Tony's daily million words on last night's game edited down to a few hundred thousand:

Thomas Neal: RF, Akron Aeros: 3-for-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB:

I find myself rooting for Neal to continue to perform at this high level, because the state of the Indians outfield would nearly force the Tribe to do something with him. As the summer has heated up, Neal has regained some of that power-hitting stroke that had disappeared over the past couple of seasons, but it appears to be back in full force. The 24-year-old hasn’t turned into Hank Aaron or anything like that, but he has hit four homers over his last two weeks of baseball, which happen to be his only four homers of the season. His overall average is up to .289, with 11 doubles, a triple and 23 RBI. The power stroke has re-emerged as the Aeros have begun placing him in a more prominent role in the offense. Last night he was the lead-off hitter, and he’s been placed in the top of the line-up for most of the recent stretch of baseball. The Indians need a right-handed bat to emerge, and while Neal is nowhere near the Tribe outfield, a long summer-stretch of play like this could put him squarely in the cross-hairs.

[Civ would like to see Neal back in AAA which is where he played for the Giants last year. And Chen, too.]

Alex Monsalve: C, Lake County: 2-for-5, 2 RBI:

Monsalve his playing his most inspired baseball of the season, hitting .343 over his past ten ballgames. There’s a lot to like about this kid, especially his learning curve. Last season, Monsalve struck out 96 times in 117 ballgames. That’s not an alarming amount of strikeouts, but not all that good either. So far this season, Monsalve has 32 K’s in 64 ballgames. Yeah, I know, that’s a massive improvement. Even better? He has 21 walks on the season, against 31 over the entire 2011 season. That, folks, is what we call improvement. He’s maintained his average (.264 last year, to .258 this season), and improved his power (five homers, 21 doubles and 44 RBI over the entire 2011 season compared to five homers, 15 doubles and 28 RBI so far in 2012). He has an obscene amount of home run potential, and he just turned 22. I have to tell you that past Lindor, this is the guy I’m most excited about. It’s a ways away, but Monsalve is on the verge of breaking out. Seriously, imagine a power-hitting, professional bat from the catcher position. Oh yeah, he’s a righty to boot.

Luis DeJesus: SP, Mahoning Valley: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 8 K, 1 HR:

These are the types of outings that can open up eyes. Dejesus made his 2012 debut in Lake County and scuffled a bit out of the bullpen. The Indians moved him to the starter role at Mahoning, and, well, hello Luis DeJesus. He’s made two starts, and been outstanding in both. He’s gone 11 innings, giving up only six hits, a run and a walk, with ten strikeouts. Now, DeJesus isn’t a top prospect, but he has shown flashes of brilliance, and could be one of those kids that emerges as the year progresses. Remember, we are just talking about short season here, but any start like this one isn’t something to scoff at.

