Minor League Thread

[Gunther]

Adam Miller actually might pitch in the minors?

TonyIPI (Tony Lastoria)
Kinston deactviated RHP Joey Mahalic yesterday w/ no corresponding move. My guess? Adam Miller may finally be activated & pitch in Kinston.

 

[AZ_]

Chisenhall went 4-for-5 last night....up to .258

Zach Putnam with two more scoreless innings to earn a save...

Hagadone added 3.0 innings of relief, striking out four, allowing only one hit...



All three of these guys could be in Cleveland by September.

 

[Chris]

Chisenhall went 4-for-5 last night....up to .258

Zach Putnam with two more scoreless innings to earn a save...

Hagadone added 3.0 innings of relief, striking out four, allowing only one hit...



All three of these guys could be in Cleveland by September.

Hagadone sounds like he has some serious power stuff and strikeout potential. Honestly, I'd love to have him in the bullpen.

Glad to hear Chisenhall had a good game, I know he was hitting pretty shittily, voila he has a good game and he's up to .258.. :chuckles: Is he drawing walks at all?

 

[MoFlo]

Hagadone sounds like he has some serious power stuff and strikeout potential. Honestly, I'd love to have him in the bullpen.

Glad to hear Chisenhall had a good game, I know he was hitting pretty shittily, voila he has a good game and he's up to .258.. :chuckles: Is he drawing walks at all?

8/11 BB/K
.351 OBP w/ a .258 BA.

 

[Gimme Some Mo]

Jordan Brown traded to the Brewers for cash according to Hoynes.

 

[Snowblind]

Jordan Brown traded to the Brewers for cash according to Hoynes.

He's a AAAA player anyways.. Use that money on a nice steak dinner for tonight.

 

[AZ_]

Not so much with the pitching of the ball tonight....

Scott Barnes gives up seven earned including four homers for Columbus (down 9-6).
Marty Popham gets a spot start in Akron, gives up seven as well (up 9-8).


Offenses are keeping them in it.

CF Jordan Henry is 5-for-5 with two RBI and two SB...

Chun Chen has a pair of doubles and is now hitting .299

 

[AZ_]

Columbus up 12-9 now...

Chisenhall 3-for-4 including a two-run triple...up to .278

Hannahan better not cool off.

 

[Hurl Bruce]

Columbus up 12-9 now...

Chisenhall 3-for-4 including a two-run triple...up to .278

Hannahan better not cool off.

I think the Tribe will stick with Hanahan as long as his glove stays true.

 

[Chris]

He won't be at 3B forever..

 

["Boobie" Gibson]

What's up with Nick Hagadone? Why is he still pitching in AA? I want to see him get bumped up to Columbus!

And how about Kelvin De La Cruz? Is he having a good season so far?

And Drew Pomeranz needs to get up to Akron, if not Columbus pretty soon as well!

 

[tedginnjr]

What's up with Nick Hagadone? Why is he still pitching in AA? I want to see him get bumped up to Columbus!

And how about Kelvin De La Cruz? Is he having a good season so far?

And Drew Pomeranz needs to get up to Akron, if not Columbus pretty soon as well!

What's the rush? I'm sure we'll see Hagadone in the majors at some point this year...

 

["Boobie" Gibson]

What's the rush? I'm sure we'll see Hagadone in the majors at some point this year...

The rush is: I want to see him in Columbus, so I can go to a game and watch him pitch. Columbus = down the street. Akron = far away.

 

[Gunther]

"Boobie" Gibson, you should follow Tony Lastoria on Twitter. Lots of stuff in this article today but I'll quote the two parts I found most interesting:

The good Hagadone is back


It took a year and a half, but the Cleveland Indians and their fans are finally seeing how dominating Double-A left-handed pitcher Nick Hagadone can be. Since coming into the organization in July of 2009 he has been erratic with his performance, namely with his command. But everything appears to be working just fine again and he is flat out dominating the Double-A circuit where after eight appearances he is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, and in 17.0 innings has allowed 11 hits, 2 walks, and has 20 strikeouts.

Hagadone, 25, two best pitches are a mid-90s fastball that has touched 99 MPH and a wicked slider that is his out pitch to left-handers. The potential with those two plus offerings has always been there, but the question was always if he could consistently command them and develop a changeup. He struggled the past two years with his command, mostly because he was fresh off of Tommy John surgery, but with his incredible walk rate so far this year one has to wonder if the health concerns are finally over and that it has allowed him to turn the corner with his command woes.

Hagadone has also dialed it down a little as he is sitting at about 93-95 MPH with his fastball and only topping out at 96 MPH this year, but the results speak for themselves. The slight adjustment with his velocity along with some minor tweaks to his mechanics as well as a big confidence boost are the main reasons for his success so far. With his command issues possibly behind him and being on the 40-man roster already, he is on the Indians radar as a possible relief option later this year. With that in mind, he looks like he will be the next pitcher from Akron to be promoted to Triple-A Columbus, likely before the end of May.

Miller Time


One of the best moments in the history of the Indians farm system occurred last weekend when right-handed pitcher Adam Miller made his return to affiliate ball for the first time in three years when he was assigned to High-A Kinston. As many know he has spent most of the past three years battling back from a rare injury to his right middle finger that many thought would end his career. For most players it would have, but his determination, patience and perseverance has paid off and he is back on a mound finally pitching against other teams.

Miller’s debut with Kinston on Saturday showed how rusty and nervous he probably was as in one inning of work he allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits, one walk, and had one strikeout. It was a forgettable outing, but many including myself looked past the numbers and are just happy to see him back out there pitching competitively. Now it is time to hunker down and perform, and he started that by coming back on Tuesday throwing a scoreless inning of relief allowing one hit, one walk, and had one strikeout.

Miller, 26, had a very good spring training and was pitching well in extended spring training getting his fastball up to 95 MPH. The Indians were finally comfortable enough with his slider that they decided to activate him, and now it is just time to see not only how his finger holds up but also how his stuff plays. He is strictly a reliever going forward and will only pitch one inning an outing at Kinston. The Indians plan to push him if his performance and health dictates so as if he puts together four or five good outings in a row they plan to move him to Double-A Akron and keep moving him up accordingly this year where he could potentially be a Major League option later in the season if all goes well.

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Adam Miller performing well out of our bullpen later this season would be a tremendous story.

 

["Boobie" Gibson]

Yeah I heard about Adam Miller, and I just figured it was a great enough story seeing him back pitching competitively. To think he could possibly be pitching in Cleveland by years end? That would be remarkable.