Spring Game Recap: 3/28

Here are the box scores from the games against the Dodgers affiliates on Sunday.

Some quick thoughts:

- Not much offense from any of the Indians affiliates yesterday. Only two players had multiple hits in their game, that being third baseman Jared Goedert who went 2-for-3 with a 2B and RBI, and outfielder Tim Fedroff who went 2-for-4 with a 2B.

- LHP Jeremy Sowers pitched in the Columbus game yesterday, going 3 innings and allowed 1 run on 3 hits, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. He is expected to open the season on the disabled list.

- Two other big league camp pithers left-hander Aaron Laffey and right-hander Hector Ambriz came down and pitched for Columbus. Laffey was his usual solid self going 2 innings and allowing 1 run on 3 H, no walks, and had 1 strikeout while Ambriz threw a shutout-hitless inning.

- RHP Josh Judy went 2 shutout innings allowing 2 hits, no walks and had 3 strikeouts. He has a good chance to open the season in the Columbus bullpen, though he may still open at Akron and then move quickly to Columbus sometime in May if things go right.

- RHP Jeanmar Gomez went 4 innings and allowed 1 run on 4 hits, 1 walk and had 5 strikeouts. He threw 72 pitches in those four innings, so was kind of erratic (8 first pitch strikes in 18 batters). RHP Frank Herrman followed him with 2 good shutout innings allowing 1 hit, no walks and had 2 strikeouts.

- RHP Trey Haley struggled in his outing needing 64 pitches to go 3.2 innings where he allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks and had 2 strikeouts. He was up to 95 MPH, but only threw 9 first pitch strikes to 19 batters. RHP Joey Mahalic followed him later in the game and he struggled even more needing 63 pitches to go 3.1 innings and allowed 7 runs on 4 hits, 4 walks, and had 4 strikeouts.

- LHP Francisco Jimenez (pictured) had a rare rough outing going 2 innings and allowing 3 runs on 3 hits, 2 walks and had 3 strikeouts.

			R	H	E
LA Dodgers			2	8	0
Columbus			2	5	0

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Constanza, Jose	CF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2. Donald, Jason	SS/2B	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
3.  Santana, Carlos	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4. Duncan, Shelley	1B	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Head, Jerad	1B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5. Horwitz, Brian	LF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6. Head, Stephen	RF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7. Goedert, Jared	3B	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
8.  Rodriguez, Josh	2B/SS	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9.  Espino, Damaso	CA	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Childs, Dwight	CA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10.  Wegalrz, Nick	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	--	32	29	2	5	2	0	0	1	2	7	2	0	0

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Sowers, Jeremy	39	-	-	-	3.0	3	1	1	2	2	13	6	86	84
2. Laffey, Aaron	32	-	-	-	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	8	3	88	85
3. Ambriz, Hector	11	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	93	92
4. Judy, Josh	28	-	-	-	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	7	5	92	90
5. Gosling, Michael	11	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	87	85

			R	H	E
LA Dodgers			3	8	0
Akron			1	5	2

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Fedroff, Tim	CF	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.Phelps, Cord	2B	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3. Chisenhall, Lonnie	3B/DH	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1
4. McBride, Matt	DH/1B	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5. Mills, Beau	1B/DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6. Rivero, Carlos	SS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub Thompson, Mark	SS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7. Perez, Miguel	CA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Pickens, Doug	CA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8.  Brown, Matt	RF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
9.  Montero, Lucas	LF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10. Davis, Adam	DH/3B	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	34	30	1	5	1	0	0	1	2	7	0	0	2

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Gomez, Jeanmar	72	-	-	-	4.0	4	2	1	1	5	18	8	91	89
2. Herrmann, Frank	22	-	-	-	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	7	5	93	91
3. Todd, Jess	45	-	-	-	1.2	2	1	1	3	1	10	8	90	88
4. Wright, Steven	11	-	-	-	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	90	89

