2015 Minor League Thread

[AZ_]

Glad to see he gives Urshela some love. I'll take guys who outperform thier projections projections/exceed expectations as the type who can make the adjustments needed to make the leap. Also it shows how loaded SS is right now that Lindor is the 6th rated prospect but 4 th at his position.

Corey Seager and Carlos Correa almost certainly end up at a corner eventually, Addison Russell may end up at 2B as well IMO.

Defensively, Lindor is vastly better than all of them. Which is what makes his floor so much higher than the other guys.

 

[AZ_]

Indians up to 17th in the draft, with James Shields signing (most likely) with San Diego.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

View: https://twitter.com/mlbastian/status/580864309422518272


This is certainly exciting.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Anyone want me to track important prospects stats again like last year?

 

[BimboColesHair]

Season starts tonight for AAA, AA, and A+. If I leave anyone off you want to know about, let me know. Here is where guys I will track are at:

Columbus:

Danny Salazar
CC Lee
Shawn Armstrong
Giovanni Soto
Michael Roth
Jesus Aguilar
Francisco Lindor
Gio Urshela
Tyler Holt
Destin Hood
Carlos Moncrief
James Ramsey

Akron:

Cody Anderson
Ryan Merritt
Shawn Morimando
Trey Haley
Mike Clevinger
Will Roberts
Louis Head
Tony Wolters
Yandy Diaz
Erik Gonzalez

Lynchburg:

Dylan Baker
Mitch Brown
Luis Lugo
Adam Plutko
Justin Brantley
Delvi Francisco (converted position player, so I'm interested in how he does)
Ivan Castillo
Nellie Rodriguez
Clint Frazier
Mike Papi
Bradley Zimmer

Lake County:

Sean Brady
Dace Kime
Julian Merryweather
Justus Sheffield
J.P. Feyereisen
Francisco Mejia
Bobby Bradley
Yu-Cheng Chang
Ordomar Valdez
Greg Allen
Dorssys Paulino

The infield in Columbus, outfield in Lynchburg, and all of Lake County should be good follows this year.

 

[AZ_]

That Lynchburg lineup can mash.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Dylan Baker. 5 IP, 0 hits, 8 Ks, 1 BB, 0 broken bones.

 

[tristan+kyrie=$]

View: https://twitter.com/CLBClippers/status/586331916107980800

 

[BimboColesHair]

View: https://twitter.com/CLBClippers/status/586331916107980800

Speaking of SS's...we have some ridiculous depth of good looking prospects at the position. Lindor, Gonzalez, Chang, Castillo...something's going to happen with one of them in a trade down the line, or they'll need to change positions if they want to make it to Cleveland.

 

[Stark]

Is Lindor flexible enough to play third base? Or Ramirez for that matter.

 

[BimboColesHair]

Is Lindor flexible enough to play third base? Or Ramirez for that matter.

I'm sure he could, but you just don't move a defensive player like that away from SS. I'm sure the Indians hope Ramirez plays well this year, that way they can switch Kipnis back to OF, and Lindor and Ramirez is your SS/2B combo for the next decade.

And if you want a 3B who can play defense at a high level after watching Lonnie struggle over there, Gio Urshela is that. Just need to see him continue with the bat. His season last year being legit and him panning out would be huge, as it would give you a gold glove caliber player at 3B while providing a good amount of power from the right side, which we really need.

 

[BimboColesHair]

That Lynchburg lineup can mash.

Sure enough, they score 8 runs on opening day.

 

[BimboColesHair]

View: https://twitter.com/CLBClippers/status/586331916107980800

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=66944383&sid=milb

 

[EdMonix11]

Bobby Bradley and Bradley Zimmer hit their 1st HR's of the year today. 3 hits-- 2 2B's for Yu-Cheng Chang in the doubleheader.

Justus Sheffield got the W today-- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R (unearned), 4 K's.

 

[macbdog]

Link to Indians Minnie league affiliates daily scoreboard:

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?sid=milb&org=114&ymd=20150412