Scott Lewis

Scott Lewis: Left-handed Pitcher

Age: 23 Height: 6’0” Weight: 185 Bats: Switch Throws: Left

Stats & Stuff: Once again, the Indians gambled on an injured player and drafted Lewis in the 3rd round of the 2004 Draft out of The Ohio State University. At Ohio State, Lewis was a dominant pitcher, as his sophomore season in 2003 he went 9-1 with a 1.61 ERA and struck out 127 batters in just 84 innings pitched, and won Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors. But, while he has a history of being a dominating pitcher, he also has a history of injury. After his brilliant 2003 season at Ohio State, he was being considered as a first round possibility in the 2004 Draft; however, he later suffered a severe arm injury that resulted in Tommy John surgery and resulted in him missing a lot of the 2004 season. The injury problems have followed him to the minor league circuit, as prior to the 2006 season he had been limited to only a total of 21 IP in 2004 and 2005 at Mahoning Valley, going 0-3 with a 4.71 in 10 games over those two seasons. Finally healthy, last year Lewis went 3-3 with a 1.48 ERA in 27 starts last year at Kinston, and held opponents to a .203 average and struckout 123 in 115.2 IP. With his 1.48 ERA, Lewis won the Minor League ERA Title with the best ERA in all the minors.

The Good: The Indians handled Lewis with kid gloves last year, and it worked as he managed to stay healthy all year. Probably the biggest positive all season was that Lewis was able to take the ball every fifth day and handle his workload. Lewis didn’t figure into very many decisions last year because he was on a strict 70-pitch count all season, which was mandated by the Indians because he was still recovering from the Tommy John surgery in 2003 and bicep tendonitis which had plagued him since 2005. The strict pitch count also helped him build up arm strength. The Indians were most encouraged last year with the progress Lewis made in recovering from Tommy John surgery, specifically the aggressiveness in releasing the ball.

To the casual observer, his high strikeout rate and low walk-hit rate may seem to indicate he throws some serious heat; however, this is not the case with Lewis. Lewis has a fastball that only tops out in the 87-90 MPH range consistently, but it was the tremendous command of his secondary pitches that made his fastball play up and look faster. The power and depth he has added to his nasty 12-6 curveball was a key for him last year, and his curveball is now rated as the best in the system. Lewis also has good arm action, and good deception throughout his delivery. His changeup has developed into a plus pitch, and he gets a lot of action on his pitches in the strike zone.

The Bad: Health. That’s the key word with Lewis, as if he is healthy, he is an amazing pitcher. While he was healthy last year, Lewis needs to prove he can be a durable pitcher and stay on the field for the Indians. Also, Lewis does not throw hard, so he will need to depend on his excellent command and secondary pitches to get more advanced hitters out on a regular basis. Lewis also needs to become better at repeating his delivery and ironing out some flaws in his delivery mechanics.

The Outlook: Last year, Lewis made 27 starts and did not suffer any setbacks. Because of his strict pitch count and a smaller pitching roster at Akron, Lewis was held back at Kinston all year because his 4-5 inning starts would be too taxing on the Akron bullpen. This year, Lewis will move up to Akron and a step closer to the major leagues.