			R	H	E
Kinston			5	9	0
LA Dodgers			6	11	0

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Henry, Jordan	CF/DH	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0
2.Greenwell, Bo	LF	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
3.  Abreu, Abner	DH	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
4. Nash, Chris	1B	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
5. Tice, Jeremie	3B	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
6. Sanchez, Karexon	2B	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7. Smit, Jason	RF	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
8.  Chen,Chun	CA	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Sub  Martinez, Richard	CA	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9. Rivas, Ronald	SS	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
10. Cid, Delvi	DH/CF	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	--	41	32	5	9	2	0	0	5	8	5	3	1	0

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Berger, Eric	25	-	-	-	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	7	4	90	88
2. Cawiezell, Dallas	30	-	-	-	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	8	5	90	88
3. White, Alex	61	-	-	-	3.0	5	2	1	2	2	16	9	94	91
4. Johnson, Jeremy	32	-	-	-	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	6	5	93	91

			R	H	E
Lake County			7	2	0
LA Dodgers			5	2	1

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Baker, Trent	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2. Folgia, Greg	LF	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
3.  Smith, Kyle	SS	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
4. Kersten, Chris	DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
5. Perez, Roberto	CA	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Sub Monsalve, Alex	CA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6. Frawley, Casey	3B	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
7. Moncrief, Carlos	RF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Vera, Rafael	RF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8.  Carlson, Ben	1B	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
9.  Fontanez, Kevin	2B	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Martinez, Argenis	2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10. Rucker, Kevin	CF	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	39	29	5	2	1	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	1

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Haley, Trey	64	-	-	-	3.2	6	3	3	2	2	19	9	95	92
2. Stowell, Bryce	13	-	-	-	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	4	3	91	89
3. Mahalic, Joey	63	-	-	-	3.1	4	7	6	4	4	18	12	92	89

			R	H	E
Mahoning			4	5	0
Cincinnati			5	6	0

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1.Basabe, Lurvin	2B	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
2. Palincsar, Tim	LF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3.  Bellows, Kyle	3B	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.  Pena, Roman	1B	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
5. Recknagel, Nate	DH	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
6. Montero, Moises	CA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sub Aponte, Juan	CA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7. Torres, Joel	RF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
8.  White, Adam	CF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9.  Petit, Rolando	DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
10. Willard, Matt	SS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	--	29	24	4	5	1	0	0	4	4	9	1	1	0

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1.Jimenez, Francisco	44	-	-	-	2.0	3	3	3	2	3	11	7	89	87
2. Nuno, Vidal	10	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	88	87
3. Sturdevant, Tyler	15	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	92	90
4. Dickerson, Dale	6	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	89	88
5. Flores, Jose	17	-	-	-	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	5	3	94	92
6. Campos, Jose	7	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	91	90

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Looking Back at the Draft: 1989

The year is 1989.

The Revolutions of 1989 begin in Poland, signifying the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. Two Lybian MiG-23's are shot down by two U.S. F-14's. Ted Bundy is executed in Florida. The Los Angeles City Council bans the possession or sale of semi-automatic firearms; no one in LA ever carries a gun again (right?). Ayatollah Kohmeini issues a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill author Salman Rushdie. The Exxon Valdez runs aground in Alaska, spilling 11 million barrels of oil. Chinese students protest in Tienanmen Square. The Mendez brothers kill their parents. Seinfeld premiers. Rain Man wins the Oscar for Best Picture. The first full length episode of The Simpsons premiers on Fox. The Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Genesis are released. Pete Rose is given a lifetime ban from baseball. The World Series is delayed when an earthquake hits just before Game 3 was scheduled to start. The Indians finish 73-89, including a stretch of 8-11 under interim manager John Hart. Buddy Black, John Farrell, Tom Candiotti and Greg Swindell all throw over 180 innings with ERA's under 4, but the offense couldn't support them, with only Joe Carter hitting more than 18 HR's and no starter finishing with a batting average over .300.

