps went 2-5 with a nice defensive play in the field at 3B. He also...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Monday November 22nd. Note: The Dominican Winter League and Venezuela Winter League were both off on Monday, so with only the Puerto Rico Winter League in action only one Indians player was in action on the night.
Jerad Head - 1B, Gigantes de Carolina: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, K. Head has...

Perez has big league catching dreams.
(Photo: Tony Lastoria)
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) wrapped up another season over the weekend. The players have all scattered to different destinations, but for Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez he leaves the AFL with the belief he took some positive steps in his development even though the numbers were not there at the plate.
Perez,...

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...