Indians Prospect Insider

Here is my 2011 scouting report on left-handed pitcher Chris Jones who the Indians traded today to the Atlanta Braves for right-handed starting pitcher Derek Lowe. The report was not posted on-line until now as it was only in my 2011 prospect book (noted in the footer below). Note, this report was written going into the 2011 season and he was ranked as the Indians' 70th best prospect, a ranking which...

Derek LoweThe Indians have completed a trade with the Atlanta Braves to acquire right-handed starting pitcher Derek Lowe for Single-A left-handed pitcher Chris Jones and cash.
Lowe, 38, is in the final year of a 4-year $60 million deal he signed with the Braves prior to the 2009 season. He is scheduled to make $15 million in 2012, but reports say that the Braves are picking up $10 million of...

Fausto CarmonaThe Indians today announced that they have exercised the $7 million 2012 club option on right-handed pitcher Fausto Carmona and declined the $9.0 million club option on outfielder Grady Sizemore. The Indians will pay Sizemore $500K as part of the buyout of the option and he is now a free agent.
In 2001 Carmona went 7-15 with a 5.25 ERA in 32 starts (188.2 IP, 205 H, 110 ER, 60...

Kelvin De La CruzAround 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...

Now that the World Series is over the
decision on Fausto Carmona and Grady
Sizemore's option will be made by Monday.
(Photo: AP).
Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook

Hector RondonAround 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...

Tyler SturdevantHere are the up-to-date winter ball statistics for all Cleveland Indians players participating fall/winter ball in the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League, Venezuelan Winter League, Puerto Rico Winter League, Panama Winter League, and Columbia Winter League. At this time only the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League and Venezuela Winter League are playing. The other...

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...

Here is the final listing from the 2011 Fall Instructional League. Since several players participated in both the Fall Instructional League and the Parallel League this is a compilation of all of their stats from both leagues.
Also, the shaded cells below show who was the best performer (green) and who was the worst performer (yellow) for each category. Thanks as always to Arthur K. for doing...

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...

Here are the final stats from the Parallel League (advanced Instructional League). I provided the final stats for Instructs earlier today and will post the composite stats from both leagues in a separate posting soon. Thanks as always to Arthur K. for doing all the legwork in compiling these stats!
Note: The statistics listed below are from those available and the absence of some stats (such...

Ezequiel CarreraAround 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...

Preston Guilmet (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.
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) is not just a league for the top prospects to show they are ready for a big league opportunity next year. It is also a league for some of the lower...

Luis ValbuenaAround 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...

Here are the final stats from the Fall Instructional League (Instructs). Thanks as always to Arthur K. for doing all the legwork in compiling these stats! Note: The statistics listed below are from those available and the absence of some stats (such as on-base percentage) is because available information to compute them accurately was not available.
PlayerGAVGSLGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSEJesus...

Preston GuilmetAround 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...