Indians 1st round pick: Pretty much everyone knew that Texas high schooler Calvin Murray was going to attend the University of Texas. He was considered a top talent, but virtually unsignable. That didn't stop the Indians from selecting him 11th overall. Murray didn't sign with the Indians, went to college and was eventually selected 7th overall by the Giants in 1992. Murray never lived up to the hype, finishing his brief career with a .231 batting average and 8 home runs. Murray's claim to fame is that he was the batter facing Randy Johnson in the 2001 spring training game when Johnson hit and killed a pigeon with a pitch.

Best 1st round pick: Frank "Big Hurt" Thomas had by far the best career of anyone selected in the 1st round of the 1989 draft. Thomas was selected 7th overall by the White Sox, and went on to hit 521 career home runs and finish with a .301 lifetime batting average. His career was extended by the fact that he was primarily a DH, but that doesn't diminish the run he had as one of the most feared hitters in the major leagues. Thomas won back-to-back AL MVP awards in 1993-1994, and made 5 career all-star teams.

Honorable mention: While he never lived up to the #1 overall billing due to injuries, Ben McDonald had several solid seasons in Baltimore. McDonald was also responsible for unleashing Scott Boras on us, as he was the first major client for the superagent. "You can't expect Ben to sign for a figure comparable to what high school kids are getting. It's more like an NBA or NFL situation because he's so close to being an impact player in the big leagues. He's a very, very unique talent." While it sounded impressive at the time, you can pretty much substitute the name of any of the many subsequent Boras clients, as we hear the same rhetoric from him every June about his "unique" clients...Mo Vaughn, the 1995 AL MVP, was selected 23rd overall by the Red Sox...the Twins took all star 2B and headcase Chuck Knoblauch 25th overall. Knoblauch won the 1991 rookie of the year award and made 4 all star teams before his wits deserted him and he could no longer throw the ball to 1st base...Closer Todd Jones saved 319 games after being selected 27th overall by the Astros.

Indians best pick: This is a pretty easy choice, as the Indians only drafted one future hall of famer in the 1989 draft. "Shortstop" Jim Thome was chosen in the 13th round out of Illinois Central JC. Thome would of course outgrow the SS position, starting his career at the hot corner before moving over to 1B after the Indians acquired Matt Williams. Thome currently has 564 career HR's, and will likely add to that with Minnesota this year. In addition to those 564 regular season round trippers, Thome has hit 17 post season home runs, including 16 in an Indians uniform. His last season in Cleveland was his best, when in 2002 he went for a line of .304/52/118 and led the AL in OPS with his 1.122 mark. Although he spent time in Philly, Chicago, LA and now Minnesota, Thome will wear an Indians hat in Cooperstown someday.

Honorable mention: This is the kind of draft that championship teams are built on. In addition to Thome in the 13th round, the Indians took all star OF Brian Giles out of a California high school in the 17th round. Giles hit 35 or more home runs 4 straight years for the Pirates after being dealt for reliever Ricardo Rincon. The club also picked up three solid relief pitchers in Jerry DiPoto (3rd round), Alan Embree (5th round) and Curtis Leskanic (9th round). All this despite not signing their 1st round pick and losing their 2nd round pick to the Dodgers because they signed type B free agent Jesse Orosco. The 1989 draft is far and away the best Indians draft we've looked at so far.