•Trevor Crowe: RF, Columbus: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, SB: Crowe is starting to find his groove and regain his footing from an injury-riddled start to his 2012 season. You have to believe that the Indians want Crowe to claim the fourth outfielder slot since they are keeping a 28-year-old after all the injuries. He has a current five game hitting streak in which he’s gone7-for-21, with five runs, a double, a homer and a walk.
•Russ Canzler: DH, Columbus: 2-for-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI: Canzler now has the average up to .274 with his fifth multi-hit game in his last ten, and his four homer during the same stretch. He has six of his nine homers since June 14th.
•Corey Kluber: SP, Columbus: W (7-6), 7 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR: Kluber’s numbers continue to be solid-to-spectacular this season, and really has an interesting arm as he clearly can make bats miss the baseball. His ERA is 3.55 in 83 2/3 IP, with 36 walks and 93 K’s. At some point, you have to give the kid a chance against major league pitching either as a starter or a reliever to see if it translates. He may get his chance this year.
•Frank Herrmann: RP, Columbus: S (1), 1 2/3 IP, 2 K: Herrmann has struggled with consistency all season with his 4.19 ERA, but he throws strikes (38 in 34 1/3) without a bunch of walks (9), but does give up the longball (five homers). He does have a tendency to give up big innings every three or four ballgames.
•Juan Diaz: SS, Akron: 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K: Diaz really hasn’t had a solid year this year, which is ironic because he’s the one guy on the team that has made it to the bigs for a cup of coffee. I know, I know…it was supposed to be for a game or two, but c’mon…Juan Diaz? He’s hitting .239 on the season, and has okay power numbers with 11 doubles and five homers, but again, nothing special.
•Jeremie Tice: LF, Akron: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 K: Tice is hitting a robust .353 in his debut week for the Aeros, and it’s clear the Indians see him as a potential major leaguer, as he’s played all his games in the outfield after spending much of his High A time at first and DH. While Monday Night’s ballgame is nothing to get excited about, he did continue his RBI streak, and his hit streak to four games (in his first four Double A games). He now has seven RBI overall for the Aeros, and 54 RBI on the season. He’s played in 56 games. There’s no math in the world that doesn’t keep that from being impressive.
•T.J. House: SP, Akron: 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 K: House had an uncharacteristic rough start on Monday night, and it’s his second bad outing over his last three. While I’m not all that concerned on the outside looking in, I do wonder about stamina and velocity. He’s in the best shape of his professional life, but it does take time for the body to figure all that out. I wasn’t at the game last night, so if anyone was, shoot me an e-mail on his measurable velocity.
•Bryce Stowell: RP, Akron: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 2 K, HR: Stowell is still a top bullpen arm in the system, but some of the luster is rubbing off, as the fireballer has given up runs in his last three ballgames, and four of his last five. Injuries have robbed this kid, or he’d likely be in Cleveland by now.
•Carolina Mudcats’ offense: 2-for-24, 1 BB, 8 K’s: The Mudcats’ bats are really struggling to find the baseball, as they’ve been now shutout in back-to-back nights. The Keys pitchers were spectacular last night, facing the minimum 24 batters before a massive Carolina storm wiped out the ninth.
•Michael Goodnight: SP, Carolina: L (2-8), 7 IP, 9 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 K: You can’t pitch much better than the lanky righty pitched last night, but he unfortunately gave up the one and only run of the game, and in a shortened game at that. Goodnight has been a rubber band this season, looking really good at times, and really bad at others. He does have the ability to make bats miss (7 K’s last night, 9 K’s on May 28th), so if he could find that consistency and pound the strike zone, he could become an interesting starting prospect.
•Grant Sides: RP, Carolina: 1 IP: I may be in the minority on this one, I may not, but I believe Sides is one of the elite bullpen guys in the system, along with the Cody Allens and the Shawn Armstrongs. He’s been electric in his Single A season this year, at both Lake County, and so far in Carolina. He has a ways to go, but seems to be a quick-mover like his predecessors.
•Jose Ramirez: 2B, Lake County: 2-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K: Ramirez hit .325 in the Arizona League, which was the best average in the Tribe system in 2011. He’s a bit of a sleeper in the system, as he doesn’t turn 20 until September, but has nice speed, and a professional bat. He’s just another middle infielder prospect to keep an eye on going forward.
•Francisco Lindor: SS, Lake County: 1-for-5, 3 R, 1 BB, SB: Lindor’s 17 stolen bases is 11th in the league, and really showcases the 18-year-old’s multi-faceted ball game. His OBP is an impressive .364, and you can really see that this kid projects into a power hitting, base stealing star. As he learns that consistency, I really think you are going to see something special. He’s a bit of experience away from being a major leaguer. He may spend the season at Lake County, but after that, it may be a scenario where he spends next year bouncing from Carolina-to-Columbus.
•Luigi Rodriguez: CF, Lake County: 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K: Rodriguez is still batting .285. I start with that blanket statement because it’s easy to focus on his inconsistencies because he’s a top prospect. At the end of the day, he’s a 19-year-old kid that’s having a mighty good season. Of course, he HAS struck out 72 times in 64 games, with only 23 walks. That’s a concern, and has to level out as he moves forward.
•Jordan Smith: RF, Lake County: 2-for-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI: Smith broke out of a three-game hitless streak with back-to-back two-hit ballgames. It’s easy to overlook Smith with guys like Lindor and Rodriguez on this team, but he maintains the top average on the team, and probably the most professional approach as well. I still maintain that he’ll be the first guy to Carolina based on that fact alone. If he had any power, he’d already be there (three homers on the season, and in his career).
•Cody Anderson: SP, Lake County: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K: Anderson didn’t stay long in this one, and was dominant in his short stint. I’m not sure if they were watching pitch count, or if there was something else going on, but another good outing from the all-star, and dropped his ERA under 3 (2.99).
•Tyler Naquin: CF, Mahoning Valley: 1-for-4, 3 K: Well, Naquin has had three professional games, and has a three-hit game and now, a three-K game. Welcome to the bigs Tyler! The Tribe is taking it’s time with Naquin, but it will be interesting to see what he does with consistent playing time over the next couple months.
•Charlie Valerio: C, Mahoning Valley: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K: Valerio has been the most consistent bat in the lineup so far this season for the Scrappers, and has a current three-game hit streak in which he’s gone 5-for-11, with a run, a double and an RBI.
•Dorssys Paulino: SS, AZL Indians: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 3B: Paulino has hits in four of his first five rookie games, and should be one to watch going forward. There’s a bunch of potential in this Indians big free agent signing, and remember, he’s only 17-years old. He doesn’t turn 18 until November.
•Anthony Santander: LF, AZL Indians: 2-for-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K: Santander has three two-hit ballgames in his first five professional ballgames. Yeah, just another 17-year-old to watch going forward.
•Luis Morel: SP, AZL Indians: 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, BB, 6 K: Morel had a nice start in his second appearance in the rookie league. Morel was suspended for 50 games in 2010 for a positive drug test, but is climbing his way back through the system.

