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2015 Minor League Thread

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Frazier with 3 legs of the cycle today (only needed a 2B)...I guess that new prescription for his eyesight is really helping out.
 
BimboColesHair said:
More national praise for the Tribe's farm system...was considered one of the worst in the league a few years ago...kudos to the revamped scouting department and our front office

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Indians did so so so so much scouting of AJ Reed leading up to the draft last year and ended up passing on him three times. That's an unfortunate miss for them but I think they wanted him to pitch and he wanted to hit.....
 
Here it is, the final stats for MLB.com's Top 30 Indians prospects, plus a few I have added on my own that deserve recognition and could crack their top 30 next year (in a separate post). I'm including my own personal opinion on if they are trending up or down or treading water, and where we should see them start next season, so give me some feedback on things you may disagree with.

1. Bradley Zimmer - OF (22) 127 GP, A+/AA - .273/.368/.446...16 HR, 63 RBI, 84 R, 55 BB, 131 K, 26 2B, 4 3B, 44 SB, 7 CS, 8 OF A, 4 E...trending up, even after struggling in AA...starts in AA

2. Clint Frazier - OF (21) 133 GP, A+ - .285/.377/.465...16 HR, 72 RBI, 88 R, 68 BB, 125 K, 36 2B, 3 3B, 15 SB, 7 CS, 3 OF A, 6 E...trending up...starts in AA

3. Rob Kaminsky - SP (21) A+ (STL/CLE) - 19 GS, 6-6, 2.24 ERA, 104.1 IP, 83 K, 33 BB, 95 H, 66 R/47 ER, 0 HR, 7.5 K/9, 1.16 WHIP...trending up...starts in AA

4. Brady Aiken - SP (19)...coming off of Tommy John...starts next season in short season A or the AZL Indians and moves up to Lake County after a few starts

5. Tyler Naquin - OF (24) 84 GP, AA/AAA - .300/.381/.446...7 HR, 27 RBI, 50 R, 40 BB, 73 K, 25 2B, 1 3B, 13 SB, 3 CS, 7 OF A, 2 E...treading water, just had his best professional season, but the dude just needs to stay healthy for once...one of the last cuts from camp and starts in AAA

6. Justus Sheffield - SP (19) A - 26 GS, 9-4, 3.31 ERA, 127.2 IP, 138 K, 38 BB, 135 H, 60 R/47 ER, 8 HR, 9.7 K/9, 1.35 WHIP...trending up...starts in A+

7. Bobby Bradley - 1B (19) 110 GP, A/A+ - .264/.357/.518...27 HR, 92 RBI, 62 R, 57 BB, 150 K, 15 2B, 4 3B, 3 SB, 0 CS, 17 E...trending up...starts in A+

8. Triston McKenzie - SP (18) AZL - 4 APP, 3 GS, 1-1, 0.75 ERA, 12 IP, 17 K, 3 BB, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 0 HR, 12.8 K/9, 0.58 WHIP...trending up...starts in A

9. Juan Hillman - SP (18) AZL - 8 APP, 6 GS, 0-2, 4.13 ERA, 24 IP, 20 K, 5 BB, 26 H, 13 R/11 ER, 0 HR, 7.5 K/9, 1.29 WHIP...treading water...tough call, but think his talent starts him in A

10. Erik Gonzalez - SS (24) 137 GP, AA/AAA - .255/.292/.373...9 HR, 69 RBI, 70 R, 26 BB, 103 K, 24 2B, 7 3B, 18 SB, 7 CS, 23 E...trending down, bat regressed and age is becoming a factor...starts in AAA, but is prime trade bait this offseason

11. Francisco Mejia - C (19) 109 GP, A - .243/.324/.345...9 HR, 53 RBI, 45 R, 38 BB, 78 K, 13 2B, 0 3B, 4 SB, 1 CS, 14 E, 16 PB, 32/93 CS...treading water, but not a slight, always been one of the youngest guys at his level...starts in A+