Best early round picks: The Braves took OF/1B Ryan Klesko in the 5th round. Klesko hit 278 career HR's, including a career high 34 in 1996...Boston selected future rookie of the year and MVP Jeff Bagwell in the 4th round. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, they dealt him to the Astros for Larry Andersen before he ever had an at bat in the majors...Minnesota had a solid draft as well, taking steady starters Denny Neagle and Scott Erickson back to back in the 3rd and 4th rounds, as well as future Indian Marty Cordova in the 10th round...The Yankees chose defensive whiz JT Snow in the 5th round. Snow won 6 Gold Gloves and had several solid years with the bat as well, posting a career best line of .281/28/104 in 1997...Toronto took 1st round talent John Olerud in the 3rd round after the LHP/1B underwent a six-hour procedure to fix a near-fatal brain aneurysm just six months before the draft. Despite the near death experience, Olerud was the first player from the 1989 draft to debut in the major leagues and finished his career with three Gold Gloves, two all star selections and one great (albeit false) Rickey Henderson story.

Best late round picks: Trevor Hoffman would go on to record 591 career saves (so far), but he was initially drafted as a shortstop by the Reds in the 11th round...With their 20th round pick, Toronto took all star 2B Jeff Kent out of Cal. Kent was one of the most consistent offensive second basemen in history, hitting 20 or more home runs 12 times and winning the 2000 NL MVP award...Eric Young was a pretty good value pick in the 43rd round for the Dodgers. EY hit .283 in his 15 year major league career, stole 465 bases and even made an all star team.

The ones that got away: Cleveland's draft could have been even better if they had managed to sign catcher Kelly Stinnett, who they took in the 11th round...The Angels took Joe Randa in the 30th round, but he didn't sign until the Royals drafted him in 1991...Cleveland wasn't the only team who failed to sign its 1st round draft pick, as catcher Charles Johnson and the Expos were unable to come to terms...Los Angeles wanted Phil Nevin to play in Chavez Ravine, but they couldn't come to terms with the 3rd round pick out of El Dorado HS in California...The Brewers took slugger Jason Giambi as a shortstop out of South Hills HS in California but didn't sign him. Maybe it was because he insisted on playing shortstop...San Francisco took future Tribe pitcher Albie Lopez in the 46th round, but they were unable to come to terms...Knuckleball catching specialist Doug Mirabelli was chosen in the 6th round by the Tigers, but they weren't able to sign him.

Other interesting picks: Boston's selection of catcher Eric Wedge in the 3rd round out of Wichita St never panned out due to injuries. Rumor has it he wound up managing after his playing days were done. I'll spare everyone my defense of Eric Wedge manifesto, and just comment that the Indians had problems other than his managing that caused their spotty record over the past several years.

Indians June 1989 Draft:

1. Calvin Murray, 3B/OF

3. Jerry DiPoto, LHP
4. Jesse Levis, C
5. Alan Embree, LHP
6. Mark Charbonnet, OF
7. John Martinez, C
8. Curtis Leskanic, RHP
9. Chad Allen, RHP
10. John Cotton, 2B
11. Kelly Stinnett, C
12. Von Wechsberg, RHP
13. Jim Thome, SS
14. Nolan Lane, OF
15. Tom Lachmann, C
16. Mike Potts, LHP
17. Brian Giles, OF
18. Stacy Hamm, OF
19. Marcus Robertson, OF
20. Dennis Kluss, OF
21. Avery Johnson, SS
22. Charles Davis, 1B
23. Miguel Flores, SS
24. Jeffrey Hancock, 2B
25. Robert Person, SS
26. Billy Brewer, LHP
27. Tommy Tillman, LHP
28. Joseph Perez, OF
29. Alan Walden, RHP
30. Kraig Constantio, 1B
31. Bill Wertz, RHP
32. James Hurst, LHP
33. Andy Sheets, SS
34. Ronald Young, OF
35. Jeffrey Weibel, C
36. Jeff Martin, C
37. Michael Soper, RHP
38. Marty Durkin, 2B
39. Gennaro Mirabella, RHP
40. David Norwood, RHP
41. Barry Shepherd, RHP
42. Clarence Brown, RHP
43. Chris Johnson, RHP
44. James Walker, RHP
45. Jonathan Shirley, OF
46. Scott Johnson, 1B
47. Cary Conklin, RHP
48. R.D. Long, SS
49. Ken Kaveny, 1B
50. Gavin Saladino, 3B
51. Michael Strobel, 3B
52. Eric Snell, OF
53. Darrin Kotch, LHP
54. Erik Young, OF
55. Barry O'Neil, OF

