Thoughts on the Ubaldo Jimenez trade

Ubaldo Jimenez (Photo: AP) Here are some quick thoughts on the Indians trade last night getting right-handed pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez from the Colorado Rockies for prospects left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz, right-handed pitcher Alex White, right-handed pitcher Joe Gardner, and first baseman/outfielder Matt McBride. What the Indians got - There are a lot of people either all for the deal or completely against it, and it is usually because those for or against the trade...

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2011 Scouting reports for Pomeranz and others

Going into the season I had Alex White as my #3 Indians prospect, Drew Pomeranz my #4 prospect, Joe Gardner as my #10 prospect, and Matt McBride as my #56 prospect. At the midpoint of the season Pomeranz was the unquestioned #1 prospect, White still #3 or #4, Gardner more #25-30 and McBride lower than his #56 coming into the season. All of these scouting reports and 170+ more on Indians prospects are in my book this year. I posted the 2011 Top 50 Indians prospects earlier...

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Newest Indian: Thomas Neal

The big news of the trade deadline for the Tribe of course is the Ubaldo Jimenez deal, where the Indians traded three of their top ten prospects for the next 2.5 years of Jimenez. I am not here to debate this deal, many will I am sure. In the explosion of this deal the Indians made a lesser deal, that should include little debate. They traded Orlando Cabrera to the Giants for Thomas Neal.  Indians fans had talked about OCAB to the Giants back when we played them, but...

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Game Recaps 7/30: Head leads Columbus to Victory

Clippers homer past Tides 5-4 With the offense struggling, the Clippers jumped up early en route to a 5-4 victory over the Norfolk Tides. A two-run home run by Jerad Head in the first put the Clippers up 2-0. Trailing 3-2 heading into the sixth, Jared Goedert contributed a two-run blast of his own. One inning later, Head came through again with an RBI double to put the Clippers up 5-3. On the game, Head went 2-4 with three RBIs and one run scored. Josh Judy came on in...

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Orlando Cabrera traded to Giants

The Cleveland Indians continued their wheeling and dealing on Saturday night when the sent infielder Orlando Cabrera to the defending World Champion San Francisco Giants for Triple A prospect Thomas Neal. Neal, predominantly a left-fielder, is currently hitting .295 at Triple A Fresno, with two homers and 25 RBI. He had a break-out season for the Giants in 2009, hitting .337, with 22 homers and 90 RBI at High A San Jose. He followed that up with another solid season at...

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Tribe acquires Ubaldo Jimenez from Rockies

The Cleveland Indians have acquired right-handed starter Ubaldo Jimenez from the Colorado Rockies, pending a physical. To get Jimenez, the Indians will be sending prized prospects Alex White, Drew Pomeranz and Joe Gardner, as well as Double A first baseman/catcher, Matt McBride. White and Pomeranz were scratched from their Saturday Night appearances. While it was reported that Jimenez was also scratched, he did ultimately pitche the first inning in Colorado, striking out...

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Trade Targets Part 2: The Quest for Help

Aaron Harang (Photo: AP) Ok it is almost 24 hours until the deadline. The Indians have struck their first deal, and appear to be in on everyone. I missed a few targets and some players have been traded already, so might as well do a quick update and talk about who is still out there. One other note, as seen by the Indians interest in Beltran and acquiring Fukudome, the front office is showing a big time interest in on-base percentage (OBP). Of all the bats available they...

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The Scrapperbook: Week Six

Where We Stand in Week Six: Overall Record: 23-18 (3-3 this week) Tied for first place. Week Six Games: 23 @ Hudson Valley, W 7-4 (WP: J. Colon; LP: A. Bellatti; SV: E. Tejeda) 24 @ Hudson Valley, L 0-6 (WP: P. Markel; LP: W. Roberts) 25 @ Hudson Valley, L 0-2 (WP: J. Floethe; LP: D. Jimenez; SV: R. Dickmann) 27 vs. Lowell, W 5-3 (WP: R. Nixon; LP: R. Velette; SV: E. Tejeda) 28 vs. Lowell, L 7-10 (WP: L. Bastardo; LP: T. Dischler) 29 vs. Lowell, W 8-4 (WP: J. Colon;...

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On-Deck with the Captains: Week 16

Record: 14-18 (Overall Record: 42-59) Game Results: July 22nd - Quad Cities @ Lake County (Loss: Rayl) July 23rd - Cedar Rapids @ Lake County (Loss: Goodnight) July 24th - Cedar Rapids @ Lake County (Win: Sterling) July 25th - Cedar Rapids @ Lake County (Win: Cook, Save: Ehlert) July 26th - Off July 27th - Bowling Green @ Lake County (Win: Wetmore) July 28th - Bowling Green @ Lake County (Win: Sarianides, Save: Ehlert) Transactions: July 22nd - Henry Dunn promoted to...

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Game Recaps 7/29: Rodriguez, Captains win 5th straight

Ronnie Rodriguez (Photo: Lianna Holub) Captains win 5th straight, 9-7 over BG Moises Montero’s two out, two run double down the line in left lifted Lake County ahead of Bowling Green 7-5, as the Captains went on to win their fifth straight game by the final of 9-7. Cody Rogers kicked this ballgame off with a solo homerun giving the Hot Rods a 1-0 in the top of the first. The Captains took a 2-1 lead, in the bottom half of the first inning, following an RBI single by...

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Minor Happenings: Wolters impresses in The Valley

Tony Wolters (Photo: IPI) "Minor Happenings" is a weekly column which recaps the important developments and news in the Indians farm system. While most of the information in this report is from my own research and through interviews I have conducted with organizational personnel, some information in this report is collected and summarized from the various news outlets that cover each team. This report was absent last week as I was on vacation, and with the Indians heavily...

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