Indians Prospect Insider

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
Justin Toole-2B, Kinston: 4-for-5, 4 RBI: Toole is really starting to make a name for himself in the organization. With this performance, he bounced his average up to .435 on the season. Toole can...

Brach pitching for the Captains (Photo: Tony Lastoria)In his Double-A debut, right-handed pitcher Brett Brach helped the Akron Aeros win game two of a three-game series against the Bowie Baysox 3-0 Tuesday at Prince George's Stadium.
Brach picked up his first win at the Double-A level pitching six scoreless innings, scattering two hits, walking one and striking out four. Right-handed pitcher...

(Photo Credit - Lianna Holub)
The Aeros were able to finish off their home stand with a big series win over Altoona early in the week. However their first road trip started out in disaster.
The Aeros hit the road to face Reading in a four game weekend series. After winning the first, they dropped the final three, including a double-header on Sunday.
Akron finishes off their...

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
Kelvin De La Cruz-SP, Akron: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 1.80 ERA, W (1-2): De La Cruz may have gotten lost in the shuffle a bit after injuries ended his 2010 season. De La Cruz has rebounded nicely...

Nick Hagadone (Photo: Tony Lastoria)Kelvin De La Cruz struck out nine Bowie Baysox hitters to help the Akron Aeros win game one of a three-game series 4-3 Monday at Prince George’s Stadium.
De La Cruz pitched five innings, gave up two earned runs on six hits and walked one to go along with his nine strikeouts as he picked up his first win of 2011.
Cory Burns recorded his fifth save...

The American League Central has been seemingly turned almost upside down through the first 15 games of the 2011 regular season. The Minnesota Twins, winners of the division the last two seasons are sitting in last place with a 5-10 record. The Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox, also trendy picks to win the Central, are in fourth and third place with records of 7-8 and 7-9 respectively.
That...

Paul Cousineau and I are back on the cyberwaves tonight for some Cleveland Indians baseball talk in another edition of "Smoke Signals" from 11:00 - 11:30 p.m. EST. Tonight we will discuss the happenings from your FIRST PLACE Cleveland Indians and how things stand after two and a half weeks of action.
Since we had to cancel last week's show due to my medical situation, we have a lot to catch...

(Photo: Kinston Indians)Watching the Cleveland Indians organization over the past ten days has made covering the Kinston Indians organization downright painful. Most Tribe fans have been riding the wave of not only a potent offense, but a pitching staff that is straight outta the Twilight Zone. Seriously, if you squint hard enough, you'd almost think you were staring at the 1954 Indians rotation square...

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
Luke Carlin-C, Columbus: 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI: Luke Carlin came over to the Tribe in an August deal, then re-signed to a minor league deal prior to this season. Carlin added needed depth to...

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(Photo: Tony Lastoria)With the aid of the long ball, the Clippers beat Toledo 6-2 Sunday afternoon at Huntington Park. Columbus sits at 8-3 on the year.
A two-run home run from Jerad Head in the sixth gave Columbus a 3-2 lead and put them up for good. Luke Carlin added a solo shot in the seventh, and Head hit his second two-run shot of the game in the eighth.
Head, who now...

A healthy Sizemore could add a much needed
boost to the Indians' lineup (Photo: AP)
Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Tribe notebook

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(Photo: Lianna Holub)? Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
Jason Smit-RF, Lake County: 3-for-5, 3R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, K, 1 Outfield Asst:
Have I mentioned how hot this kid has been all season? Smit is a 21-year-old fringe...

(Photo: Tony Lastoria)The K-Tribe got back on the winning track, beating the Dash 5-2 in eleven innings Saturday night in Winston-Salem.
In the top of the eleventh inning, Tyler Holt hit a double down the right field line off of Dash reliever Orlando Santos. After a Casey Frawley walk, Bo Greenwell advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt. Justin Toole then drove in two runs with a long double...

UCLA right-hander Gerritt Cole
(Photo: AP)This is what I call the way too early draft predictions.
I love all things draft in all sports. It's a Cleveland sports thing for me. When you are as bad as we have been here the hope that a draft brings is exciting. Even still people are getting excited and wondering about who the Indians might take this year in the draft.
The reason...

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
(Photo Credit - Lianna Holub)
Anthony Gallas - LF, Lake County: 2-for-6, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, K, SB
The outfielder straight out of Cleveland is having a good season early on. He collected...

(Photo: Tony Lastoria)Toledo rallies past Clippers
Toledo rallied in the seventh inning to defeat the Clippers 5-4 at Fifth Third Field in Toledo.
Clippers starter Alex White pitched well, allowing just two unearned runs over six innings, but not factor in the decision. Scott Sizemore's two-run double off reliever Paolo Espino put the Mud Hens in the win column for the third time this...