2011 Chris Jones Scouting Report

Here is my 2011 scouting report on left-handed pitcher Chris Jones who the Indians traded today to the Atlanta Braves for right-handed starting pitcher Derek Lowe. The report was not posted on-line until now as it was only in my 2011 prospect book (noted in the footer below). Note, this report was written going into the 2011 season and he was ranked as the Indians' 70th best prospect, a ranking which changed very little this past season. 70. Chris Jones – Left-handed Pitcher Born:...

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Indians acquire Derek Lowe

Derek Lowe The Indians have completed a trade with the Atlanta Braves to acquire right-handed starting pitcher Derek Lowe for Single-A left-handed pitcher Chris Jones and cash. Lowe, 38, is in the final year of a 4-year $60 million deal he signed with the Braves prior to the 2009 season. He is scheduled to make $15 million in 2012, but reports say that the Braves are picking up $10 million of his salary leaving the Indians responsible for only $5 million of it. Last...

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Indians make decision on Sizemore and Carmona

Fausto Carmona The Indians today announced that they have exercised the $7 million 2012 club option on right-handed pitcher Fausto Carmona and declined the $9.0 million club option on outfielder Grady Sizemore. The Indians will pay Sizemore $500K as part of the buyout of the option and he is now a free agent. In 2001 Carmona went 7-15 with a 5.25 ERA in 32 starts (188.2 IP, 205 H, 110 ER, 60 BB, 109 K). Had the Indians declined the option they could have still offered...

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Around the Farm: October 30

Kelvin De La Cruz Around the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues.  The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game. Here is the rundown of what Indians players in fall and winter ball did yesterday. Note, the Arizona Fall League...

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Tribe Happenings: Good-bye World Series, Hello offseason

Now that the World Series is over thedecision on Fausto Carmona and GradySizemore's option will be made by Monday.(Photo: AP). Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook… Great series, but it is still a broken system Wow, what a World Series. It wasn’t the best played series with very good defense and pitching, but the offensive display was exciting and Game 6 was one for the ages and arguably the greatest baseball game of all time. The Cardinals...

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Around the Farm: October 29

Hector Rondon Around the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues.  The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game. Here is the rundown of what Indians players in fall and winter ball did yesterday. Arizona Fall LeagueChad Huffman...

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2011 Winter Ball Stats: Week 2

Tyler Sturdevant Here are the up-to-date winter ball statistics for all Cleveland Indians players participating fall/winter ball in the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League, Venezuelan Winter League, Puerto Rico Winter League, Panama Winter League, and Columbia Winter League. At this time only the Arizona Fall League, Dominican Winter League and Venezuela Winter League are playing. The other leagues will start up soon. Stats are updated as of 10/29/2011. Batters...

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Around the Farm: October 28

Rob Bryson Around the Farm (ATF) takes a quick look at some of the daily performances by Indians prospects. This is a special fall and winter ball version of ATF that recaps all the offseason action by Indians players in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) and the Caribbean Leagues.  The positions listed below are where the player was playing in the game. Here is the rundown of what Indians players in fall and winter ball did yesterday. Arizona Fall LeagueChad Huffman (DH):...

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2011 Fall Instructional League: Composite stats

Here is the final listing from the 2011 Fall Instructional League.  Since several players participated in both the Fall Instructional League and the Parallel League this is a compilation of all of their stats from both leagues. Also, the shaded cells below show who was the best performer (green) and who was the worst performer (yellow) for each category. Thanks as always to Arthur K. for doing all the legwork in compiling these stats! Note: The statistics listed below...

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