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2008 Indians Draft Picks

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Round Overall Player Position School
1 29 Lonnie Chisenhall SS Pitt (N.C.) CC
2 76 Trey Haley RHP Central Heights HS, Nacogdoches, Texas
3 107 Cord Phelps 2B Stanford
4 141 David Roberts RHP Long Beach State
5 171 Zach Putnam RHP Michigan
6 201 Jeremie Tice 3B College of Charleston
7 231 Tim Fedroff OF North Carolina
8 261 Eric Berger LHP Arizona
9 291 Clayton Cook RHP Amarillo (Texas) HS
10 321 Donnie Webb OF Oklahoma State
11 351 Matt Langwell RHP Rice
12 381 Guido Fonseca RHP Northern Iowa
13 411 Adam Abraham 3B Michigan
14 441 Carlos Moncrief RHP Chipola (Fla.) JC
15 471 Jason Rodriguez 3B Nevada
16 501 T.J. House LHP Picayune (Miss.) Memorial HS
17 531 Mitch Mormann RHP Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC
18 561 Kaimi Mead LHP Hawaii Pacific
19 591 Nate Recknagel 1B Michigan
20 621 Marty Popham RHP Union (Ky.)
21 651 Ryan Blair OF Sacramento State
22 681 Bryce Stowell RHP UC Irvine
23 711 Otto Roberts RHP Belleville (Ill.) West HS
24 741 Kevin Fontanez SS Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, P.R.
25 771 Steve Smith RHP Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
26 801 Moises Montero C Chipola (Fla.) JC
27 831 Michael Goodnight RHP Westside (Texas) HS
28 861 Russell Young LHP Dartmouth
29 891 Ryan McCarney RHP JC of the Canyons (Calif.)
30 921 Jeffrey Walters RHP St. Petersburg (Fla.) JC
31 951 Trevor Cousineau LHP Davison (Mich.) HS
32 981 Nick Christiani RHP Vanderbilt
33 1011 Roberto Perez C Lake City (Fla.) CC
34 1041 Collin Brennan RHP Bradley
35 1071 Eagan Smith LHP CC of Southern Nevada
36 1101 Adam Warren RHP North Carolina
37 1131 Chad Bell LHP Walters State (Tenn.) CC
38 1161 Brian Grening RHP Cal Poly
39 1191 Eddie Burns RHP Georgia Tech
40 1221 Tim Palincsar OF Texas-San Antonio
41 1251 Adam Matthews OF White Knoll HS, Lexington, S.C.
42 1281 Logan Thompson SS Jupiter (Fla.) HS
43 1311 Mike McGuire RHP Delaware
44 1340 Cory White RHP Rend Lake (Ill.) JC
45 1368 Dean Lagonosky OF Haverford (Pa.)
46 1395 Matt Ramsey RHP Farragut HS, Knoxville, Tenn.
47 1422 Randon Henika SS Garber HS, Essexville, Mich.
48 1449 Troy White 3B Whitney Young (IL) HS
49 1476 Devin Jones RHP Eupora (Miss.) HS
50 1503 Hector Acosta-Carillo OF Junction City (Kan.) HS

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2008 Transactions

4/27/08: OF Brad Snyder promoted to Cleveland....LHP Jeremy Sowers optioned to Tripe-A Buffalo.

4/26/08: LHP JEREMY SOWERS promoted to Cleveland....OF BEN FRANCISCO optioned to Triple-A Buffalo.

4/25/08: RHP CHRIS ARCHER placed on disabled list...Lake County received LHP JOHN GAUB from extended spring training.

4/24/08: LHP JASON STANFORD signed to minor league contract and assigned to Buffalo.

4/24/08: RHP SEAN SMITH traded to Colorado as player to be named later in Jamey Carroll trade.

4/23/08: RHP ADAM MILLER reinstated from disabled list.

4/22/08: OF BEN FRANCISCO promoted to Cleveland.

4/18/08: Activated INF ANDY GONZALEZ from temporary inactive list....CA DAVID WALLACE sent to extended spring training.

4/17/08: Placed OF STEPHEN HEAD on the Disabled List with a broken bone in his right hand...Akron received IF BRANDON PINCKNEY from extended spring training.

4/17/08: Place LHP MATT MEYER on disabled list with shoulder inflammation....Kinston received LHP DAN CEVETTE from extended spring training.

4/15/08: RHP TOM MASTNY promoted to Cleveland....Sent RHP BUBBIE BUZACHERO from Double-A Akron to Triple-A Buffalo....Akron received RHP SCOTT ROEHL from extended spring training.

4/14/08: INF ANDY GONZALEZ placed on temporary inactive list....CA DAVID WALLACE promoted from extended spring training.

4/10/08: Placed OF TREVOR CROWE on the disabled list with back tightness....Akron received OF STEPHEN HEAD from extended spring training.

