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Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:54 am
by Hillbilly
Minor league transactions
Erin Cerda from MAhoning Valley to Lake County.
Cesar Ventura from AZL to MV
Norma Rodriguez from AZL to MV
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:52 am
by Hillbilly
Best AA tools from BA. ... They still have Zimmer available ...
Defensive outfielder Bradley Zimmer Akron
Outfield arm Bradley Zimmer Akron
Manager Dave Wallace Akron
Best hitter was Clint Frazier.
Read more at
http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/d ... ppAQkrs.99
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:17 pm
by Hillbilly
Frankie is 0-4 tonight. Streak is in grave danger. Might not get another at bat.
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:53 pm
by Hillbilly
Oh my God! Frankie did get another at bat, and after falling behind 0-2 he fought back to a 2-2 count, fouled several balls off, then doubled down the RF line!
46 !!!
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:56 pm
by Hillbilly
And to top things off Bobby Bradley just homered to knock him and Frankie in.
46 ... cRaZy
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:02 am
by Hillbilly
Clippers won 9-7 with two runs in btm of 8th. Zimmer 0-3 w/ a walk. Diaz 1-3 with 2 walks. Urshela 3-5 w/ 2 doubles.
Rubber Duckies lose 7-5. Peoples got hammered, 7 earned runs. Greg Allen went 1-3 with a walk and another homer.
Lynchburg wins 7-3 by scoring 2 in 8th and 2 in 9th. Frankie was 1-5 with that double. Santander hitless again tonight for second night in row. His hot streak is over. Bradley was 2-5 with a double and a homer. Krieger 1-3 and Mathias 2-3.
Captains got hammered 12-3. Jodd Carter with 2 walks.
Scrappers won 4-3 with a 2 run 9th. Gabe Mejia was 2-5 with 2 stolen bases. Any time he gets on its pretty much an automatic double. Calica was 2-4 with a triple. Shane Bieber, who if I remember correctly was our 4th round pick this year, threw 3 scoreless innings, 1 hit and 4 K.
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 9:28 am
by Hillbilly
BA released their best tools list for High A today. Indians had 2 1/2 mentions.
Best power, Bobby Bradley
Best Speed, Greg Allen
Best Pitcher, Justus Sheffield. (Traded for Miller)
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:47 am
by Hillbilly
BA's Best Tools - Low A
Best Defensive Catcher - Francisco Mejia
That's it.
I think I missed one name on an earlier list. Marimando was voted as having best changeup in AA Best Tools list.
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 11:41 am
by J.R.
civ ollilavad wrote:This is before he MADE HISTORY:
The Indians’ catcher has hit safely in 44 consecutive games in a streak that began in late May in the Midwest League and that has continued through a promotion to the high Class A Carolina League.
LONGEST HIT STREAKS, PRO BASEBALL
Streak Player (League), Year
69 Joe Wilhoit (Western), 1919
61 Joe DiMaggio (Pacific Coast), 1933
56 Joe DiMaggio (American), 1941
55 Roman Mejias (Big State), 1954
50 Otto Pahlman (Three-I League), 1922
49 Jack Ness (Pacific Coast), 1915
49 Harry Chozen (Southern Association), 1945
46 Johnny Bates (Southern Association), 1925
45 James McOwen (California), 2009
45 Wee Willie Keeler (American), 1896-1897
44 Francisco Mejia (Midwest/Carolina), 2015
44 Pete Rose (National), 1978
Sources: Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, The Story Of Minor League Baseball, Google Newspaper Archive
Bolded entries are from Major League Baseball
That puts him one game short of James McOwen’s 45-game hit streak in the California League in 2009 for the longest minor league hit streak of the modern era of minor league baseball, which was reclassified in 1963.
Mejia’s streak will also crack the top 10 hit streaks in organized baseball history if he can get a hit tonight at home against Potomac.
Wichita’s Joe Wilhoit (Western League) holds the all-time minor league record with 69 games in 1919. Joe DiMaggio actually holds two of the three longest hit streaks in pro baseball history. In addition to his 56-game MLB record set in 1941, he also has the second-longest minor league streak with a 61-game hit streak in the Pacific Coast League in 1933.
Mejia’s streak is even more impressive in that it has continued this week even after he prepared to switch teams only to find that he was still a Cleveland Indian after Jonathan Lucroy turned down a trade to Cleveland.
Mejia is considered one of the better catching prospects in the minors right now. He ranked 70th on Baseball America’s Midseason Top 100 Prospects list.
So did Mejia have another 44 game streak last year, too, or should that say 2016?
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 11:50 am
by Hillbilly
No, that's a typo. He didn't hit that well last year.
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:50 pm
by J.R.
That's what I figured. We would have heard about it last year.
MLB tv just mentioned this year's streak.
Then asked, "What's your favorite streak?"
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:32 pm
by Hillbilly
Frankie didn't waste any time tonight. Doubled in the 1st inning!
47 !!!
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:48 pm
by Hillbilly
Well, it's modest in comparison, but Yandy Diaz homered in his first at bat tonight to extend his hitting streak to 24 games.
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:59 pm
by Hillbilly
Indians Prospective @indiansPro 22 minutes ago
Most hits by an #Indians minor league player since beginning of 2015 season.
Yandy Diaz 272
Greg Allen 246
Indians Prospective @indiansPro 18 minutes ago
#Indians minor league leaders in (wRC+) for 2016
Yandy Diaz 159
Francisco Mejia 153
Indians Prospective @indiansPro 37 minutes ago
Leads (AAA) International League with a .345 AVG after the solo HR in the 1st,
Indians Prospective @indiansPro
Just got done chatting w/ someone close to Yandy Diaz. Hoping he would get a shot right after trade deadline. Diaz not to be promoted soon.
Indians Prospective @indiansPro
same source told me Indians had approached him in early July saying they just wanted him to work on OF a little more & was close.
Indians Prospective Retweeted BRB Joe
He is not happy & doesn't know what else they want him to do. Says source.
Indians Prospective @indiansPro 11 minutes ago
If #Indians didn't acquire Guyer, almost certain Yandy would be up as Right Handed platoon OF bat & shared time at 3rd with Ramirez.
Re: Minor Matters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:06 pm
by Hillbilly
Andrew Luftglass @A_Luftglass 29 minutes ago
Triston McKenzie
Innings Pitched: 2
Batters Faced: 6
Strikeouts: 5
Balls in Play: 1
Let's Go Tribe @LetsGoTribe 29 minutes ago
Triston McKenzie is UNREAL. 5 K's through 2 innings.
Let's Go Tribe @LetsGoTribe 29 minutes ago
No one is even close to the stuff he is throwing.