Columbus won 4-3, LaPorta a hit, Crowe 2 walks. Huff 2 runs in 5 2/3. Cody Allen perfect inning with 2 K.
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Aeros 8-5 losers. Thomas Neal doubles and homers; Jermeie Tice with 2 doubles. G Soto 6 innings 3 run. Proce 4 in 2, Bryson 1 in 1.

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Big night for the big guy: Jesus Aguillar with a pair of homers and a double and 4 rib. 310/394/515. RonnieRodrriugez single, up to 273; 2 errors reach 23. Moncrief 2 hits and a steal. Mudcats win 8-6.
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Lake County win 5-2 with 3 in the 11th. Myles single, 2 rbi. Jordan Smith single and double.

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Naquine 3 hits one a double in Scrappers 6-2 win. Juan Romero with his 4th homer and 2 K. Ryan Merritt 5 innins, 1 run on 6 hits.

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Dillon Howard not very good again in his second outing, 5 runs, only 1 earned in 3 innings, 5 hits, 2 walks, but good news: 5 K. Matt Packer with his first inning of 2012 in rehab.
Jorge Martinez 3B continues great start, 19 year old with 2 hits, is 524/583/762 in 5 games. 18 year old 2B Juan HErrara with 3 hits (and 2 errors); 19 year old C Eric Haase double and walk.

13 run 6th propels Dominican team to 23-12 win. Joel Mejia with 3 hits 4 rbi including already his 4th triple in 72 total plate appearances, he also has 9 SB. Kid must be quick. Michael Depenwith a single homer 2 walks and 5 RBI.

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BA lines for Tuesday:

Some notably good:
CLE HiA Aguilar, Jesus 1B 4 3 3 4 .310 2B (18), 2 HR (9); Prospect Hitter of the Day
CLE LoA Smith, Jordan RF 6 1 2 1 .292
CLE SS Naquin, Tyler CF 4 1 3 2 .438 2B (2), BB (1)
Some not:
CLE MAJ Hagadone, Nick 1 3 1 1 0 1 6.08
CLE R Howard, Dillon 3.1 5 5 1 2 5 7.11 L (0-2)
CLE R Packer, Matt 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.00

Another dreadful night on the mound for Felix Sterling; had been considered with Araujo as one of our top young arms. Elvis has not been very good, which is much better than Sterling's recent work. Last 7 starts: 24 2/3 IP 39 Hits 17 walks 17 K 44R 33ER ERA 12.04.

Robbie Aviles, by contrast, pitched 4 excellent innings for Mahoning Valley. A possible 1st rounder in 2010 he dropped when he needed major surgery. Indians took a gamble, paid him big money, and he's looking very good. Expect him to move into our upper prospect ranks.

