Corey Kluber (Photo: Tony Lastoria)Columbus Clips Indianapolis 5-2
Columbus Clippers starter Corey Kluber surrendered just a pair of runs on four hits in his seven innings of work, while relievers Carlton Smith and Josh Judy did not allow a hit in two innings of relief, to avoid a four game series sweep by defeating the Indianapolis Indians 5-2 in front of a season high crowd of 12,168 Monday...
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 talk about the Indians and where things go from here for a young ballclub still trying to establish itself and make believers or everyone in Cleveland and nationally. The Indians have yet to even reach the quarter pole...
The Indians announced today that outfielder Grady Sizemore has been placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 11th with a right knee contusion. They have called up outfielder Travis Buck from Triple-A Columbus to replace him on the active roster.
Follow Tony and the Indians Prospect Insider on Twitter @TonyIPI. Also, his latest book the 2011 Cleveland Indians Top 100 Prospects...
M. PackerAround 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.
Matt Packer-SP, Akron: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Victory! Look who's finally in the win column. Packer had been search for a win all year and while the Aeros defense looked to have...
Austin Kearns is just one of a few problems
with the Indians offense (Photo: AP)
Some news, notes and thoughts from my Tribe notebook…
Indians need more offense
The Indians are now 37 games into the season and are a healthy 24-13, good for the best record in the American League. But with 125 games to go – 77.2% of the schedule – it is still very early in the season...
G. Soto
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.
Giovanni Soto-SP, Kinston: 7 IP, W (2), 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
Soto might be hitting his stride. He hasn't really struggled at all this year, but lately he's been on absolute...
Indians right-handed pitcher Mitch Talbot was assigned to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday to start a Major League rehab assignment. While pitching rehab assignments last as many as 30 days in the minors, he is only expected to make two starts before being activated off the disabled list (right elbow strain) and inserted back in the Cleveland rotation. He made his first appearance for Columbus on Saturday...
Here is an updated listing through 2011 of my Indians prospect rankings since 2007. While I have ranked as many as 100 players in a season, for simplicity sake only the Top 30 for each year are included in this listing. To see the scouting report for a player during each year, simply roll your mouse pointer over the name of the player and click on it.
Also, below my rankings I also have included...
M. GoodnightAround 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.
Michael Goodnight, SP, Lake County: 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 6 K, HR, W (3-3):
Goodnight rebounded from a May 8th fiasco in which he gave up seven runs (four earned) in 1 2/3 of an...
Austin Adams (Photo: Lianna Holub)Adams, Espino Combine To Toss Three-hit Shutout
Right-handed pitchers Austin Adams and Paolo Espino combined to throw a three-hit shutout as the Akron Aeros beat the Bowie Baysox 4-0 in game two of a four-game series Friday at Prince George
By: Lianna Holub
Record: 16-19
Game Results:
May 6th - Bowling Green, 6 @ Lake County, 3 (Loss: Cook)
May 7th - Lake County, @ Lansing, 7 (Loss: Dew)
May 8th - Lake County, 6 @ Lansing, 9 (Loss: Goodnight)
May 9th - Lake County, 9 @ Lansing, 5 (Win: Rayl)
May 10th - Lake County, 2 @ Dayton, 4 (Loss: Blair)
May 11th - Lake County, 1 @ Dayton,...
"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...
Steven Wright (Photo: Tony Lastoria)Steven Wright has long toiled in the Indians farm system. Wright was selected in the 2nd Round of the 2006 draft by the Indians, and slowly worked his way up to triple A Columbus. Once there, Wright began the journey so many pitchers take when they just aren't good enough. The only difference is that Wright decided to change tacks. Wright gave Tom Candiotti a call,...
The Indians have assigned infielder Jared Goedert to Double-A Akron to begin a 20-day Major League rehab assignment. He is currently on the 60-day disabled list recovering from an oblique injury. Under rules of a Major League rehab assignment the Indians have 20 days to activate him from the 60-day disabled list which also makes him count on the 40-man roster again and they have to either option...
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!