12. James Ramsey - OF (25) 126 GP, AAA - .243/.327/.382...12 HR, 42 RBI, 46 R, 53 BB, 128 K, 21 2B, 2 3B, 3 SB, 4 CS, 6 OF A, 1 E...trending down, starts in AAA

13. Mike Papi - OF (22) 127 GP, A+ - .236/.362/.356...4 HR, 45 RBI, 53 R, 81 BB, 118 K, 34 2B, 2 3B, 6 SB, 7 CS, 15 OF A, 9 E...tale of 2 halves, down in the 1st, up in the 2nd...starts in AA

14. Adam Plutko - SP (23) A+/AA - 27 GS, 13-7, 2.39 ERA, 166 IP, 137 K, 28 BB, 126 H, 46 R/44 ER, 12 HR, 7.4 K/9, 0.92 WHIP...trending up...starts in AAA

15. Mike Clevinger - SP (24) AA - 27 APP, 26 GS, 9-8, 2.73 ERA, 158 IP, 145 K, 40 BB, 127 H, 53 R/48 ER, 8 HR, 8.3 K/9, 1.05 WHIP...trending up...starts in AAA

16. Shawn Morimando - SP (22) AA - 28 GS, 10-12, 3.18 ERA, 158.2 IP, 128 K, 65 BB, 139 H, 62 R/56 ER, 9 HR, 7.3 K/9, 1.28 WHIP...trending up...starts in AAA

17. Luke Wakamatsu - SS (18) 27 GP, AZL - .267/.339/.400...1 HR, 12 RBI, 8 R, 11 BB, 40 K, 5 2B, 3 3B, 4 SB, 2 CS, 3 E...trending up...starts in Short A, think they are patient with him

18. Luis Lugo - SP (21) A+ - 25 GS, 8-10, 4.15 ERA, 125.2 IP, 119 K, 52 BB, 129 H, 83 R/58 ER, 11 HR, 8.5 K/9, 1.44 WHIP...treading water...starts in AA

19. Sean Brady - SP (21) A - 26 GS, 7-12, 3.81 ERA, 146.1 IP, 118 K, 29 BB, 151 H, 76 R/62 ER, 15 HR, 7.3 K/9, 1.23 WHIP...trending up...starts in A+

20. Tyler Krieger - SS (21) - did not play this season, tore his labrum in college...considering his fairly high graded hit tool and college experience, think he starts in A even with no pro experience

21. Mark Mathias - 2B (21) 67 GP, Short A - .282/.382/.408...2 HR, 32 RBI, 38 R, 35 BB, 36 K, 19 2B, 3 3B, 5 SB, 4 CS, 7 E...trending up...starts in A

22. Luigi Rodriguez - OF (22) 92 GP, A+ - .293/.335/.492...12 HR, 49 RBI, 59 R, 24 BB, 82 K, 22 2B, 8 3B, 24 SB, 8 CS, 1 OF A, 4 E...trending down, suspended after being caught with PEDs in his system...starts in A+

23. Nellie Rodriguez - 1B (21) 133 GP, A+/AA - .245/.328/.452...21 HR, 98 RBI, 72 R, 60 BB, 159 K, 34 2B, 2 3B, 1 SB, 0 CS, 14 E...treading water, struggled mightily after his promotion to AA...starts in AA

24. Claudio Bautista - 2B (21) 116 GP, A/A+ - .258/.312/.392...9 HR, 51 RBI, 63 R, 36 BB, 100 K, 29 2B, 1 3B, 8 SB, 6 CS, 7 E...treading water...starts in A+

25. Jesus Aguilar - 1B (25) 131 GP, AAA - .267/.332/.439...19 HR, 93 RBI, 57 R, 47 BB, 115 K, 29 2B, 1 3B, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 E...treading water...starts in AAA, prime trade candidate

