Edwin Rodriguez (Photo: MLB)Today the Cleveland Indians announced that Edwin Rodriguez has been named as the manager of their High-A Carolina Mudcats affiliate of the Carolina League. The Mudcats are located in Zebulon, NC and it is the new High-A affiliate for the Indians after the Cleveland-Kinston relationship ended this past season because the franchise was sold to the Carolina Mudcats.
Rodriguez,...
The 2012 Cleveland Indians Prospect Insider book is still about two months away from being published. Work has already begun on the book and the hope is that it will be available sometime in early to mid January.
With work already underway on the 2012 book, I have some on hand inventory of previous prospect books from 2011, 2010, and 2009 I would like to clear out.
For a short time...
Andrew CampbellAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.
Here is the rundown of what Indians players...
Lee could be an Eddie Murray-like pickup
for a young Tribe lineup. (Photo: AP)
Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook…
Indians should sign Derrek Lee
A lot of attention has been paid to the hole the Indians have in center field now that Grady Sizemore’s club option for 2012 has been declined and he is a free agent. It appears remote that the Indians...
Roberto PerezAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.
Here is the rundown of what Indians players...
T.J. McFarlandHere are the up-to-date winter ball statistics for all Cleveland Indians players participating in fall/winter ball out in the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League, Venezuelan Winter League, Puerto Rico Winter League, and Australian Baseball League. Stats for the Panama Winter League and Columbia Winter League where a handful of Indians' players are playing are not available.
Paolo EspinoAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.
Here is the rundown of what Indians players...
Jason KipnisToday we continue along with the second batch of 2012 scouting videos. Here are the the previously posted volumes:
Volume 1
I will be posting a volume of ten videos every Friday until the end of December or beginning of January. I shot tons of video of over a 100 players this past season, and Michael Taylor edited down the collection of video for each player to make their...
Rob BrysonAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.
Here is the rundown of what Indians players...
Michael HernandezThe announced today that they have resigned catcher Michael Hernandez to a free agent minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to Major League spring training camp.
Hernandez, 33, was signed by Cleveland as a free agent on July 1 of last season and split the remainder of the season between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus where he hit a combined .320 (39-for-122)...
Jerad HeadAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.
Here is the rundown of what Indians players...
Chad Huffman (Photo: IPI)The “AFL Spotlight” is a weekly feature piece on a player from the Cleveland Indians farm system that is participating in the Arizona Fall League. League play wraps up on November 19th.
We are about ten days from the conclusion of another season in the Arizona Fall League (AFL). That leaves about seven to eight games for several prospects all around the league to...
Jesus AguilarAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.
Here is the rundown of what Indians players...
Matt Kemp (Photo: AP)The IPI's Kevin Dean and Andrew Zajac offer two varying points of view in their predictions on who wins some of the big awards that Major League Baseball will announce next week. They agree on a few awards, but how they determine the winner for each award could not be any more different.
American League Most Valuable Player
Andrew Zajac: Jose Bautista
This...
Chad HuffmanAround the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game.
Here is the rundown of what Indians players...
Derek Lowe (Photo: AP)For once the Indians have come out of the gates aggressive in an offseason. Just three days after the Cardinals were crowned World Series champs the Tribe pulled the trigger on a deal to acquire a starting pitcher.
By acquiring Derek Lowe from the Braves the Tribe has acquired the rights to a 38-year-old starting pitcher who lost 17 games last year in the National League...
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!
