Tomlin, 25, has spent the entire season at AAA Columbus going 8-4 with a 2.68 ERA (107.1IP, 83H, 34R/32ER, 33BB, 80K, .212 avg) in 20 games/17 starts for the Clippers. He currently leads the International League in average against (.212), 2nd in hits per 9.0IP (6.96/9.0IP) and ranks 2nd in the league in ERA (2.68). Tomlin, who was selected to the International League All-Star team, started the year in the Clippers bullpen and 3 of his first 4 appearances on the year came out of the pen before being inserted into the rotation for good on April 28th. He has allowed 3 or fewer earned runs in 16 of his 17 starts this season and since June 18th he is 3-2 with a 2.33 ERA (46.1IP, 37H, 12ER).
A native of Tyler, TX, Tomlin was selected by the Indians in the 19th round of the 2006 June Draft out of Texas Tech University. Last year, he went 14-9 with a 4.16 ERA (145.0IP, 149H, 67ER) in 26 games/25 starts at AA Akron. His 14 wins led both the Eastern League and the entire Indians Player Development System while his 125 strikeouts were 2nd most in the EL and 4th most in the Indians system. Tomlin will be the 2nd Tribe starter (Gomez) and 4th pitcher (Ambriz, Gomez & Herrmann) to make his Major League debut this year. He wears #43.
Brantley returns to Columbus for the second time this season where he has hit .315 (76-241) with 9 2B, 2 3B, 3HR and 26RBI in 59 games. He has also scored 47 runs and stolen 11 bases during his tenure with the Clippers. Brantley has appeared in 26 games for the Indians this year over two different stints (16-102, .157).
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8 comments:
Tony - whats your take on brantley at this point. He is only what 23? but has been up and down a few times this year. Curious if you feel he still is a top prospect, still a starting outfielder. Has the shine worn off at all? (I hope not).
Brantley just turned 23 two months ago. He's had a great year at AAA, just struggled in limited time in Cleveland. Way too early to give up on him. He's still very much considered everyday material, just may need a reboot in the offseason as sometimes you just have a bad season for unexplainable reasons.
With Brantley going down, any chance Jordan Browns gets called up soon? It makes a lot more sense to be playing Brown than Kearns at this point
is it probable that this is the end of wes hodges? i mean i understand he is 3rd now in the depth chart at 3b behind chisenhall and likely goedert, so is it likely he will be taken by someone? or is this a jensen lewis type move where he will be reassigned back to columbus?
Thanks
Isn't it time to give up on Marte?
Hodges is no longer at third, he's a first baseman.
I think Jordan Brown gets the call when Kearns is released or traded hopefully here soon. As for Hodges, yeah, he is no longer considered an option at 3B unless in emergency. In regard to Marte, his time for leaving the organization is coming soon too. I think Marte only stuck still because he can play ML defense at 3B whereas Hodges can't.
What Marte plays at third is considered Defense? Sorry I was at that one game with two errors in one inning, kind of tarnishes the guy for you the rest of the way.
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