26. Mitch Brown - SP (21) A+ - 27 APP, 26 GS, 9-12, 5.15 ERA, 141.2 IP, 109 K, 77 BB, 147 H, 94 R/81 ER, 15 HR, 6.9 K/9, 1.58 WHIP...trending down...starts in A+

27. Shawn Armstrong - RP (25) AAA/MLB - 46 APP, 1-2, 16 SV, 2.36 ERA, 49.2 IP, 80 K, 26 BB, 37 H, 15 R/13 ER, 0 HR, 14.5 K/9, 1.26 WHIP...trending up...starts in MLB

28. Yandy Diaz - 3B (24) 136 GP, AA/AAA - .309/.403/.402...7 HR, 56 RBI, 62 R, 78 BB, 70 K, 15 2B, 5 3B, 8 SB, 7 CS, 21 E...trending up...starts in AAA

29. Yu-Cheng Chang - SS (20) 105 GP, A - .232/.293/.361...9 HR, 52 RBI, 52 R, 27 BB, 103 K, 16 2B, 4 3B, 5 SB, 6 CS, 25 E...treading water...starts in A+

30. Greg Allen - OF (22) 126 GP, A/A+ - .270/.367/.378...7 HR, 45 RBI, 85 R, 55 BB, 60 K, 28 2B, 2 3B, 46 SB, 16 CS, 9 OF A, 4 E...trending up...starts in A+
 
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Other notable prospects:

Batters:

Bryson Myles - OF (25) 102 GP, AA - .268/.367/.433...9 HR, 51 RBI, 53 R, 46 BB, 85 K, 23 2B, 5 3B, 25 SB, 10 CS, 3 OF A, 2 E...trending up...starts in AAA

Ronny Rodriguez - UTIL (23) 72 GP, AA - .286/.316/.491...11 HR, 29 RBI, 34 R, 10 BB, 60 K, 14 2B, 4 3B, 4 SB, 5 CS, 8 E...trending up, starts in AAA

LeVon Washington - OF (24) 48 GP, A+ - .244/.305/.394...3 HR, 32 RBI, 27 R, 15 BB, 40 K, 12 2B, 4 3B, 4 SB, 1 CS, 0 OF A, 0 E...treading water, needs to stay healthy...starts in A+

Ivan Castillo - SS (20) 120 GP, A+ - .249/.305/.347...0 HR, 36 RBI, 53 R, 27 BB, 69 K, 17 2B, 12 3B, 20 SB, 4 CS, 35 E...treading water...starts in AA

Dorssys Paulino - OF (20) 126 GP, A/A+ - 10 HR, 69 RBI, 65 R, 39 BB, 91 K, 22 2B, 8 3B, 16 SB, 7 CS, 6 OF A, 4 E...trending up...starts in A+

Anthony Santander - OF (20) 72 GP, Short A/A - .294/.354/.513...13 HR, 51 RBI, 22 BB, 61 K, 22 2B, 0 3B, 4 SB, 2 CS, 4 OF A, 2 E...trending up...starts in A

Taylor Murphy - 3B (22) 115 GP, A - .258/.364/.369...8 HR, 51 RBI, 76 R, 66 BB, 98 K, 21 2B, 0 3B, 3 SB, 4 CS, 32 E...treading water...starts in A+

Emmanuel Tapia - 1B (19) 33 GP, Short A - .286/.350/.413...2 HR, 17 RBI, 20 R, 12 BB, 31 K, 10 2B, 0 3B, 0 SB, 0 CS, 7 E...trending up...injury hurts him, but I think he starts in A

Alexis Pantoja - SS (19) 49 GP, AZL/Short A - .256/.286/.313...0 HR, 22 RBI, 20 R, 7 BB, 26 K, 8 2B, 1 3B, 6 SB, 3 CS, 9 E...treading water...starts in Short A

