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.
Tim Fedroff - LF, Akron: 5-7, R, RBI.
Fedroff's bat is simply on fire. In his past ten games, he's hitting a staggering .488 (20-41), with 4 doubles and a triple, and driving in 10 runs. On...

Joe Gardner (Photo: T. Lastoria)Aeros Split Doubleheader with Curve
The Akron Aeros split a doubleheader with the Altoona Curve Thursday at Canal Park winning game one 6-1 and dropping game two 2-1.
The Aeros (20-20 following the doubleheader) won game one behind a solid outing from right-handed pitcher Joe Gardner.
Gardner earned the win tossing six innings, giving up one earned...

The Indians designated right-handed pitcher Justin Germano for assignment today and recalled infielder Luis Valbuena from Triple-A Columbus. With Travis Hafner out of the lineup again tonight and second baseman Orlando Cabrera in South Carolina for his U.S. citizenship ceremony, the Indians were short an infielder and recalled Valbuena to fill that need.
The fact they called up Valbuena and...

Steven Wright (Photo: Tony Lastoria)"Minor Happenings" is a weekly column which recaps 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.

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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.
Steven Wright - SP, Lake County: 6 IP, H, 3 BB, 3 K.
Wright has definitely opened a lot of eyes this season, including mine. He's off to one hell of a start. In six starts this season, he holds...

Wright On! Captains Win 4-0
Steven Wright threw six shutout innings and LeVon Washington accounted for three of the Captains four runs as the Lake County Captains shutout the Fort Wayne Tincaps 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon. It was the Captains second shutout of the season.
The Captains got on the board in the first inning when LeVon Washington walked and stole second. He went to third...

(Photo: Kinston Indians)From the Reservation:
Kinston did about what I expected them to do after their season best week in week four. They followed it up with their worst week, going 1-5, and tumbling further down the standings.
If I seem a little discombobulated about it, it's because I am. This is the same pattern this team took last year, before righting the ship later in the season...

The Indians have activated first baseman Beau Mills and assigned him to Double-A Akron. He takes the spot vacated on the roster when outfielder John Drennen was suspeneded yesterday. Mills had been in extended spring training recovering from an achilles injury to his left foot in spring training.
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"Indians Minor League Magazine" is a half hour program on the Cleveland Indians cable network SportsTime Ohio (STO) which airs weekly on Tuesday nights from 6:00-6:30 PM EST. The show recaps all of the highlights from the week that was in the Cleveland Indians farm system with lots of video, interviews, and in-studio guests.
The show recaps the week that was in the system and also features...

T. HoltAround 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.
Around the Farm will be producing it's first official "Kinston Edition" tonight, as the tumbling Ohio rains wiped out Columbus, Akron and Lake County. While North Carolina dealt with our own...

Preston Guilmet (Photo: Tony Lastoria)Kinston Beats Lynchburg 4-3
Kinston scratched out a 4-3 victory over the Lynchburg Hillcats, Tuesday night at Historic Grainger Stadium.
Trailing 1-0 going into the bottom of the second inning, Kinston got to Lynchburg starter Cory Rasmus. With two outs and Adam Abraham on first base, Doug Pickens hit a double. Delvi Cid was then hit with a pitch...

Matt LaPorta (Photo: AP)by Gregory Dew, IPI
Note of disclosure: The topic for this column was thought up before Monday night’s 19-run offensive explosion in Kansas City.
The basic premise was to question what needed to be done offensively by the club to maintain the lead the Indians had built in the American League Central Division. It was a question particularly pressing considering...

Double-A Akron outfielder John Drennen has been suspended 50 games by Minor League Baseball for violating their drug policy. He tested positive for a banned substance called Clomiphene, which is a fertility drug that can be used to boost testosterone as part of the steroids cycle. The suspension is in effect immediately.
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Photo Credit - Lianna HolubFor the first time this season, the Aeros won three games in a series. They've yet to be swept or sweep a series, but the three wins against Bowie marks the first legitimate win streak of more than two games.
After a struggle in the pitching department against Erie (18 runs given up in the first two games), the Aeros battled back to avoid the sweep before making...

Here is an updated listing of the players on the Indians 40-man roster or who were recently removed that shows how many option years they have remaining going into the 2011 season. Please note, this listing will be linked in the "Indians Resource Center" located on the right side of the page for quick, easy reference when needed.
Last Updated: May 17, 2011
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L. ValbuenaAround 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.
Luis Valbuena, SS, Columbus: 2-3, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB:
Valbuena has been mired in a 5-33 slump over his past nine ballgames, so it was good to see the former Indians' starter bounce...