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Tim Fedroff (Photo: IPI) Clippers come back to win
The Columbus Clippers came back from a 7-1 deficit on Saturday night to score 10 straight unanswered runs and stun Rochester with an 11-7 win.
After four innings the Clippers were down 7-1 because starter Mitch Talbot struggled to find any consistency. He ended up pitching just 2.0 innings and allowed six runs on six hits, one walk...

Zack MacPhee
(Photo: ASU Athletics) The Indians have signed 13th round pick infielder Zack MacPhee. Baseball America's Jim Callis noted that he signed for $150K. There is no word where he may be assigned, but it seems very likely that he will get some games in at short season Single-A Mahoning Valley before the end of the season.
MacPhee, 21, was the Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2010...

Where We Stand in Week Eight:
Overall Record: 32-23 (4-3 this week) Second place, 1 game behind Auburn.
Week Eight Games:
6 vs. Auburn, W 5-3 (WP: R. Nixon; LP: N. Karns; SV: E. Tejeda)
7 @ Auburn, L 0-7 (WP: B. Dupra; LP: H. Guerrero)
8 @ Auburn, W 7-2 (WP: N. Striz; LP: T. Hill)
9 @ Tri-City, Postponed: Rain
10 @ Tri-City, L 3-4 (WP: R. Cole;...

Shawn Morimando
(Photo: Rivals.com) The Indians have signed 19th round pick left-handed pitcher Shawn Morimando. Sources early yesterday morning indicated that both sides were closing in on a deal. While the Indians have yet to announce anything from a signing standpoint, both Baseball America and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com have reported the signing as official and say it is for $350K.
Morimando...

Jordan Cooper (Photo: IPI) Captains Chase Loons 4-3
Chase Burnette doubled home Ronny Rodriguez and Brian Heere in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Lake County Captains a 4-3 win over the Great Lakes Loons on Friday night. The Captains went 4-10 against Great Lakes this season and 1-5 at Classic Park.
The Captains jumped out to a two run lead in the bottom of the first...

Paolo Espino (Photo: IPI)"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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Shin-Soo Choo The Indians have activated outfielder Shin-Soo Choo from the 15-day disabled list today. He had been on the disabled list since June 25th after suffering a fractured left thumb after being hit by a pitch the night before in San Francisco. He underwent surgery on the thumb on June 28th in Cleveland by Dr. Thomas Graham.
Choo made a three game rehab assignment at Low-A Lake County...

Record:
18-26 (Overall Record: 46-67)
Game Results:
August 5th - Lake County @ Great Lakes (Win: Reichenbach, Save: Sarianides)
August 6th - Dayton @ Lake County (Loss: Wetmore)
August 7th - Dayton @ Lake County (Loss: Cooper)
August 8th - Dayton @ Lake County (Loss: Goodnight)
August 9th - Dayton @ Lake County (Rained Out)
August 10th -...

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.
Jesus Aguilar - 1B, Kinston: 3-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K. Aguilar has been in quite a slump since joining Kinston, and as I've previously mentioned, his strike out rate hasn't been the issue. A...

John Drennen (Photo: Lianna Holub) Aeros down Sea Dogs in rubber match
The Akron Aeros scored 13 runs on just nine hits as they won the rubber match of a three-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs 13-5 Thursday at Hadlock Field.
Left-handed pitcher T.J. McFarland recorded the win for Akron pitching 5.1 innings, giving up four runs (one earned) on 11 hits, walking four and striking...

Beau Mills (Photo: IPI) One of the best stories of the season in the Indians’ minor league system has been the renaissance of Triple-A Columbus first baseman Beau Mills.
Mills, who turns 25-years old next week, is hitting .294 with 14 HR, 56 RBI and a .870 OPS in 77 combined games between Double-A Akron and Columbus. After a promotion in late July he is enjoying his first exposure to Triple-A...

Eric Haase (Photo: Perfect Game) The Indians have agreed to terms with 7th round pick catcher Eric Haase, and his signing is expected to become official anytime between now and next Monday August 16th. The Indians have not officially announced the signing, probably because they may have to wait a few days before MLB approves the signing to be released publicly due to his expected well overslot bonus.

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Toru Murata 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.
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Paolo Espino (Photo: Lianna Holub) Espino leads Aeros past Sea Dogs
Ben Copeland and John Drennen both hit solo home runs to back the Akron Aeros offensively as they won game two of a three-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs 3-0 Wednesday at Hadlock Field.
Copeland broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth inning with his solo home run, while Drennen’s solo homer came...

The Indians have signed 43rd round pick left-handed pitcher Geoff Davenport. According to Jim Callis of Baseball America he was signed for $100K.
Davenport was a middle reliever and weekend starter for the University of Arkansas and this past season went 3-1 with a 4.95 ERA in six appearances. In 20.0 innings he allowed 18 hits, 11 earned runs, 7 walks, and had 22 strikeouts. He would have...

Here is an updated payroll listing after all the trade activity in July by the Indians where they shipped off players on the 40-man such as Alex White and Orlando Cabrera and added players like Kosuke Fukudome, Ubaldo Jimenez, and Thomas Neal. I have also updated the listing with recent 40-man activity to remove players like Mitch Talbot, Jared Goedert, Travis Buck, etc and add players like Cord...