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2007 Indians Draft Picks

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Rd Overall Player Position School
1 13 Beau Mills 1B/3B Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
4 137 T.J. McFarland LHP Stagg HS, Palos Heights, Ill.
5 167 Jonathan Holt RHP Tampa
6 197 Bo Greenwell OF Riverdale HS, Fort Myers, Fla.
7 227 Cole St. Clair LHP Rice
8 257 Mark Thompson SS Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
9 287 Adam White OF West Virginia
10 317 Heath Taylor LHP Oklahoma
11 347 Matt Hague OF/RHP Washington
12 377 Gary Campfield RHP Texas A&M
13 407 Matt Brown OF Wichita State
14 437 Daniel Morales RHP San Francisco
15 467 Chris Jones LHP Gaither HS, Tampa
16 497 Doug Hogan C Clemson
17 527 Miles Morgan RHP Texas Tech
18 557 Kyle Landis RHP Pittsburgh
19 587 Bobby Coyle OF Chatsworth (Calif.) HS
20 617 Jeff Hehr SS Eastern Michigan
21 647 Jared Clark OF/RHP Cal State Fullerton
22 677 Stihl Sowers RHP North Lenoir HS, Wheat Swamp, N.C.
23 707 Shaeffer Hall LHP Jefferson County (Mo.) CC
24 737 Adam Zornes C Rice
25 767 Kyle Leiendecker LHP Homestead HS, Fort Wayne, Ind.
26 797 Michael Valadez C Lee (Tenn.)
27 827 Daniel Edwards RHP Kansas State
28 857 Scott Savastano 3B/SS Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
29 887 Garrett Rieck LHP Chico State (Calif.)
30 917 Bryce Brentz RHP South-Doyle HS, Knoxville, Tenn.
31 947 Jason Hessler RHP St. Joseph's
32 976 Joey Mahalic RHP/3B Wilson HS, Portland, Ore.
33 1005 Tyler Kuhn 3B/SS West Virginia
34 1034 Josh Judy RHP Indiana Tech
35 1063 Brian Juhl C Stanford
36 1092 P.J. Zocchi RHP Clemson
37 1120 Dean Kiekhefer LHP Oldham County HS, Buckner, Ky.
38 1148 Johnny Williams RHP Tampa
39 1176 Eric Jokisch LHP Virginia (Ill.) HS
40 1204 Dallas Cawiezell RHP Valparaiso
41 1230 Tommy Luce RHP Seminole State (Okla.) JC
42 1256 Bryce Tafelski C Santa Ynez (Calif.) HS
43 1282 Travis Howell C Long Beach State
44 1308 Ryan Royster OF UC Davis
45 1334 Dan Evatt OF Grapevine (Texas) HS
46 1358 Brock Simpson OF Kansas
47 1381 Kevin Rucker OF Pioneer Valley HS, Santa Maria, Calif.
48 1402 Walter Diaz SS Miami
49 1423 Matt Willard SS Arkansas
50 1444 Doug Pickens C Michigan

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2006 Indians Draft Picks

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Rd Overall Player Position School
1S 39 David Huff LHP UCLA
2 56 Steven Wright RHP Hawaii
2 57 Josh Rodriguez 2B Rice
2 69 Wes Hodges 3B Georgia Tech
2S 75 Matt McBride C Lehigh
3 101 Adam Davis SS Florida
4 131 Ryan Morris LHP South Mecklenburg HS, Charlotte, N.C.
5 161 Chris Archer RHP Clayton (N.C.) HS
6 191 Austin Creps RHP Texas A&M
7 221 Robbie Alcombrack C Bear River HS, Grass Valley, Calif.
8 251 Mike Eisenberg RHP Marietta (Ohio) College
9 281 Jared Goedert 3B Kansas State
10 311 Paolo Espino RHP The Pendleton School, Bradenton, Fla.
11 341 Kelly Edmundson C Tennessee
12 371 Dan Frega RHP Illinois State
13 401 Brant Rustich RHP UCLA
14 431 William Delage LHP Lamar
15 461 Matt Meyer LHP Boston College
16 491 Stephen Douglas OF East Tennessee State
17 521 Kyle Harper RHP Orange Coast (Calif.) CC
18 551 Daryl King OF Benicia (Calif.) HS
19 581 Josh Tomlin RHP Texas Tech
20 611 Vinnie Pestano RHP Cal State Fullerton
21 641 John Gaub LHP Minnesota
22 671 Chuck Hargis SS East Tennessee State
23 701 Derrick Loop LHP Cal State Los Angeles
24 731 Chris Nash 1B Johnson County (Kan.) CC
25 761 Alex Jordan RHP Cypress (Calif.) JC
26 791 Ty Pryor RHP Tennessee
27 821 Chris Roberts OF West HS, Oshkosh, Wis.
28 851 Dustin Realini 3B Santa Clara
29 881 Thomas Benton RHP UNC Wilmington
30 911 Brett Carlin LHP Fullerton (Calif.) JC
31 941 Easton Gust 2B Cottonwood HS, Salt Lake City
32 971 David Uribes 2B Pepperdine
33 1001 Jarett Jackson OF Jefferson HS, Auburn, Wash.
34 1031 Michael Bolsinger RHP McKinney North HS, McKinney, Texas
35 1061 Alan Brech LHP Bowling Green State
36 1091 Ryan Miller LHP Blinn (Texas) JC
37 1121 Brett Kinning 2B Arkansas State
38 1151 Nate Bunton RHP Midland Lutheran (Texas) College
39 1181 Jimmy Brettl LHP Cal State Northridge
40 1211 Josh Yates C Arkansas State
41 1241 Kyle Paul C Vernon (Texas) CC
42 1270 Roderick Barcelo OF Rivera HS, Vega Baja, P.R.
43 1299 Mike Pontius RHP Holt HS, Wentzville, Mo.
44 1328 Brad Reid RHP Decatur HS, Federal Way, Wash.
45 1357 Zach Barger OF Grossmont (Calif.) JC
46 1385 Dan Miltenberger RHP UCLA
47 1413 Eric McKinney OF Spiro (Okla.) HS
48 1441 Travis Turek RHP Santa Barbara (Calif.) CC
49 1469 Ryan Mottern RHP Oklahoma
50 1497 Vinnie Catricala 3B Jesuit HS, Carmichael, Calif.

