69. Santo Frias - Right-handed Pitcher
Born: 12/08/1987 - Height: 6'3" - Weight: 189 - Bats: Right - Throws: Right
| Year | Age | Team | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | BB/9 | K/9 | WHIP |
| 2006 | 18 | DSL Indians | R | 4 | 4 | 1.30 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 55.1 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 0.99 |
| 2007 | 19 | GCL Indians | R | 2 | 3 | 1.88 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 48.0 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Lake County | A | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 1.44 | |
| 2008 | 20 | Lake County | A | 1 | 1 | 6.94 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23.1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 1.63 |
| Career | 7 | 8 | 2.67 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 135.0 | 106 | 40 | 12 | 43 | 119 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 1.10 |
History: Frias was signed as a non-drafted free agent in December of 2005 and pitched at the Indians academy in the Dominican Republic in 2006 before making his stateside debut in 2007 pitching for the rookie level GCL Indians. Strengths & Opportunities: Frias has a good three-pitch mix with an 88-92 MPH fastball, slider and changeup. The Indians feel that as he fills out and matures his fastball has the potential to add velocity and become a big weapon. The slider is his best secondary pitch and has the potential to develop into a good major league pitch. He continues to improve, is a strike-thrower and has a big frame that he is still growing into. He reminds some in the Indians organization of Fausto Carmona because of his big frame, big back, room to put on weight, and loose arm. He has the frame and the pitches, and still is only 21-years old.
Frias went on the disabled list with a right elbow strain near the end of the 2007 season and did not throw in the subsequent offseason. He came back healthy in spring training and the start of 2008 where he opened the season in the Single-A Lake County starting rotation, but he went down with another arm injury at the end of April and never returned the rest of the season.
Outlook: When Indians Farm Director Ross Atkins was heading up the Latin Operations in 2006 he was a big fan of Frias. His status for 2009 will not be fully known until spring training, but if he is healthy he could be ticketed for a return to Single-A Lake County in 2009.
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