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Spring Game Recap: 3/27

Here are the box scores from Saturday's minor league games against the Brewers affiliates. Some quick notes are posted below:

- We are at the point in camp where starters are beginning to go 60-70 pitches an outing, which means you can tell who is going to make the rotation to start the year and who won't. RHP Yohan Pino threw 75 pitches yesterday going 5 innings and allowed 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 walk and had 2 strikeouts.

- Somewhat of a surprise, it looks like RHP Connor Graham (pictured) is staying in the rotation at least at the outset of the season as he threw 70 pitches yesterday and in 4 innings allowed 1 run, 1 hit, 6 walks and had 2 strikeouts. The walks are still killing him.

- RHP Vinnie Pestano is back in action, and he threw 18 pitches yesterday going 1 inning and allowed 1 run, 2 hits, 1 walk and had no strikeouts. Good to see the Vin Man back out there.

- RHP Neil Wagner struckout the side in his one inning of shutout work. His one blemish was a base hit he allowed.

- OF Matt McBride went 1-for-3 at the plate with a HR and 3 RBI. It looks like McBride is going to be an everyday guy at Akron to start the season who rotates between 1B, OF, and DH.

- LHP T.J. House had a good outing going 4 innings and allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk and had 5 strikeouts. He threw 60 pitches and had first pitch strikes to 75% of the hitters he faced.

- RHP Matt Langwell worked 2 shutout innings of relief in the Kinston game allowing 1 hit, no walks and had 3 strikeouts. RHP Mike Pontius came in after him to close out the game, but in his 1 inning of work he threw 30 pitches and allowed 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk, and had 1 strikeout.

- RHP Clayton Cook threw 46 innings over 4 shutout innings and allowed 2 hits, no walks, and had 2 strikeouts. He is getting ready to open the season in the Low-A Lake County rotation.

- 1B Chris Nash went 2-for-3 with a 2B, BB and 3 RBI. He is on the bubble and is battling for the first base or DH spot at Kinston. It is possible that he and Nate Recknagel may share first base and DH duties to start the season.

- OF Jason Smit went 3-for-3 with a 2B, HR, and 3 RBI. He looks like he is primed for a move up to Lake County to start the season.

			R	H	E
Columbus			2	7	2
Milwaukee			5	7	0

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Constanza, Jose	CF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Drennen, John	CF	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2. Bixler, Brian	SS	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3.  Santana, Carlos	CA	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Sub Espino, Damaso	CA	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4. Duncan, Shelley	DH	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5. Hodges, Wes	1B	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
6. Weglarz, Nick	LF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7. Horwitz, Brian	RF	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8.  Rodriguez, Josh	2B	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sub  Childs, Dwight	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9.  Head, Jerad	3B	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Sub  Goedert, Jared	3B	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10. Head, Stephen	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	--	39	35	2	7	4	0	0	1	2	6	0	0	2

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Pino, Yohan	75	-	-	-	5.0	5	5	4	1	2	49	31	90	88
2. Edell, Ryan	30	-	-	-	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	8	4	90	87
3. Mastny, Tom	7	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	90	88
4. Wagner, Neil	18	-	-	-	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	4	1	94	92

			R	H	E
Akron			6	6	1
Milwaukee			7	5	0

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1.Thompson, Mark	DH/SS	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
2. Phelps, Cord	2B/DH	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
3. Chisenhall, Lonnie	3B	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4. McBride, Matt	RF	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
5. Mills, Beau	1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6. Rivero, Carlos	SS	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7. Castillo, Alex	CA	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Perez, Miguel	CA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8.  Arnal, Cristo	DH/2B	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9.  Pena, Roman	LF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10. Davis, Adam	CF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	34	28	5	6	3	1	1	5	0	5	0	1	1