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2005 Indians Draft Picks

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Rd Overall Player Position School
1 14 Trevor Crowe OF U. of Arizona
1S 33 John Drennen OF Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego
2 62 Stephen Head 1B U. of Mississippi
3 94 Nick Weglarz 1B Lakeshore Catholic HS, Stevensville, Ontario
3 102 Jensen Lewis RHP Vanderbilt U.
4 124 Jordan Brown 1B U. of Arizona
5 154 Kevin Dixon RHP Minnesota State U.-Mankato
6 184 Joe Ness RHP Ball State U.
7 214 James Deters RHP Calvin (Mich.) College
8 244 Ryan Edell LHP College of Charleston
9 274 Roman Pena OF Mongomery HS, San Diego
10 304 Jason Schutt RHP Central Missouri State U.
11 334 Nicholas Petrucci 3B JC of the Canyons (Calif.)
12 364 Matt Fornasiere SS U. of Minnesota
13 394 Barry Laird RHP Lee HS, Baytown, Texas
14 424 Mike Finocchi RHP Louisburg (N.C.) JC
15 454 Chase Phillips RHP Monterey HS, Lubbock, Texas
16 484 Aaron Shafer RHP Troy Buchanan HS, Moscow Mills, Mo.
17 514 Eric Barrett LHP Marion (Ill.) HS
18 544 Desmond Jennings OF Pinson Valley HS, Pinson, Ala.
19 574 Tim Dennehy LHP Oak Park-River Forest HS, Oak Park, Ill.
20 604 Scott Sumner RHP Louisiana College
21 634 Neil Wagner RHP North Dakota State U.
22 664 Clint Storr OF Key West (Fla.) HS
23 694 Dexter English OF Encinal HS, Suisun City, Calif.
24 724 Willie Hale RHP Alexander HS, Albany, Ohio
25 754 Andy Lytle SS U. of Iowa
26 784 Thomas Cowley LHP Oklahoma State U.
27 814 Brandon Laird 1B La Quinta HS, Garden Grove, Calif.
28 844 Angel Claudio RHP Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Caguas, P.R.
29 874 John Curtis C Cal State Fullerton
30 904 Joel Martin LHP Marion Center HS, Homer, Pa.
31 934 Matt Loberg RHP U. of Minnesota
32 964 Brent Thomas OF Texas Tech
33 994 Trevor Mortensen OF Cal State Fullerton
34 1024 Arshwin Asjes RHP Gloucester County (N.J.) CC
35 1054 Levi Laughlin RHP Connors State (Okla.) JC
36 1084 Matt Yokley RHP Collierville (Tenn.) HS
37 1114 Cody Satterwhite RHP Hillcrest Christian HS, Jackson, Miss.
38 1144 Daniel Lima SS Florida Christian HS, Miami
39 1174 Jessie Mier C Irvine Valley (Calif.) JC
40 1203 DeWayne Carver RHP Oklahoma State U.
41 1232 Ashton Shewey LHP Chandler-Gilbert (Ariz.) CC
42 1261 Tim Lincecum RHP U. of Washington
43 1290 Chadd Hartman OF Olympia HS, Windermere, Fla.
44 1319 Travis Turek RHP Westlake HS, Westlake Village, Calif.
45 1348 Drew Fiorenza RHP Clemson U.
46 1377 Blake Davis SS Cal State Fullerton
47 1406 Gus Milner OF U. of Kansas
48 1434 Joseph Hunter OF Mississippi State U.
49 1461 Ryan Wood SS Hylton HS, Woodbridge, Va.
50 1488 Cameron Satterwhite OF Moeller HS, Cincinnati