Gabriel Mejia - OF (20) 59 GP, AZL/Short A - .344/.410/.393...0 HR, 22 RBI, 50 R, 22 BB, 28 K, 9 2B, 1 3B, 40 SB, 11 CS, 4 OF A, 3 E...trending up...starts in A

Nathan Winfrey - 3B/1B (20) 58 GP, Short A - .270/.358/.342...1 HR, 20 RBI, 22 R, 22 BB, 55 K, 9 2B, 1 3B, 0 SB, 0 CS, 10 E...treading water...starts in A

Ka'ai Tom - OF (21) 66 GP, Short A - .283/.374/.403...3 HR, 29 RBI, 38 R, 33 BB, 46 K, 18 2B, 2 3B, 14 SB, 5 CS, 5 OF A, 4 E...trending up...starts in A

Jodd Carter - OF (18) 57 GP, AZL/Short A - .243/.295/.374...4 HR, 30 RBI, 52 R, 11 BB, 34 K, 14 2B, 1 3B, 3 SB, 1 CS, 8 OF A, 6 E...treading water...starts in Short A

Pitchers:

Ryan Merritt - SP (23) AA/AAA - 27 GS, 12-7, 3.63 ERA, 171 IP, 105 K, 22 BB, 183 H, 77 R/69 ER, 9 HR, 5.5 K/9, 1.19 WHIP...treading water...starts in AAA

Gio Soto - RP (24) AAA/MLB - 46 APP, 1 GS, 2-1, 2.69 ERA, 53.2 IP, 51 K, 29 BB, 35 H, 22 R/16 ER, 1 HR, 8.6 K/9, 1.19 WHIP...trending up...starts in MLB

Will Roberts - SP (24) AA/AAA - 26 GS, 9-6, 3.45 ERA, 156.2 IP, 84 K, 23 BB, 150 H, 63 R/60 ER, 18 HR, 4.8 K/9, 1.10 WHIP...trending up...starts in AAA

Trey Haley - RP (25) AA/AAA - 43 APP, 4-4, 2.45 ERA, 55 IP, 60 K, 32 BB, 47 H, 21 R/15 ER, 0 HR, 9.8 K/9, 1.43 WHIP...trending up...starts in AAA

Josh Martin - RP (25) AA - 44 APP, 8-1, 2.27 ERA, 67.1 IP, 80 K, 19 BB, 47 H, 23 R/17 ER, 4 HR, 10.7 K/9, 0.98 WHIP...trending up...starts in AAA

Jeff Johnson - RP (25) AA - 51 APP, 1-2, 27 SV, 1.05 ERA, 51.1 IP, 56 K, 19 BB, 27 H, 9 R/6 ER, 0 HR, 9.8 K/9, 0.89 WHIP...trending up...starts in AAA

David Speer - RP (22) A/A+ - 43 APP, 6-5, 2 SV, 1.60 ERA, 67.2 IP, 64 K, 16 BB, 71 H, 26 R/12 ER, 4 HR, 8.5 K/9, 1.28 WHIP...trending up...starts in A+

J.P. Feyereisen - RP (22) A/A+ - 46 APP, 1-1, 12 SV, 2.08 ERA, 47.2 IP, 56 K, 16 BB, 30 H, 11 R/ER, 2 HR, 10.6 K/9, 0.96 WHIP...trending up...starts in AA

Jayson Aquino - SP (22) A+ (TOR/PIT/CLE) - 24 GS, 5-11, 3.28 ERA, 137.1 IP, 86 K, 30 BB, 135 H, 58 R/ER, 8 HR, 5.6 K/9, 1.20 WHIP...trending up, especially with us...starts in AA

Dace Kime - SP (23) A/A+ - 28 GS, 5-11, 4.16 ERA, 147 IP, 115 K, 49 BB, 154 H, 78 R/68 ER, 4 HR, 7 K/9, 1.38 WHIP...trending up...starts in AA