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Graham, Connor	70	-	-	-	4.0	1	1	1	6	2	19	11	94	91
2. Price, Bryan	23	-	-	-	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3	92	90
3. Pestano, Vinnie	18	-	-	-	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	4	4	92	90
4. Turek, Travis	23	-	-	-	0.1	2	5	4	1	2	7	2	92	90

			R	H	E
Milwaukee			5	10	1
Kinston			7	9	2

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Cid, Delvi	CF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2. Kipnis, Jason	2B/DH	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
3.  Abreu, Abner	RF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub Greenwell, Bo	LF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
4. Recknagel, Nate	1B	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5. Bellows, Kyle	3B/DH	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
6. Abraham, Adam	DH/3B	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7. Martinez, Richard	CA	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Perez, Roberto	CA	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8.  Rivas, Ronald	SS	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Willard, Matt	SS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9.  White, Adam	LF/RF	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
10. Sanchez, Karexon	DH/2B	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0
Totals	--	38	33	7	9	2	0	0	6	4	6	3	1	0

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. House, TJ	60	-	-	-	4.0	3	1	0	1	5	16	12	89	88
2. Burns, Cory	10	-	-	-	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4	3	87	85
3. Bryson, Rob	14	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	93	90
4. Langwell Matt	37	-	-	-	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	7	5	91	89
5. Pontius, Michael	30	-	-	-	1.0	4	4	4	1	1	7	3	94	92

			R	H	E
Milwaukee			3	7	0
Lake County			0	8	0

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1.Baker, Trent	CF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2. Folgia, Greg	LF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3.  Smith, Kyle	SS	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4. Kersten, Chris	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5. Montero, Moises	DH	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6. Carlson, Ben	1B	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
7. Vera, Rafael	3B	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8.  Petit, Rolando	CA	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Monsalve, Alex	CA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9.  Fontanez, Kevin	2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Frawley, Casey	2B	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10. Torres, Joel	RF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub Palincsar, Tim	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	33	31	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	0

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Adams, Austin	37	-	-	-	3.0	2	1	1	0	3	11	6	95	92
2. Cook, Clayton	46	-	-	-	4.0	2	0	0	0	2	13	11	91	88
3. Sarianides, Nick	27	-	-	-	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	9	5	91	89

			R	H	E
Cincinnati			3	8	0
Mahoning			9	14	1

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Montero, Lucas	LF	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2. Henry, Jordan	CF	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.  Pickens, Doug	DH	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
4. Tice, Jeremie	3B	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
5. Brown, Matt	RF	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
6. Chen, Chun	CA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub Aponte, Juan	CA	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7. Nash, Chris	1B	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
8.  Basabe, Lurvin	2B	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9. Martinez, Argenis	SS	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
10. Smit, Jason	DH	3	3	1	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	38	28	9	14	3	0	1	8	4	6	1	0	1

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Brach, Brett	39	-	-	-	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	12	8	-	-
2. Wetmore, Kirk	43	-	-	-	2.0	3	2	2	3	1	12	7	-	-
3. Kirk, Nick	27	-	-	-	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	8	4	-	-

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Indians Release Three Minor Leaguers

(I'm testing posting this as an email from my phone so I hope it works)

Today the Indians released three players from their player development system: right-handed pitcher Jonathan Holt, outfielder Ryan Blair, and outfielder/first baseman John Allman.
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Goodyear Notebook: 3/27

While I am no longer in Arizona, here is a special notebook edition talking about some of the recent developments in big league and minor league camp for the Indians.