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2004 Indians Draft Picks

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Rd Overall Player Position School
1 6 Jeremy Sowers LHP Vanderbilt U.
2 47 Justin Hoyman RHP U. of Florida
3 77 Scott Lewis LHP Ohio State U.
4 107 Chuck Lofgren LHP Serra HS, Burlingame, Calif.
5 137 Mike Butia OF James Madison U.
6 167 Cody Bunkelman RHP Itasca (Minn.) CC
7 197 Mark Jecmen RHP Stanford U.
8 227 Justin Pekarek LHP U. of Nebraska
9 257 Chris Niesel RHP Notre Dame U.
10 287 Reinaldo Alicano OF Josefina Barcelo HS, Guaynabo, P.R.
11 317 Brian Logan LHP Varina HS, Richmond, Va.
12 347 Jordan Chambless RHP Calallen HS, Corpus Christi, Texas
13 377 Jason Denham OF Deer Valley HS, Antioch, Calif.
14 407 Jeff Sues RHP Vanderbilt U.
15 437 Brian Finegan SS U. of Hawaii
16 467 Josh Williamson RHP Columbia Basin (Wash.) CC
17 497 Marshall Szabo 2B U. of Georgia
18 527 Danny Calvert RHP Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
19 557 Chris Gimenez OF U. of Nevada
20 587 Derrick Peterson 3B Eastern Michigan U.
21 617 Carlton Smith RHP Piscataway (N.J.) HS
22 647 Jeff Corsaletti OF U. of Florida
23 677 Michael Storey LHP Bellevue West HS, Bellevue, Neb.
24 707 Wyatt Toregas C Virginia Tech
25 737 David Newman LHP San Jacinto (Texas) JC
26 767 Justin Holmes SS U. of Georgia
27 797 Adrian Schau RHP Villanova U.
28 827 Doodle Hicks LHP Virginia HS, Bristol, Va.
29 857 P.J. Hiser OF U. of Pittsburgh
30 887 Alfred Ard OF Southern U.
31 917 Doug Pickens C Brother Rice HS, West Bloomfield, Mich.
32 947 Kyle Collins RHP U. of San Diego
33 977 Paul Lubrano LHP U. of Georgia
34 1007 Ashton Shewey LHP Payson (Ariz.) HS
35 1037 Ryan Knippschild LHP U. of Kansas
36 1067 Jeff Kamrath RHP U. of Virginia
37 1097 Blake Gill 2B Louisiana State U.
38 1127 Jose Amaya RHP San Jose State U.
39 1157 Preston Clark C Rockwall (Texas) HS
40 1187 Dustin Roddy RHP Nicholls State U.
41 1217 David Coulon LHP Hanford (Calif.) HS
42 1246 Josh Harris RHP Lamar U.
43 1275 Trevor Mortensen OF Santa Ana (Calif.) JC
44 1304 Phil Shirek RHP U. of Nebraska
45 1333 Tony Sipp LHP Clemson U.
46 1362 Chris Sosa OF West Hills (Calif.) JC
47 1391 Tyler Beranek 1B Waukesha (Wis.) South HS
48 1420 Brian Winings RHP U. of Pennsylvania
49 1448 Jose Chavez SS Santa Ana (Calif.) JC
50 1476 Tim Battaglia RHPhp U. of Minnesota-Duluth

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2003 Indians Draft Picks

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Rd Overall Player Position School
1 11 Michael Aubrey 1B Tulane U.
1 18 Brad Snyder OF Ball State U.
1S 31 Adam Miller RHP McKinney (Texas) HS
2 48 Javi Herrera C U. of Tennessee
3 78 Ryan Garko C Stanford U.
4 108 Ben Harrison OF U. of Florida
5 138 Juan Valdes OF Fernando Callejo HS, Manati, P.R.
6 168 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B U. of Nevada
7 198 Matt Davis RHP Ohio State U.
8 228 Bo Ashabraner RHP Long Beach State U.
9 258 Anthony Lunetta SS U. of Southern California
10 288 Scott Roehl RHP U. of Arkansas
11 318 Ryan Mulhern OF U. of South Alabama
12 348 Brandon Pinckney SS Sacramento CC
13 378 Steven Reinhold 2B Tuscola HS, Waynesville, N.C.
14 408 Denton Williams OF A&M Consolidated HS, College Station, Texas
15 438 Ryan Spilman C Mt. Vernon (Ind.) HS
16 468 Aaron Laffey LHP Allegany HS, Foxburg, Md.
17 498 Jeff Pry RHP Franklin HS, Portland, Ore.
18 528 Dusty Barnard RHP Connors State (Okla.) JC
19 558 Joseph Huskins C Cypress (Calif.) JC
20 588 Shane Mathews RHP St. Stephens HS, Conover, N.C.
21 618 Adam Brandenburg LHP Kennesaw State (Ga.) U.
22 648 Matt Elliot RHP Dixie (Utah) JC
23 678 Tim Montgomery OF U. of Hawaii
24 708 Ryan Goleski 1B Eastern Michigan U.
25 738 Travis Debondt LHP Bakersfield (Calif.) JC
26 768 Andrew Johnston RHP Jefferson (Mo.) JC
27 798 Michael Felix RHP Rutherford HS, Panama City, Fla.
28 828 Jason James OF Kishwaukee (Ill.) JC
29 858 Brett Parker SS U. of South Alabama
30 888 James Smith RHP Merced (Calif.) JC
31 918 Mark Harris RHP College of William & Mary
32 948 Steven Jackson RHP Clemson U.
33 978 Joe Reid RHP St. John's U.
34 1008 Roger Lincoln LHP Stetson U.
35 1038 Bart Babineaux OF El Camino (Calif.) JC
36 1068 Jared Goedert 3B Concordia (Kan.) HS
37 1098 Zach Wallis LHP Enid (Okla.) HS
38 1128 Neall French C Grand Rapids (Mich.) CC
39 1158 Jim Rapoport OF Chaminade Prep, Westlake Village, Calif.
40 1188 Adrian Schau RHP Villanova U.
41 1218 Robert Leonhardt RHP Cypress Fairbanks HS, Cypress, Texas
42 1247 Adam Hanson RHP Wake Forest U.
43 1276 Joe Weaver RHP Oklahoma State U.
44 1304 Kyle Muschara RHP Lassiter HS, Marietta, Ga.
45 1331 Rafael Cotto OF Miguel Such HS, Rio Piedras, P.R.
46 1358 James O'Neill LHP Milford HS, Highland, Mich.
47 1385 Chad Corona 3B San Diego State U.
48 1412 Jordan Karnofsky OF Christian Brothers HS, Sacramento
49 1438 David Horlacher RHP Dixie (Utah) JC
50 1464 Seth Button OF Elk Lake HS, Meshoppen, Pa.

