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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.
Joe Gardner - SP, Akron: 8 IP, 6 H, BB, 3 K. (W, 4-5) Gardner finally bounced back from two straight ugly outings where he pitched a combined 7.2 innings, allowing 15 hits, 8 ER/13 R, walking 5 and...

Mason RadekeNo official announcements on signings yet since the initial three, but as I mentioned yesterday there have been some additional signings. Today I have five more to report as "unofficially" the Indians have inked 15th round pick infielder Todd Hankins, 35th round pick right-handed pitcher Mason Radeke, 42nd round pick shortstop KC Serna, 46th round pick right-handed pitcher Robert Nixon,...

Joe Gardner (Photo: Lianna Holub)Gardner, Aeros down Fisher Cats
Right-hander Joe Gardner tossed eight scoreless innings to help the Akron Aeros win game two of a three-game series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 3-0 Wednesday at Canal Park.
Gardner got the win for the Aeros scattering six hits, walking one and striking out three. Righty Cory Burns shut the door in the top of...

Beau Mills (Photo: Lianna Holub)"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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Now is not the time to panic for the Cleveland Indians. The Tribe should not give in to temptation and trade any of the organization

J.D. Reichenbach
(photo: Lake County)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.
J.D. Reichenbach: RP/SP, Kinston: 5 2/3, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K:
There's absolutely no way that the Indians' management thought this would happen. Reichenbach...

Jason Kipnis (Photo: Lianna Holub)Clippers complete 4-game sweep of Buffalo
It was quite the night for Jason Kipnis and Chad Huffman as their extra base hits paced the Clippers to 7-3 victory over Buffalo which led to a four game sweep of the Bisons and increasing the Columbus' winning streak to eight.
Clippers rigthhander Scott Barnes was dealing early, striking out five through his...

Father's Day is this coming Sunday, and there is still time to order the 2011 Cleveland Indians Top 100 Prospects and More book and receive it before then. Even if you are not a father, the book makes a great companion to learn about all the players in the Cleveland Indians farm system.
The book runs $20.95 (plus shipping/handling) runs 228 pages in length and is in 6x9 format and includes...

Right-handed pitcher Jason Knapp had shoulder surgery and is done for the season. Director of Player Development Ross Atkins had this so say today in a prepared statement: "As we have conveyed the past several months, we were monitoring Jason's progress and workload to ensure that he would be fully healthy and able to pitch without being limited upon his return to the mound. After increasing his...

After dropping a pair in a three game set with New Britain, the road swing continued to Harrisburg where the Aeros shocked the front-running Eastern League leaders with a series sweep. It didn't pull them out of the basement, but in one set they inched closer to .500 and put themselves within five games of the leaders, who now hold just a three game lead over Bowie.
We've been waiting for...

Zack MacPhee9th round pick third baseman Jordan Smith is hitting .308 (4-for-13) with a double and two stolen bases in his first four games playing in the Cape Cod League. It will probably be a few weeks before he is signed (if he is signed).
Now that Arizona State has been eliminated from the college baseball postseason, expect 13th rounder second baseman Zach Macphee to sign soon. With Arizona...

T.J. House
(photo: Kinston Indians)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.
T.J. House: SP, Kinston: 7 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 6 K, W (4-6):
House was absolutely unhittable tonight. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, before...

Dave Huff (Photo: Lianna Holub)Huff, Columbus top Herd 8-2
The Clippers remained hot with an 8-2 win over Buffalo.
Lefty David Huff struck out 10 Bisons without a walk over seven innings, allowing one run on four hits. After allowing a solo home run with one out in the second inning he retired 17 of the final 18 batters he faced.
Shortstop Luis Valbuena provided all the necessary...

After losing four straight games, the Clippers played a tremendous week of baseball, going 6-1 and outscoring their opponents (Louisville Bats, Rochester Red Wings and Buffalo Bisons), 38-20. The team as a whole pitched good, not great, but aside from the first of the seven games, the offense would not need much help, getting back to its potent ways.
Game-by-game results
Monday (lost,...

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.
Paul and I will discuss the free fall the Indians are currently going through and if they can ever get out of it. What needs to be done, or really, if there is anything that can be done to avoid the inevitable. We will discuss whether...

Paolo Espino (MiLB.com)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.
Paolo Espino - SP, Akron: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Espino made the spot start on Sunday for lefty Matt Packer who is on the disabled list with a calf injury (he's...