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2014 Minor League Thread

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That's a lot of pitches just to get into the 6th inning
 
Final line for Danny Salazar vs. Louisville (5/30)

4.2 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 7.11 ERA

Yikes.
 
Dude is just not good. He's got one pitch, and it doesn't move. It's basically t-ball for a pro.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Salazar has been placed on the Columbus 7-day DL with a right triceps strain. Should miss a few starts.</p>&mdash; Tony Lastoria (@TonyIBI) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyIBI/statuses/474235867465138176">June 4, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Cody Anderson tossed 6.0 shutout innings yesterday.

On May 7, he allowed 10ER in 2.2 innings of work.

In his 11 other starts, he's posted a 2.38 ERA.
 
I'm gonna update this a bit later tonight once the games are over...been sick, so I haven't been able to stay up very late the past week.
 
Through 6/6...guys I have colored are guys who have moved up/been sent down thus far

AAA - Columbus
29-32

Batters:

Jose Ramirez - 2B (21) - .305/.363/.444...4 HR, 21 RBI, 20 R, 16 BB, 18 K, 7 2B, 1 3B, 11 SB, 7 CS, 3 errors
Giovanny Urshela - 3B (22) - .242/.291/.455...5 HR, 22 RBI, 19 R, 8 BB, 24 K, 7 2B, 3 3B, 2 E
Tyler Holt - OF (25) - .375/.464/.458...0 HR, 5 RBI, 12 R, 8 BB, 8 K, 4 2B, 3 SB, 1 CS
(played in 12 games since his promotion from AA)
Roberto Perez - C (25) - .323/.425/.531...5 HR, 21 RBI, 16 R, 17 BB, 26 K, 5 2B, 3 E, 10/21 runners thrown out
Carlos Moncrief - RF (25) - .239/.282/.371...4 HR, 17 RBI, 23 R, 12 BB, 59 K, 10 2B, 2 3B, 5 SB, 1 CS, 4 E, 11 A
Tim Fedroff - OF (27) - .250/.372/.313...0 HR, 11 RBI, 25 R, 31 BB, 39 K, 10 2B, 3 SB, 4 CS, 1 E

Pitchers:

Kyle Crockett - RP (22) - 5 apps, 0-0, 1.23 ERA, 7.1 IP, 6 K, 0 BB, 7 H, 4 R/1 ER, 0 HR, 7.11 K/9, .333 BABIP, 1.79 FIP
Duke von Schamann - SP (22) - 2 GS, 1-0, 6.52 ERA, 9.2 IP, 2 K, 2 BB, 12 H, 7 R/ER, 2 HR, 1.86 K/9, .270 BABIP, 6.57 FIP
(roughed up pretty good in both of his starts in AAA...looks like he goes back down to Akron when Salazar returns from the DL)
Danny Salazar - SP (24) - 3 GS, 0-3, 7.11 ERA, 12.2 IP, 15 K, 8 BB, 21 H, 11 R/10 ER, 3 HR, 10.66 K/9, .439 BABIP, 5.97 FIP
Gabriel Arias - SP (24) - 3 GS, 1-2, 3.93 ERA, 18.1 IP, 13 K, 4 BB, 20 H, 14 R/8 ER, 2 HR, 6.38 K/9, .305 BABIP, 4.02 FIP
(his most recent start, his 3rd start since moving up from AA: 7.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 5 K, 1 BB)
Scott Barnes - RP (26) - 18 apps, 1 GS, 3-2, 3.52 ERA, 23 IP, 27 K, 9 BB, 16 H, 10 R/9 ER, 3 HR, 10.57 K/9, .232 BABIP, 4.02 FIP
Austin Adams - RP (27) - 20 apps, 2-1, 3.46 ERA, 26 IP, 21 K, 7 BB, 27 H, 10 R/ER, 3 HR, 7.20 K/9, .333 BABIP, 4.17 FIP
Vinnie Pestano - RP (29) - 10 apps, 1-3, 2.29 ERA, 19.2 IP, 25 K, 6 BB, 16 H, 7 R/5 ER, 0 HR, 11.44 K/9, .327 BABIP, 1.89 FIP

AA - Akron
38-22

Batters:

