Indians Prospect Insider

Drew Pomeranz (Photo: IPI)Kinston takes down Lynchburg
Drew Pomeranz dazzled and Kinston had just enough pop to take down Lynchburg 3-1 Wednesday night at Historic Grainger Stadium. Kinston (9-4, 47-35) stays in first place on top of the Carolina League Southern Division, with the league

(Photo: Kinston Indians) From the Reservation:
So, I get up this morning and flip on the T.V. and what do I see? Roger Clemens strolling down a street as though someone has shot his dog. You know how Roger is if someone does him wrong. I mean, if someone threatens his make-believe-land in which he's the 'King of the World,' well, hell hath no fury.
Why do I bring this up? Well, I don't...

The Indians made it official on Tuesday night when they named Triple-A Columbus right-handed starter Zach McAllister as the starter for Thursday's game in Toronto. In 15 starts for Columbus he is 8-3 with a 2.97 ERA, and in 97.0 innings has allowed 86 hits, 21 walks, and has 71 strikeouts. He is expected to also get the start in game one of a doubleheader with the Twins in Minnesota on July 18th....

Robert Nixon
(photo:
Mahoning Valley)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.
Chen Lee: RP, Columbus: 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 4 K:
Chen Lee has been virtually unhittable, as his 2 1/3 of one-hit ball magnified tonight. He left...

Cory Burns (Photo: Lianna Holub)Aeros Win Second Straight Against Curve
The Akron Aeros won game two of a four-game series against the Altoona Curve 4-2 Tuesday at Blair County Ballpark.
Left-handed pitcher Kelvin De La Cruz recorded the win for the Aeros lasting five innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits, walking two and striking out one. Right-handed pitcher Cory Burns shut...

Michael Roth (Photo: AP)There still is not much of anything to report on any of the Indians unsigned top ten picks as none of them have signed or are close to signing. In fact, the dialogue with most if not all is nearly non-existent between the Indians and the player’s representation. I can tell you two things though: 1.) All of these signings except maybe 5th rounder right-handed pitcher Will Roberts...

The Indians were surprisingly busy over the July 4th holiday weekend as they signed five players during the International Signing Period which kicked off on July 2nd.
All told the Indians signed five 16-year old Latin American free agents by inking Dominican Republic shortstop Dorssys Paulino and outfielder Francisco Miguel and Venezuelan left-handed pitcher Edgar Pineda, outfielder Omar...

(Photo Credit - MILB/Akron Aeros)Coming off a big sweep of Reading, the Aeros continued to roll up victories by completing a sweep against Bowie and capping off a perfect homestand. The run boosted them all the way to third place and as close as five games out. The six game win streak was their longest of the season.
Then they traveled to Erie, who seemingly have their number this season...

Hopefully everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.
Paul Cousineau and I are back on the cyberwaves tonight for some Cleveland Indians baseball talk with another edition of "Smoke Signals" from 11:00 - 11:30 p.m. EST.
The Indians just finished up a tough 9-game road trip where they survived several injuries and made it out with a 4-5 record even after getting swept by the Giants...

T.J. McFarland (Photo: Lianna Holub)McFarland, Aeros Down Curve On Independence Day
Left-handed pitcher T.J. McFarland allowed just one unearned run over seven innings of work and the Akron Aeros backed him with seven runs of their own to win game one of a four-game series against the Altoona Curve 7-1 Monday at Blair County Ballpark.
McFarland recorded his fifth win of 2011 scattering...

Jeanmar Gomez
(photo: Tony Lastoria)Well, I wish it were that easy to just throw a name up there, but for once in the history of the Tribe, there are several incredible options available. But before we get there, just what happened to one Fausto Carmona?
It's distinctly hard to remember just when Carmona stopped being a factor as a top-of-the-rotation starter for the Cleveland Indians....

Sailing with the Clippers is a weekly Monday morning installment that explores the week that was for Triple-A Columbus.
The Clippers were faced with plenty of adversity this week, losing one of their best players to a Major League promotion, and a number of others to injury. One position in general, catcher, has seemed to be a cursed one. Still, it was another generally successful week for...

AZL Indians
Last Week (3-2):
Sun 6/26: A's 9-3 (W)
Mon 6/27: OFF
Tues 6/28: Dodgers 1-11 (L)
Wed 6/29: Rangers 2-1 (W)
Thurs 6/30: Giants 3-2 (W)
Fri 7/1: Reds 1-5 (L)
Sat 7/2: OFF
Through ten games this season the AZL Indians have shown the ability to hit the ball well with some average pitching backing them up. Top prospect Juan...

"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...

KC Serna (Photo: IPI)Serna Helps Scrappers Split
KC Serna singled down the third baseline with the bases loaded to knock in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning to help the Mahoning Valley Scrappers edge the Batavia Muckdogs 12-11 on Sunday evening. Serna, who went 4-5 with an RBI and a walk, knocked in Cody Elliott to end a back-and-forth battle between the Pinckney Division foes.

Read More »

The Indians have done more high-fiving after games
the first half of the season than expected. (Photo: AP)
Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook