Indians Prospect Insider

ust a quick update on some of the noteworthy roster activity the past week:
June 28: Blaine Neal placed on 7-day DL with right elbow impingement; Adam White placed on 7-day DL with left ankle sprain; Bo Greenwell transferred to Lake County from Mahoning Valley.
June 27: Doug Pickens transferred to Kinston from Mahoning Valley.
June 26: Eric Perlozzo signed to a Minor League...

I failed to note this yesterday, but Triple-A Columbus third baseman Andy Marte was named the International League's Player of the Week yesterday for the period from June 22-28. Marte hit safely in each of his six games for the week, resulting in a League-best .478 batting average. He also had an RBI in five of those games, ending the week with a total of 8 RBI, tied for 2nd in the IL. Marte homered...

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It has been a difficult and frustrating season for the Cleveland Indians.
While the lineup has produced as expected, the pitching as a whole has been very inconsistent as well as snake-bitten with injuries and poor performance up and down the staff. There are many areas of the team that have struggled,...

strong>Columbus: Kirk Saarloos vs. Durham @ 7:05 pm
Akron: Fausto Carmona at Bowie @ 7:05 pm
Kinston: Ryan Morris vs. Myrtle Beach @ 7:00 pm
Lake County: Alexander Perez vs. West Virginia @ 7:00 pm
Mahoning Valley: Clayton Cook at State College @ 7:05 pm
AZL Indians: Off Da

The baseball draft is over and all that is left at this point of the draft is our two top picks,
Alex White and Jason Kipnis, right? Well, if you are a diehard prospect fan there is one element of the draft left besides these two. It is the summer draft-and-follow guys.
Since the new collective bargaining agreement went into place almost 3 years ago, major league teams weren’t allowed...

Clippers drop fifth straight
The Clippers lost to the Durham Bulls 4-3 Monday in the continuation of a four-game series at Huntington Park.
The third inning started the scoring when Michael Brantley knocked the first hit of the game to center field. After a walk to Trevor Crowe, Jordan Brown reached first on an error to load the bases. Matt LaPorta was hit by a pitch driving home a...

Akron Aeros outfielder Nick Weglarz has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending June 28th. The 21-year old won the award for the second time this season after hitting .450 (9-for-20) with two doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI, five runs scored, six walks and a 1.150 slugging percentage in six games for the Aeros last week. The 6'3", 245 lb. slugger had at least one hit and...

strong>Columbus: Ken Ray vs. Durham @ 7:05 pm
Akron: Jeanmar Gomez vs. Binghamton @ 7:05 pm
Kinston: Paolo Espino vs. Myrtle Beach @ 7:00 pm
Lake County: T.J. McFarland vs. Hagerstown @ 7:00 pm
Mahoning Valley: Ryan Anthony at State College @ 7:05 pm
AZL Indians: Mike Rayl vs. Rangers @ 7:00 pm MS

Aeros Fall 6-4 to Binghamton
Binghamton finally got the Aeros’ number, taking game three of this four-game series at Canal Park by the final score of 6-4 in front of 3,943 fans at Canal Park Sunday afternoon. The Akron pitchers permitted a season-high 12 walks (although only one came in to score), and three runs in the top of the seventh served as the difference for the B-Mets. The Aeros...

The Indians have signed RHP Johnny Goryl as a non-drafted minor leaguefree agent. "JD" is the son of Indians special assistant Johnny Goryl who has been a prominent figure in the Indians organization since he first came on board in 1982.. JD made his pro debut on Friday, June 26 for the Tribe’s Arizona Rookie League team in Goodyear and went 2.0 shutout-hitless innings allowing no walks and had...

strong>Columbus: Zach Jackson vs. Durham @ 5:05 pm
Akron: Aaron Laffey vs. Binghamton @ 1:35 pm
Kinston: Eric Berger vs. Myrtle Beach @ 5:00 pm
Lake County: Trey Haley vs. Hagerstown @ 7:05 pm
Mahoning Valley: Marty Popham at State College @ 6:05 pm
AZL Indians: Alexander Morales at Dodgers @ 7:00 pm MS

When a highly publicized prospect blossoms and reaches his full potential, fans and sportswriters will often try to pinpoint the exact moment when he turned the corner and “got it,” as the expression goes. It may have been a character building defeat, a gutsy comeback performance, or one otherwise unimportant game in which everything simply fell into place.
In Indians lore, many fans will...

Bulls Bash Clippers 12-5
Durham hammered the Clippers 12-5 Saturday in the series opener at Huntington Park.
The game start poorly for the Clippers when Durham scored four runs in the first. It began with the second pitch of the game, a homer by Henry Mate. Columbus committed three errors in the inning, two by Jordan Brown at first base.
Clippers starter Jack Cassel settled down...

The Cleveland Indians today announced they have acquired RHP Chris Perez and a player to be named from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for INF/OF Mark DeRosa.
Perez, 23 (turns 24 July 1), has spent the majority of the 2009 season in the Cardinals bullpen going 1-1 with 1 save and a 4.18 ERA (23.2IP, 17H, 12R/11ER, 15BB, 30K) in 29 appearances. He began the 2009 season at AAA Memphis going...

3B Mark DeRosa has been traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for RHP Chris Perez and a player to be named later.
Shapiro has stated that the player to be named later will be an important one, a magnitude of a player in past deals that brought Coco Crisp and Michael Brantley to Cleveland.

The Indians today signed their 20th round selection in the 2009 First Year Player Draft, RHP Kyle Smith out of Kent State University and Louisville, OH. Smith was 4-2 with a 4.79 ERA in 11 starts this season for the Golden Flashes and was hampered by shoulder issues. Indians have signed 23 picks overall from the 2009 draft, included 18 of the first 20 picks. The only unsigned picks in the first...