Francisco Lindor - SS (20) - .274/.361/.384...4 HR, 34 RBI, 33 R, 30 BB, 38 K, 6 2B, 3 3B, 6 SB, 5 CS, 10 E
(struggling at the plate recently, 8 for his last 39)
Tony Wolters - C - (21) - .280/.349/.326...0 HR, 19 RBI, 22 R, 20 BB, 37 K, 7 2B, 1 3B, 1 SB, 1 CS, 0 E, 15/34 runners thrown out
Ronny Rodriguez - INF (22) - .236/.271/.362...3 HR, 20 RBI, 25 R, 9 BB, 34 K, 13 2B, 3 SB, 1 CS, 5 E
Tyler Naquin - CF (23) - .310/.369/.424...3 HR, 23 RBI, 43 R, 22 BB, 56 K, 9 2B, 4 3B, 13 SB, 3 CS, 1 E, 8 A
(2nd in the Eastern League in R, 3rd in 3B, 6th in H, 8th in SB, 10th in TB, 17th in avg.)
Jake Lowery - 1B/C (23) - .189/.367/.216...0 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 9 BB, 11 K, 1 2B, 1 E, 1/1 runners thrown out
(recently came off the DL, 0 for 6 in his 2 games back)
Joey Wendle - 2B (23) - .248/.307/.413...6 HR, 32 RBI, 32 R, 16 BB, 40 K, 14 2B, 3 3B, 3 SB, 2 CS, 2 E
Bryson Myles - LF (24) - .293/.362/.436...3 HR, 22 RBI, 25 R, 17 BB, 56 K, 12 2B, 3 3B, 8 SB, 3 CS, 4 A

Pitchers:

Giovanni Soto - RP (22) - 11 apps, 0-1, 1 SV, 5.14 ERA, 14 IP, 11 K, 7 BB, 14 H, 9 R/8 ER, 1 HR, 7.07 K/9, .317 BABIP, 4.25 FIP
Will Roberts - SP (23) - 11 GS, 5-6, 4.26 ERA, 63.1 IP, 47 K, 19 BB, 72 H, 35 R/30 ER, 5 HR, 6.68 K/9, .330 BABIP, 3.83 FIP
Shawn Armstrong - RP (23) - 21 apps, 1-1, 9 SV, 1.85 ERA, 24.1 IP, 30 K, 10 BB, 18 H, 5 R/ER, 2 HR, 10.80 K/9, .269 BABIP, 3.39 FIP
Cody Anderson - SP (23) - 12 GS, 2-3, 3.96 ERA, 63.2 IP, 38 K, 21 BB, 66 H, 30 R/28 ER, 5 HR, 5.37 K/9, .301 BABIP, 4.21 FIP
(wonder what his numbers look like without a 10 ER outing a month ago)
Joseph Colon - SP (24) - 11 GS, 5-2, 2.37 ERA, 64.2 IP, 44 K, 25 BB, 48 H, 17 R/ER, 3 HR, 6.12 K/9, .251 BABIP, 3.79 FIP
(10 straight GS with at least 5 IP and 3 or fewer ER, including a 3 H complete game shutout)
Louis Head - RP (24) - 1 apps, 0-0, 1 SV, 0.00 ERA, 1 IP, 2 K, 0 BB, 1 H, 0 ER/R, 0 HR, 18 K/9, .500 BABIP, -0.61 FIP


A+ - Carolina
27-32

Batters:

Luigi Rodriguez - OF (21) - .217/.321/.313...2 HR, 11 RBI, 18 R, 18 BB, 31 K, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 SB, 1 CS, 5 E, 1 A
LeVon Washington - CF (22) - .325/.418/.422...1 HR, 11 RBI, 13 R, 13 BB, 25 K, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 SB, 2 CS, 2 E
(back-to-back 3 hit games)
Alex Monslave - C (22) - .227/.282/.300...1 HR, 15 RBI, 15 R, 10 BB, 30 K, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 E, 6/24 runners thrown out
James Roberts - 3B (22) - .284/.380/.325...1 HR, 19 RBI, 20 R, 19 BB, 34 K, 4 2B, 2 CS, 19 E...NINETEEN ERRORS!
Erik Gonzalez - SS (22) - .306/.342/.425...1 HR, 26 RBI, 25 R, 10 BB, 40 K, 9 2B, 5 3B, 8 SB, 4 CS, 11 E
(back playing, still hitting)
Jeremy Lucas - C/1B (23) - .247/.347/.418...6 HR, 30 RBI, 30 R, 29 BB, 35 K, 9 2B, 3 3B, 1 E, 13/46 runners thrown out

Pitchers:

Shawn Morimando - SP (21) - 11 GS, 6-2, 3.49 ERA, 56.2 IP, 41 K, 24 BB, 43 H, 31 R/22 ER, 5 HR, 6.51 K/9, .226 BABIP, 4.65 FIP
Benny Suarez - RP (22) - 15 apps, 1-0, 2.84 ERA, 25.1 IP, 16 K, 14 BB, 24 H, 8 ER/R, 0 HR, 5.68 K/9, .300 BABIP, 4.20 FIP
Adam Plutko - SP (22) - 2 GS, 1-1, 5.25 ERA, 12 IP, 7 K, 2 BB, 15 H, 7 ER/R, 1 HR, 5.25 K/9, .333 BABIP, 3.99 FIP
Ryan Merritt - SP (22) - 12 GS, 6-2, 1.66 ERA, 76 IP, 59 K, 16 BB, 58 H, 19 R/14 ER, 2 HR, 7.11 K/9, .251 BABIP, 3.03 FIP
Dylan Baker - SP (22) - 1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 IP, 4 K, 0 BB, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 HR, 6.00 K/9, .000 BABIP, 2.25 FIP
(on the DL, broke his ankle)
Elvis Araujo - RP (22) - 18 apps, 1-1, 2 SV, 2.91 ERA, 21.2 IP, 24 K, 9 BB, 15 H, 10 R/7 ER, 0 HR, 10.02 K/9, .268 BABIP, 2.51 FIP
D.J. Brown - RP/SP (23) - 12 apps, 10 GS, 2-4, 4.47 ERA, 56.1 IP, 43 K, 15 BB, 61 H, 31 R/28 ER, 3 HR, 6.87 K/9, .320 BABIP, 3.69 FIP
Cole Sulser - SP (24) - 11 GS, 2-5, 4.09 ERA, 55 IP, 57 K, 16 BB, 57 H, 35 R/25 ER, 4 HR, 9.33 K/9, .340 BABIP, 3.48 FIP
(pretty much struck everyone out his last 3 starts...25 K over 18 IP)
Jacob Lee - RP/SP (24) - 16 apps, 1 GS, 1-0, 4.60 ERA, 31.1 IP, 18 K, 8 BB, 37 H, 18 R/16 ER, 3 HR, 5.23 K/9, .312 BABIP, 4.54 FIP


A - Lake County
22-39

Batters:

Ivan Castillo - SS (18) - .179/.213/.196...0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB, 8 K, 1 2B, 5 E
Anthony Santander - DH (19) - .184/.260/.270...1 HR, 10 RBI, 16 R, 17 BB, 49 K, 9 2B, 1 3B, 2 SB
Dorssys Paulino - LF (19) - .235/.290/.329...0 HR, 12 RBI, 14 R, 13 BB, 45 K, 10 2B, 3 3B, 2 SB, 6 CS, 17 E (4 E in the OF)
Clint Frazier - CF (19) - .250/.343/.348...2 HR, 13 RBI, 23 R, 26 BB, 60 K, 6 2B, 3 3B, 7 SB, 2 CS, 1 E, 3 A
(breaking out of a pretty bad slump)
Nellie Rodriguez - 1B (19) - .218/.308/.388...8 HR, 25 RBI, 20 R, 27 BB, 62 K, 11 2B, 4 E
Josh McAdams - RF (20) - .198/.248/.228...0 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 6 BB, 43 K, 2 SB, 1 CS, 1 E, 7 A
(hasn't played since May 16)
Claudio Bautista - 2B (20) - .242/.271/.401...6 HR, 25 RBI, 24 R, 8 BB, 47 K, 9 2B, 3 3B, 6 SB, 2 CS, 9 E
Eric Haase - C (21) - .252/.337/.544...10 HR, 21 RBI, 29 R, 17 BB, 47 K, 5 2B, 4 3B, 7 E, 19/51 runners thrown out
Paul Hendrix - IF (22) - .325/.415/.536...6 HR, 22 RBI, 25 R, 24 BB, 57 K, 11 2B, 3 3B, 2 CS, 5 E
Grant Fink - 3B/1B (23) - .234/.361/.354...5 HR, 26 RBI, 29 R, 38 BB, 84 K, 8 2B, 15 E

Pitchers:

Kenny Mathews - RP (20) - 8 apps, 2-2, 2.04 ERA, 17.2 IP, 14 K, 6 BB, 12 H, 6 R/4 ER, 0 HR, 7.13 K/9, .255 BABIP, 3.05 FIP
(hasn't pitched since May 4)
Luis Lugo - SP/RP (20) - 11 apps, 6 GS, 3-4, 4.96 ERA, 45.1 IP, 52 K, 18 BB, 38 H, 29 R/25 ER, 2 HR, 10.32 K/9, .303 BABIP, 3.13 FIP
Caleb Hamrick - SP/RP (20) - 12 apps, 5 GS, 2-3, 8.08 ERA, 42.1 IP, 25 K, 20 BB, 55 H, 39 R/38 ER, 2 HR, 5.31 K/9, .351 BABIP, 4.66 FIP
Mitch Brown - SP (20) - 12 GS, 0-6, 5.00 ERA, 54 IP, 42 K, 34 BB, 55 H, 34 R/30 ER, 2 HR, 7.00 K/9, .327 BABIP, 4.63 FIP
Jordan Milbrath - SP/RP (22) - 12 apps, 9 GS, 1-7, 3.36 ERA, 56.1 IP, 39 K, 27 BB, 45 H, 29 R/21 ER, 1 HR, 6.54 K/9, .266 BABIP, 3.60 FIP
Dace Kime - SP (22) - 12 GS, 0-8, 6.10 ERA, 51.2 IP, 37 K, 19 BB, 65 H, 42 R/35 ER, 4 HR, 6.45 K/9, .351 BABIP, 4.45 FIP
(4 straight starts of at least 5 IP with 2 or less ER)
Robbie Aviles - RP/SP (22) - 11 apps, 6 GS, 1-1, 1.45 ERA, 56 IP, 35 K, 7 BB, 41 H, 15 R/9 ER, 2 HR, 5.63 K/9, .229 BABIP, 3.45 FIP
 
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Going to need to sign an everyday SS next year.
 
Indians' system among 5 most improved

By Christopher Crawford

The 2014 MLB draft has come and gone, and although plenty of teams did well over the three days, here’s a look at the five teams that improved their systems the most. (Of course, this assumes the teams are able to sign the players they drafted.)

1. Cleveland Indians

In terms of process, I’m not sure any team did better than Cleveland did over the draft's first 72 hours. The Indians were fortunate that Bradley Zimmer fell into their laps with the 21st overall pick, and they now have the advanced outfield prospect their system needed.

Justus Sheffield's feel for pitching and low-90s fastball should see him move relatively quickly for a prep arm, and Mike Papi was one of the best pure bats in the entire class. Add in talented preps like Grant Hockin and Bobby Bradley, plus one of the best defensive outfielders in the draft in Greg Allen, and Cleveland has added tremendous depth to its system.

None of these names are locks to be named to a top-100 prospect ranking next winter, but if they perform well over the summer, the Indians will have picked up a handful of players who will rank in their top 10.
 
Cody Anderson got shelled again. He has a 4.86 ERA on the season, but 18 ER have come in just 5.2 IP.

On a more positive note, Tyler Naquin just keeps raking. He's 19 for his last 41, and is hitting almost .330 for the season.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Congrats to Anthony Gallas (<a href="https://twitter.com/GallasMaverick">@GallasMaverick</a>) on the promotion to the <a href="https://twitter.com/AkronRubberDuck">@AkronRubberDuck</a></p>&mdash; Tony Lastoria (@TonyIBI) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyIBI/statuses/476837371258736641">June 11, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Congrats to Anthony Gallas (<a href="https://twitter.com/GallasMaverick">@GallasMaverick</a>) on the promotion to the <a href="https://twitter.com/AkronRubberDuck">@AkronRubberDuck</a></p>— Tony Lastoria (@TonyIBI) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyIBI/statuses/476837371258736641">June 11, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sat next to him in a few classes at Kent. Cool guy, good for him.
 
Swisher went 3-for-4 with two doubles in his stint with Akron tonight.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Indians activate Danny Salazar at Class AAA Columbus. He'll start today.</p>&mdash; paul hoynes (@hoynsie) <a href="https://twitter.com/hoynsie/statuses/478224496940560384">June 15, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 

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