Danny Salazar who was surprisingly put on the 40 man roster last winter, then hurt earlier this season, has been back with Carolina for a few weeks and is being limited to 3 inning outings but most of them, as was last night's, have shutout performances. Since his return, ERA 1.46, 0 homers in 22 1/3, 23K vs 8 bb.

3 Aero younger players had good nights at bat, continuing their recent trends. Weglarz with his 11th homer. OPS is 847. Might as well try him in Columbus. Thomas Neal 2 doubles, OPS 811; in last 10 games 1.193; and he's a RH OF. Might as well try him in Columbus. Chun Chen 2 walks and a sac fly. OPS 839 with 24 doubles but only 2 homers. Another rare RH, playing 1st base this year that's not quite the power we want, but is something of an offensive force,he's only 23, perhpahs the homers will return to his game? I'd have nothing against seeing him try Columbus.

Tony Wolters a couple singles. Aguillar one.

In Dominican: Joel Mejia double, 2 walks, 318/410/500, his 10th steal in 19 games. 5-10 157 RH CF, age 19

News:

• The Indians claimed Vinny Rottino off outright waivers from the Mets on Wednesday and designated pitcher Chris Schwinden for assignment.

The 32-year-old Rottino appeared at first base, third base and left field in his 18 games with New York this season, going 6-for-33 (.182) with two home runs and five RBIs. He is expected to be assigned to one of Cleveland's Minor League affiliates.

Didn't say it was Big news

Checking the league leader boards for all of our farm teams, Chen leads his league with his 24 doubles. He's alos 4. in OBP, 4 in walks, 5 in AVG, 12 in OPS in the Eastern League. Somewhat unusual strengths for a 1B.

Laporta is $3 in sluggins, #3 in OPS, 5 in homers, 5 in averge, 7 in OBP.

In Hi A, Aguillar is #5 in slugging, #7 in OBP which adds up to #5 in OPS. ALso 10th in doubles, 9th in homers.

Weglarz is #9 in OPS and #10 in slugging in EL.
Tim Fedroff was #6 in OBP and #9 in AVG before promotion. Jeremie Tice numbers look great but at his age he should at least be in AAA (is with Akron now at last) #1 in slugging, #4 OPS, #4 homers, #5 rib, #10 doubles.

Carlos Moncrief is 9 in Carolina League in homers, 10 in RBI, and #3 in strikeouts

Jeremie Tice playing as a 25 year old in Carolina

BA notes from Wednesday:

CLE AA Weglarz, Nick LF 4 1 2 2 .250 HR (11)
CLE AAA Phelps, Cord 2B 4 0 1 1 .268 2B (22)
CLE HiA Wolters, Tony SS 4 0 2 1 .230 CS (5)
CLE AA Van Mil, Loek 2 3 3 3 3 1 2.00
CLE LoA Sterling, Felix 2.2 6 9 4 2 3 5.92 L (3-7)

2012 Indians Draft: 6/28 Signing update
By Tony Lastoria
June 28, 2012
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The signing deadline is two weeks from tomorrow, and right now we are in sort of a dead period with the signings as most of the early signs are in the books and now teams and players are just kind of holding out in the negotiations until the deadline gets closer. I would expect the signings to be quiet for most of the next week plus with an official signing or two, but then see it ramp up with a few as we get closer to July 13th.

I still maintain that the Indians will sign their remaining two unsigned top ten round picks 4th round outfielder D’Vone McClure and 8th round right-handed pitcher Caleb Hamrick. Both are tough signs, but ultimately I expect the Indians to sign them and it would come as a shock if both did not sign.

24th round pick right-handed pitcher Walker White is still awaiting an offer from the Indians. He is eager to sign and he has been told he should hear something from the Indians by Wednesday (July 4th). He is not requesting anything above the $100K limit for post-10th round picks, so I think there is a very good chance he is eventually signed.

33rd round pick infielder Cory Raley is already on campus at College Station and is enrolled in summer school there. His first summer school class starts on Tuesday. His attending summer school does not affect the Indians chances of signing him as he can still be signed, but he looks to be locked in at Texas A&M. He is a big reach for the Indians as he obviously has a pretty strong commitment to Texas A&M and would command well over the $100K the Indians can offer him as a post-10th round pick. I’d put his chances of signing as extremely remote.