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2002 Indians Draft Picks

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Rd Player Position School
1 Jeremy Guthrie RHP Stanford U.
1 Matt Whitney 3B Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) HS
1 Micah Schilling 2B Silliman Institute, Clinton, La.
2 Brian Slocum RHP Villanova
2 Pat Osborn 3B U. of Florida
3 Jason Cooper OF Stanford U.
3 Daniel Cevette LHP Elkland (Pa.) HS.
4 Fernando Pacheco 1B Montgomery HS, San Ysidro, Calif.
5 Ben Francisco OF UCLA.
6 Michael Hernandez LHP Fresno State U.
7 Brian Wright OF North Carolina State U.
8 Blake Allen LHP Union (Tenn.) U.
9 Shaun Larkin 2B Cal State Northridge.
10 Keith Ramsey LHP U. of Florida.
11 Bill Peavey 1B U. of Southern California.
12 Chad Longworth OF J.J. Kelly HS, Wise, Va.
13 Reid Santos LHP Saddleback (Calif.) CC.
14 Mike Mitchell RHP St. Charles (Mo.) JC.
15 Nathan Panther OF Muscatine (Iowa) CC.
16 Omar Casillas C Ana J. Candelas HS, Cidra, P.R.
17 Jeff Ostrander LHP Patrick Henry HS, Montpelier, Va.
18 Jahseam George LHP San Jose State U.
19 Curt Mendoza OF Redlands (Calif.) HS.
20 Chris White LHP Kent State U.
21 Zeke Parraz SS CC of Southern Nevada.
22 Clayton McCullough C East Carolina U.
23 Aaron Tennyson LHP Milan (Mich.) HS.
24 Dan Donaldson LHP Memorial HS, Houston.
25 Nicholas Pesco RHP Cosumnes River (Calif.) JC.
26 Jose Cardona LHP American Military Academy, Guaynabo, P.R.
27 Derek Dunne RHP Sullivan (Mo.) HS.
28 Tim Sabo RHP Don Bosco Prep, Suffern, N.Y.
29 Ruben Flores RHP Riverside HS, El Paso.
30 Daniel Eisentrager RHP Long Beach State U.
31 Jeff Davis RHP U. of Kansas.
32 Shea Douglas LHP U. of Southern Mississippi.
33 Jensen Lewis RHP Anderson HS, Cincinnati.
34 Chris Williams C Marcus HS, Flower Mound, Texas.
35 Kevin Hawkins RHP Embry-Riddle (Fla.) Aeronautical College.
36 Aaron Braithwaite OF Indian River (Fla.) CC.
37 Luis DeJesus SS New Mexico JC.
38 John Moran SS Southaven (Miss.) HS.
39 Blake Taylor RHP U. of South Carolina.
40 Shea McFeely SS Federal Way (Wash.) HS.
41 Andrew Knight LHP Maize (Kan.) HS.
42 Chris Rosario OF Pine Ridge HS, Deltona, Fla.
43 Matt Paz RHP Long Beach State U.
44 Richard Wells 3B Glendale (Calif.) JC.
45 Truan Mehl OF Hutchinson (Kan.) CC.
46 Aaron Davidson 2B U. of Florida.
47 Jimmy Mayer SS Somerset (Pa.) Area HS.
48 Bryce Kartler LHP Arizona State U.
49 Daniel Lindner RHP Potomac State (W.Va.) JC.
50 Ricardo Concepcion OF Petra Corretser HS, Manati, P.R.

