IPI Stock Watch: May 9, 2012

It is Wednesday, which means it is time to take stock on some of the players in the Indians’ minor league system. This report is a snapshot of a few players up and down the system and how their value may be decreasing or increasing as prospects.

As always, it comes down to “value” when looking at prospects, not necessarily stats. So hopefully from week to week this piece will help illustrate who is improving that value and who is not. The same players will not be featured every week as I will look at four to six players from each affiliate and try to mix it up with new names every week.

Key:

↑ - way up; → - trending up; ↔ - no movement; ← - trending down; ↓ - way down

Columbus:

← Cord Phelps (2B): 31 G, .266/.321/.406, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 10 BB, 22 K. Phelps is mired in a brutal slump that has seen