White did not make BA's Top 500 prospects, makes you wonder if he's worth $100,000.

Of Raley they day (I think I've posted this before:)

Ranked #158 in Baseball America's Top 500.
A dual-threat quarterback at Uvalde HS, Raley rushed for 1,470 yards and 20 touchdowns last fall. He hasn't played in many showcase events, and Uvalde is off the beaten scouting path in Texas, yet word of Raley's athleticism still spread this spring. His best tool is his well above-average speed, as he's capable of getting from the right side of the plate to first base in 4.0 seconds. The 6-foot-2, 185-pounder has the arm and actions to stay at shortstop, though his bat will need time to develop. That figures to happen at Texas A&M rather than in pro ball, because it may take a seven-figure offer to get Raley to sign. His brother Brooks was a two-way standout for the Aggies and now pitches in the Cubs system. Another brother, Russell, starred at Oklahoma and now coaches for the Sooners.

For Naquin, it's all about attitude and determination

By Matt Miller
June 28, 2012

Long after the Scrappers put the finishing touches on a 6-2 victory on Tuesday that vanquished a four game losing streak, Tyler Naquin wasn’t in the locker room celebrating the victory with the rest of his teammates.

Naquin wasn’t in the food line, or catching a post-game shower, or visiting the trainer, or talking in front of a camera. Instead he was halfway down the first-base line, signing an autograph for a patient and adoring little girl that had stuck around in the hopes of getting her glove signed by the outfielder.

In an age of prima donnas and me-first attitudes, sights like that can be hard to find, especially from a top pick in the Major League Baseball draft. But ‘prima donna’ is the last adjective you would ever hear to describe Naquin. ‘Humble,’ ‘polite,’ ‘demure’. Those might be better descriptors.

“I was blessed with talent and a hard work ethic,” says Naquin. “If I’m going to push this hard and make it this far, and it’s a little kid’s dream to get a first-round pick’s signature, then that’s something I’m going to do for them. It means the world to them. I’d rather spend an extra thirty minutes after the game to make everyone happy rather than me going in the clubhouse everyone saying “Man, that guy’s mean.’”

Maybe just plain nice fits him best.

But nobody should let the gentle descriptions and modest demeanor fool them. The left-handed hitter has already begun molding his legend between the lines, shaping his reputation as a ferocious competitor. Through his first four games, Naquin has done more than impress, carrying a .438 batting average with a pair of doubles and RBI. He’s certainly earned the praise of his manager Ted Kubiak.

“I think he’s a little different than most number one picks that I’ve been involved with, in that I think he’s more relaxed about that situation,” said Kubiak of his center fielder. “That's something a lot of guys struggle with. He plays hard and he’s hung in against left handers well. He’s done a lot of good things.”

Not to mention his forget-about-yesterday mindset. Coming off his first rough professional game where he was saddled with three strikeouts, he didn’t panic or let frustration eat away at him. Instead, he came right back out the next night and went 3-for-4 with a couple of RBI.

“You’re not going to be perfect every night,” Naquin said. “One of the hardest things to do is hit a baseball. I’m not blaming anybody but myself; you know you’re going to have those nights. But it’s all about what you do with the game on the line. You’ve got to bounce back and know you have tomorrow.”

The biggest thing that can be said of Tyler is a secret to the box score. He has stolen the attention of everyone with his hair-on-fire style of play, whether it’s tearing out of the batter’s box on routine flies to the outfield, or putting his entire body into a bullet to the cutoff man to make runners think twice about tagging up. Naquin plays every out like it’s his last.

“It’s been a blast," Naquin said. "Baseball’s baseball, and it’s something I want to do. Each time I get a chance to play I’m going to play hard and go head first. That's what I do.”

Naquin has reaped the fruits of his hard work. After a brilliant high school career where he earned all-state honors twice, he was selected in the 2009 draft by the Baltimore Orioles in the 33rd round. He instead chose to attend Texas A&M to play college baseball, where a sophomore season of batting .381 with 23 doubles earned him Big 12 Player of the Year honors and put him on the map.

Naquin followed that with a junior season of .380 and 18 doubles. That offensive output combined with his defensive prowess was more enough for the Indians, who drafted him with their first round pick this year.

