Baseball America releases Indians 2009 Top Ten Prospects list
WaitingForNextYear —
... , which expands to a top 30 for each organization and comes out prior to spring training. When I took a look at the list , a few things jumped out at me both good and bad. The good news is the list looks much better than the one that came out last year in terms of overall potential major league talent. The bad news is when you look at the list you don’t see as many prospects, as we’d like, that were actually drafted by the Indians. Let’s start off by revealing the list. For info on each prospect, go to BaseballAmerica.com or buy the prospect handbook. Players in italics were ...
Tribe Name BP Coach; Valverde Available?
The Tribe Daily —
... There ya go.. Read the entire report here. Surprised that LaPorta is behind Santana, but hey, we just got our top two talents in trades this season. Some guys don't think Santana or LaPorta are quite as good as that though. We'll find out. Check out the projected 2012 lineup, that is interesting. and finally.. Jensen Lewis isn't taking all this closer talk to heart.. He's preparing as if he will be the guy in 2009.. I TOLD YOU LIKE THIS KID! "I went into the offseason with the mentality that I was the guy ...
It’s Time For a Little Math Lesson
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness —
... 400 “greater than” arrows in that equation and all of them being the size of the moon, for proper perspective. Not only is a top starter almost always more valuable than a decent third baseman, but Sabathia is way better at his job than Blake is at his. Besides, Sabathia might be nearly as dangerous of a hitter.
So by that logic, the value of the players moved for the immensely more valuable Sabathia should dwarf what was given up for Blake, right?
Oh dear God:
Baseball America’s Top 10 Indians ...
Baseball America: Cleveland Indians Top 10 Prospects
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Baseball America: Cleveland Indians Top 10 Prospects 1. Carlos Santana, c 2. Matt LaPorta, of 3. Nick Weglarz, of 4. Adam Miller, rhp 5. Beau Mills, 1b 6. Lonnie Chisenhall, ss 7. Kelvin de la Cruz, lhp 8. David Huff, lhp 9. Michael Brantley, of/1b 10. Carlos Rivero, ss Chisenhall’s not going to stay on SS. That doesn’t affect his positioning on the list, in my view. I’d have flip-flopped Mills and Miller; I have my doubts that Miller is ever going to be healthy enough to contribute. Brantley has no business being in the top 10 ahead of Rondon and Hodges.
Indians hire a bullpen coach, talk closers and a quick look at Tribe prospects
Tribe Report —
... Finally, Baseball America has released its new Cleveland Indians Top 10 Prospects. I have to admit that there are a couple on there that surprised me a bit. Check out Tribe Report over the next day or so for our analysis of the Top 10 from our new writer, Michael Taylor, and something from me on it as well in this Sunday's 'Sunday Drivin'. ...
Beating a dead horse
True Blue LA —
... were able to acquire Carlos.
The Dodgers wanted Casey Blake to fill a hole at third base, but they also didn't want to pick up any of the roughly $2 million in salary remaining on his contract. In return for paying Blake's remaining salary, the Indians were able to increase their return, getting Santana along with righthander John Meloan
The pot hasn't boiled over yet, but with the news last week that Carlos Santana is now the numero uno prospect for the Cleveland Indians it doesn't appear that my simmering will go away. ...
Lazy Sunday Around the Horn
The DiaTribe —
... of different baseball statistics evolved through the years, from the days of looking for RBI on the back of a baseball card to the present of knowing the importance of getting on base. For those who still make the argument for or against a certain player based on RBI or batting average, it’s an excellently written article that makes sense to even those who can’t stand the new “alphabet soup” of new-age statistics. In case you missed it, Baseball America published their annual Top 10 Prospect List for the Indians: 1. Carlos Santana, c 2. Matt LaPorta, of 3. ...
Cubs Trade Mark DeRosa
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... UPDATE #2: I poked around a bit and none of the three prospects showed up on Baseball America's recent top 10 Indians' prospect list or ...
Dodgers Now Have To Decide Between Dumb And Dumber
Fire Ned Colletti Now —
... How much less could Wolf and Looper possibly be looking at? Are they seriously going to take like 1 million dollars? I doubt it. In the end, I bet the Dodgers save 2-3 million by passing on Garland. Remember the last time the Dodgers sacrificed talent to save a couple million? How did that work out? ...
Cleveland Indians Prospect Index 2009
Tribe Report —
You can find them all over the blogosphere...people love to rank prospects. Some of the more prominent listings can be found here, here, and here. They all are intended to give a total summation of who the best players in the minor leagues are based on both talent and performance. You take the experts word for it, and other than a slight difference in the order of the players, these listings come to the same conclusions of who the top players are. But are these really the top prospects? Are there any of the named prospects who may be overrated, or any who ...
Miller To Undergo Major Surgery
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Miller, 24, topped Baseball America's list of Cleveland prospects four years in a row before placing fourth on it this offseason.
Aeros 1B Beau Mills Heating Up
WaitingForNextYear —
beau-mills As the Akron Aeros continue to struggle and have only won four of their last 13 games, there have been some bright spots in terms of their core players. Carlos Santana and Nick Weglarz each had two-home run games in the past week, as did 1B Beau Mills, the Indians 2007 first round draft pick out of Lewis & Clark State. The native of Visalia, CA came into the season as one of the most highly touted prospects in the organization, being rated by ...
MLB Trade Rumors: Cliff Lee/Victor Martinez, Yes. Pavano, Not so Much.
WaitingForNextYear —
... (currently rated as our top farmhand ) for a then-expiring Casey Blake. Unfortunately, Pavano’s history isn’t exactly that of the workman Blake; you can’t blame another team for just counting down the days until he hits the DL. Perhaps if the Indians agreed to pay a portion of Pavano’s remaining salary, it would ease the pain? Word continue to circulate that the Philadelphia Phillies are starting to make a hard move for Lee, feeling that Halladay is will not be had for their bidding price. The conflicting issue here is that the Indians are looking for top pitching prospects ...
Lonnie Chisenhall Promoted to Double-A Akron
WaitingForNextYear —
... n. He also had slugged four grand slams in his time for the K-Tribe, and was flashing some pretty nice leather in his first stint at third base. Congratulations Lonnie on receiving the call-up and best of luck in helping Akron for yet another playoff run in the Eastern League. Prospects currently on the Aeros roster according to the pre-season rankings at ...
Poppin’ Champagne: Akron Aeros 2009 Championship Season-in-Review (Part 1)
WaitingForNextYear —
... of an article on the Akron celebration. It was an amazing time down there as I had the honor of shaking hands with Ross Atkins before watching the players go absolutely insane with their champagne, beer and the free roam of the clubhouse. Thus, championship in hand, I will begin to dissect the pieces of the puzzle behind this championship winning team in 2009. An astonishing five players from this season’s Baseball America ...
Washington Nationals' Drew Storen Continues The DC Closer Tradition In Arizona.
Federal Baseball —
... , an Indians' infielder, ranked 10th overall in Cleveland's system according to Baseball America, who ends up flying out to right on a 2-2 slider for the third and final out. ...