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2001 Indians Draft Picks

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Rd Player Position School
1 Dan Denham RHP Deer Valley HS, Antioch, CA
1 Alan Horne RHP Marianna (Fla.) HS
1 J.D. Martin RHP Burroughs HS, Ridgecrest, CA
1 Michael Conroy OF Boston College HS, Dorchester, MA
2. Jake Dittler RHP Green Valley HS, Henderson, NV
3 Nick Moran RHP Fresno State U.
4 Travis Foley RHP Butler HS, Louisville
5 Marcos Mendoza LHP San Diego State U.
6 Jim Ed Warden RHP Tennessee Tech
7 Josh Noviskey OF Newton (N.J.) HS
8 Mike Quintana OF Florida International U.
9 Luke Scott OF Oklahoma State U.
10 Brian Harrison RHP Dalton (Ga.) HS
11 Brad Guglielmelli C Allan Hancock (Calif.) JC
12 Scott Sturkie RHP Coastal Carolina U.
13 Matthew Knox OF Millersville (Pa.) U.
14 Doug Lantz RHP U. of Kansas
15 Martin Vergara RHP DePaul HS, Wayne, N.J.
16 Sean Smith RHP College Park HS, Pleasant Hill, CA
17 David Jensen 1B Brigham Young U.
18 T.J. Burton RHP Notre Dame HS, Ottawa, Ontario
19 Luis Alvarado LHP U. of Puerto Rico
20 Michael Rogers RHP Oral Roberts U.
21 Richard Spaulding LHP Lexington (Ky.) CC
22 Jimmy Schultz RHP Klein Forest HS, Houston
23 Kenton Myers C Mesa State (Colo.) College
24 Matthew Blethen LHP West Virginia U.
25 Rickie Morton OF U. of the Pacific
26 Bryce Uegawachi SS Hawaii Pacific U.
27 Josh Lex C Sacramento CC
28 Brandon Harmsen RHP Grand Rapids (Mich.) CC
29 Chris Hunter RHP Lindon, Utah.
30 Keith Lillash 2B Cleveland State U.
31 Brian Kirby C U. of Arkansas
32 Andy Baxter 1B East Tennessee State U.
33 Chad Peshke 2B UC Santa Barbara
34 Aaron Mardsen LHP Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
35 Chris Cooper LHP U. of New Mexico
36 Jose Cruz OF Metropolitan (P.R.) U.
37 Todd Culp RHP U. of the Pacific
38 Neto Quiroz LHP Saddleback (Calif.) CC
39 Brian Farman RHP Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) U.
40 Aaron Russell RHP Cerro Coso (Calif.) CC
41 Ross Lewis RHP/OF University Christian HS, Jacksonville, FL
42 Kyle Allen LHP Trabuco Hills HS, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
43 Vincent Davis LHP New Mexico JC
44 Garrett Mock RHP North Shore HS, Houston
45 Brett Ashmun RHP Modesto (Calif.) JC
46 Todd Pennington RHP Southeast Missouri State U.
47 Billy Brian RHP Louisiana State U.
48 Douglas Brooks RHP Henry Ford (Mich.) CC
49 Jason Columbus 1B New Mexico JC
50 James Burok RHP Valley View HS, Archbald, PA