Justin Brantley - RP (24) A+ - 39 APP, 5-6, 2 SV, 2.84 ERA, 69.2 IP, 65 K, 20 BB, 53 H, 23 R/22 ER, 2 HR, 8.4 K/9, 1.04 WHIP...treading water...starts in AA

Cameron Hill - RP (21) A - 42 APP, 5-4, 10 SV, 1.53 ERA, 59 IP, 70 K, 20 BB, 36 H, 14 R/10 ER, 1 HR, 10.7 K/9, 0.94 WHIP...trending up...starts in A+

Luke Eubank - RP (21) A - 41 APP, 2-3, 5 SV, 2.70 ERA, 50 IP, 52 K, 11 BB, 39 H, 18 R/15 ER, 3 HR, 9.4 K/9, 1.00 WHIP...trending up...starts in A+

Casey Shane - SP (19) Short A/A - 14 GS, 2-4, 3.58 ERA, 70.1 IP, 50 K, 18 BB, 67 H, 34 R/28 ER, 3 HR, 6.4 K/9, 1.20 WHIP...treading water...starts in A

Sam Hentges - SP (18) AZL/Short A - 13 APP, 11 GS, 3-5, 4.37 ERA, 55.2 IP, 61 K, 27 BB, 62 H, 39 R/27 ER, 4 HR, 9.9 K/9, 1.59 WHIP...trending up...starts in Short A

Micah Miniard - SP (19) AZL/Short A - 14 APP, 12 GS, 3-8, 4.19 ERA, 68.2 IP, 47 K, 19 BB, 73 H, 39 R/32 ER, 4 HR, 6.2 K/9, 1.34 WHIP...trending up...starts in Short A

Matt Esparza - SP/RP (20) Short A - 16 APP, 3 GS, 4-1, 2.30 ERA, 43 IP, 54 K, 13 BB, 40 H, 13 R/11 ER, 1 HR, 11.3 K/9, 1.23 WHIP...trending up as a starter...starts in A

Cortland Cox - RP (20) AZL/Short A/A - 18 APP, 5-2, 1 SV, 1.54 ERA, 35 IP, 44 K, 10 BB, 18 H, 10 R/6 ER, 1 HR, 11.3 K/9, 0.80 WHIP...trending up...starts in A

Jonas Wyatt - SP (17) AZL - 8 APP, 3-1, 1.62 ERA, 16.2 IP, 20 K, 6 BB, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 0 HR, 10.8 K/9, 0.84 WHIP...trending up...due to his limited innings, age, and size, I think they gradually increase his workload, so he starts in Short A
 
And finally, BimboColesHair's awards:

Hitter of the Year - Bobby Bradley (Zimmer, Frazier, Diaz)

Pitcher of the Year - Adam Plutko (Clevinger, Sheffield, Morimando)

Reliever of the Year - Jeff Johnson (Armstrong, Speer, Hill)

Most Improved Hitter - Yandy Diaz (Santander, Frazier, Paulino)

Most Improved Pitcher - Mike Clevinger (Brady, Roberts, Kime)

Best Newcomer, Hitter - Mark Mathias (Tom, Wakamatsu, Salters)

Best Newcomer, Pitcher - Matt Esparza (Wallace, Wyatt, Strode)

Indians Farm System All-Star team (non-MLB debut players, prospects only):

C: Francisco Mejia

1B: Bobby Bradley

2B: Mark Mathias

SS: Erik Gonzalez

3B: Yandy Diaz

OF: Bradley Zimmer

OF: Clint Frazier

OF: Gabriel Mejia

DH: Nellie Rodriguez

SP: Adam Plutko

SP: Mike Clevinger

SP: Justus Sheffield

SP: Shawn Morimando

SP: Rob Kaminsky

RP: Cameron Hill

RP: Josh Martin

RP: David Speer

CP: Jeff Johnson
 
Rotation by end of next year:

Kluber
Carrasco
Salazar
Aiken
Clevinger
 
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