Now, armed with his positive attitude and ruthless passion for the game, Naquin is poised to climb the ladder and accomplish his dream of playing in the major leagues. If his raucous greetings at Eastwood Field are any indicator, it won’t be long until he wins over the fans at Progressive Field, wowing the Tribe faithful with his hustle and determination.

“If he keeps doing what he’s doing, things are going to turn out good for him,” said Kubiak. “He runs well, he handles the bat well, and he wants to hit...he’s just a good athlete.”

And he will, no doubt, still be the last guy out on the field signing autographs, even when he’s a big league superstar. That’s just who he is.

Matt can be reached via email at mrm131@zips.uakron.edu, or followed on Twitter @MMillerBaseball.

Many games yesterday. Box scores are resisting my efforts to post them. Highlights:

Dorsyss Pauilino 17 year old SS in Arizona with a 4 hit night, he's batting 393, he had double and homer.
Ezeq Carrera 2 hits, 4 steals for Columbus.
Thomas Neal double, homer and walk for Akron.
Aguillar double and walk for Carolina.
LuigiRod 2 hits for LC. Jerrud Sabourin walk off 3 run homer.
Jeremy Lucas 4 hits for MHV; Charlie Valerio 2 singles and a double; someone else with a homer and 2 singles but can't my notes.
In Arizona, Jorge Martinez, 2-5 with a double, avg drops to 500. Tyler Booth 3 hits, one a triple and 4 rbi.
Valdez a 2nd baseman with 2 hits in Dominican League, batting 351, his 2nd XB hit, a double.

Eric Berger 3 1/3 perfect innings 3 K for Columbus.
Brett Brach 7-4-1-1-4-3 for Akron. Landis 2-1-0-0-0-3
Mike Rayl 4-5-2-2-2-5 in Carolina.
Elvis bad but not as bad as Sterling: 5-6-7-4-2-6 in LC. new drafteee Lou Head 4 shutout in releif, 1 K.

In BA's Hot Prospect List "In the Team Photo" i.e. Honorable Mention:

Indians LHP T.J. McFarland rode an 8-2, 2.69 mark at Double-A Akron to a promotion to Triple-A Columbus at the end of May. McFarland, 23, was hit hard in his third Triple-A start, giving up 10 runs on June 12, but he responded with a quality start on June 18 and was dominant on Sunday against Lehigh Valley. He induced 13 groundouts on his way to a complete-game shutout, during which he struck out four while giving up four hits and one walk .

and:

BLAST FROM THE PAST

• Thomas Neal, of, Indians: Neal had a breakout 2009 season in the Giants system, batting .337/.431/.579 at high Class A San Jose and leading the California League in on-base percentage. But in the years since, that season has looked more and more like a creation of the Cal League's great hitting environments. Neal reached Triple-A for the Giants last year before being sent to the Indians in a trade deadline deal for Orlando Cabrera. The 24-year-old Neal has consistently hit for high averages throughout his career (he's a .296 career hitter), but since coming to the upper minors in 2010, he hasn't come close to replicating the 22 homers and .579 slugging percentage from his 2009 season. Neal, who finds himself back in Double-A with Akron, did find his power again at least for this week, hitting three homers and five doubles to go with a .444/.531/.963 (12-for-27) line. As he's hitting .300/.371/.465 in 213 at-bats for Akron, Neal should be able to rate a promotion back to Triple-A in the not-too-distant future.

Tyler Naquin sounds alot like Grady Sizemore. The play hard all the time attitude.

Yesterday Gomez when 7 scoreless 10-hit innings. Canzler again doubled and homered. Phelps homered too.

3 more hits for THomas Neal. Sturdevant faced 5 retired 5.

Ronnie Rodriguez went deep twice for Carolina. Bo Greenwell had 2 dcubles. Tony Wolters single and double. Tyler HOlt double plus 2 sing\es.

Lindor doubled. LuigiRod doubled and wlaked. Jordan Smith doubled an singled.

JOe Wendle 3 hits. Naquin none. Jake Sisco 6 1/3 2 runs. Jacob Lee 2 2/3 no hits no walks 5 K.

Dorsyss Paulino singled and 2 walks. OPS 1102. IF Juan Herrara 2 hits, OPS 962. Jorge Martinez double, OPS 1177.