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2000 Indians Draft Picks

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Rd Overall Player Position School
1 Corey Smith SS Piscataway (N.J.) HS
1 Derek Thompson LHP Land O' Lakes (Fla.) HS
2 Brian Tallet LHP Louisiana State
2 Mark Folsom OF West Orange HS, Winter Garden, Fla.
3 Sean Swedlow 1B San Dimas HS, Glendora, Calif.
4 Adam Cox OF Darton (Ga.) College
5 Rashad Eldridge OF First Presbyterian Day HS, Macon, Ga.
6 Kyle Evans RHP Baylor
7 Victor Kleine LHP John Logan (Ill.) JC
8 Joe Inglett OF Nevada
9 Scott Tolbert RHP Madison County HS, Danielsville, Ga.
10 Tom Canale RHP California Lutheran
11 Scott Threinen SS Kasson-Mantorville HS, Mantorville, Minn.
12 Jason Colson RHP Winthrop
13 Jeff Haase C Cleveland State
14 Ryan Church OF Nevada
15 Nate Janowicz OF South Carolina
16 Luke Field RHP Arizona State
17 Brandon Matheny RHP Emory & Henry (Va.) College
18 Jeremy Rogelstad RHP San Jose State
19 Chad Cislak RHP UCLA
20 Ryan Larson RHP Sacramento CC
21 Steve Fugarino RHP Iona
22 Vance Pietro 3B Creighton
23 Brandon Harmsen RHP Jenison (Mich.) HS
24 Chris Houser 3B Texas
25 Andy Helmer RHP Purdue
26 Bruddah Choy Foo SS Kailua (Hawaii) HS
27 Johri Litman RHP Yavapai (Ariz.) JC
28 Jeff Opalewski RHP Heritage HS, Saginaw, Mich.
29 Jonathan Van Every OF Itawamba (Miss.) JC
30 Brian Wilson RHP Londonderry (N.H.) HS
31 Conor Jackson 3B El Camino Real HS, Woodland Hills, Calif.
32 Scott Thomas RHP Lake Michigan CC
33 Ashley Dunlap LHP Palomar (Calif.) JC
34 Steve Fitch RHP Kutztown (Pa.) U.
35 Will McKenzie RHP Walters State (Tenn.) CC
36 J.T. Schultz LHP East HS, Appleton, Wis.
37 Damon Katz 2B Pepperdine
38 Robert Sierer RHP Bluffton (Ohio) College
39 Curtis Ledbetter C Lawrence (Kan.) HS
40 Jon Hooker RHP Kentucky
41 Eric Crozier 1B Norfolk (Va.) State
42 Silas Ahsui 3B JC of the Siskiyous (Calif.)
43 Ron Colvard RHP The Citadel
44 Joe Little LHP Arvada (Colo.) HS
45 Mark Carroll SS Arcadia (Calif.) HS
46 Chris Appuhn RHP Millard North HS, Omaha

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1999 Indians Draft Picks

Rd Player Position School
2 Will Hartley C Bradford High School (Starke,FL)
3 Eric Johnson OF Western Carolina University
4 Jeff Baker SS Garfield High School (Woodbridge,VA)
5 Curtis Gay 1B Oklahoma City University
6 Shane Wallace LHP Newman Smith High School (Carrollton,TX)
7 Daylon Monette OF Miller High School (Fontana,CA)
8 Devin Rogers RHP Nicholls State University
9 Stephen Cowie RHP Duke University
10 Fernando Cabrera RHP Discipulos De Cristo (Bayamon,PR)
11 Monte Mansfield RHP Hesperia High School (Hesperia,CA)
12 Francis Finnerty OF Wellington High School (Wellington,FL)
13 Adam Barr LHP South Williamsport Area High School (South Williamsport,PA)
14 Joshua Martin RHP Wyman King Academy High School (Columbia,SC)
15 Brody Lynn SS Kapaun-Mount Carmel High School (Wichita,KS)
16 Anthony Marini LHP Kennesaw State University
17 Chris Kelley RHP College of William and Mary
18 Kyle Moyer 1B Mohawk High School (Sycamore,OH)
19 Travis Santini OF Lely High School (Naples,FL)
20 Louis Wieben RHP St. Mary's High School (Rutherford,NJ)
21 Jason Davis RHP Cleveland State Community College
22 Jeff Reboin RHP Sacramento City College
23 Anthony Tomey RHP Detroit Catholic Central High School (Novi,MI)
24 Phil Rosengren RHP Northwestern University
25 Chris Lotterhos 2B Mississippi State University
26 Kyle Denney RHP University of Oklahoma
27 Jordan Olson LHP Crescenta Valley High School (La Crescenta,CA)
28 857 Matt Spiess Owosso High School (Owosso,MI)
29 Roberto Vega C Adela Brenes Texidor (Guayama,PR)
30 Willie Mckenzie Sullivan South High School (Kingsport,TN)
31 Leyson Rivera P Luz A Calderon (Carolina,PR)
32 Benjamin Fransico OF Servite High School (Anaheim,CA)
33 Scott Thomas C Watervliet High School (Watervliet,MI)
34 Kerry Hodges OF New Mexico Junior College
35 Mike Byrd RHP Vanderbilt University
36 Jerad Doty Rio Vista High School (Rio Vista,CA)
37 Edward Sullivan P Duke University
38 John Christ RHP Johns Hopkins University
39 Byron Ewing 1B Howard College
40 Neil Dudkowski P Lassen Junior College
41 Royce Ring LHP Monte Vista High School (Spring Valley,CA)
42 Anthony Lunetta SS Arlington High School (Riverside,CA)
43 Bradley Harrison OF Mandarin High School (Jacksonville,FL)
44 Mike Bishop C Kansas State University
45 Doug Johnson RHP Pelham High School (Pelham,NH)
46 Jeff Becker Duke University
47 Samuel Button LHP Jacksonville State University
48 Simon Young LHP Georgia Tech
49 Neal Maybin Brevard Community College
50 John Gall 1B Stanford University

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