Talbot Wins Rotation Spot

It comes as no surprise that right-hander Mitch Talbot has officially won a spot in the opening day rotation.  Going into spring training he was a heavy favorite to win one of the two open rotation spots in a competition that started out with four candidates among himself and lefties Jeremy Sowers, David Huff, and Aaron Laffey.  Barring injury or a complete disaster of a showing in spring training Talbot was all but assured a spot, and he did not disappoint or leave any room for questioning the decision as he has put together a very nice spring so far where in four starts he is 1-0 with a 0.79 ERA and in 11.1 innings has allowed 8 hits, 1 walk and has 7 strikeouts, and also had an impressive 6 inning and 1 run showing in a minor league game earlier this week.

Talbot has been very sharp, and Indians officials have been very pleased with what they have seen out of him.  They caught a lot of flack for the Kelly Shoppach trade, and while it is only spring training and there is a long way to go it appears that they may have indeed gotten something of value in return for Shoppach, contrary to what a lot of fans may have realized back in December.

Laffey To The Pen

Another non-surprise and no-brainer to me was the announcement yesterday that left-hander Aaron Laffey has won a spot on the big league pitching staff, but that it would be in the bullpen and not in the starting rotation.  I personally do not have a problem with putting him in the bullpen as I actually prefer him there at least in the short term.  Aside from Jeremy Sowers he arguably has the least upside of any of the starters in camp being considered for the last two rotation spots, but what he may have over anyone else is he is the most athletic, versatile, and durable pitcher among the starters to handle long relief and spot starting when needed.

In year's past when the Indians had C.C. Sabathia, a healthy Jake Westbrook, Paul Byrd, Cliff Lee, and others anchoring the rotation, a long man was unnecessary, but with the questions surrounding this starting staff and the volatility we should expect in their performance from night to night having a reliable long man is a huge need if you ask me.  Laffey should get more than enough work in as the long man without hindering his ability to pitch five innings if needed as a spot starter or to go back into the rotation if needed.  If by chance he is not getting work then it means that the starting staff is pitching very well, so really there is no downside to this move.

Huff vs. Carrasco

The big surprise yesterday was that left-hander David Huff was not named to the opening day rotation yet, and that right-hander Carlos Carrasco is very much in the running for the last spot.  It was originally thought that Carrasco would simply just open the season at Triple-A Columbus and come up later in the season, but he has had a very strong showing in camp where in three starts he is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA and in 12.0 innings has allowed 8 hits, 3 walks and has 8 strikeouts and the Indians think he may not need to go to Columbus after all.

In comparison, Huff has had a so-so camp where in five starts he is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA and in 16.1 innings has allowed 22 hits, 5 walks, has 8 strikeouts and probably most notably has given up 3 home runs while Carrasco has not given up any, so clearly Carrasco has had a much better camp.  If they are making this decision clearly on their performance this spring, Carrasco should get the nod.  It wouldn't be that much of an upset as Carrasco has always been viewed a better prospect than Huff, so this is not like some unknown coming out of nowhere and stealing a job to which I would not be happy myself with the decision.  If they want more experience and diversity in the rotation, then they probably will go with Huff as he pitched two thirds of the season last year in Cleveland and pitched better as the season went along, plus he would provide a different look to the rotation as a left-hander whereas Carrasco would make it an all right-handed one.

People will get caught up in Huff's 11 wins last year which were nice, but wins are one of the least important stats when evaluating pitchers, at least for the front offices for every major league team.  His stat line was pretty forgettable last year as he put up a 5.61 ERA, which was saved from being in the high 6's or low 7's after a tremendous month of September (3-1, 2.00 ERA).  In addition to that batter's hit .301 with an .833 OPS off him, and he had a 1.56 WHIP, 4.6 K/9, and a 2.9 BB/9.  These are the stats front office personnel look at (along with a lot of other complex data) and aside from the BB/9 number his overall stat line was not very good last year.  In fairness, Carrasco was an abomination in his call to Cleveland last September where in five starts he went 0-4 with an 8.87 ERA, 2.28 WHIP, 4.4 K/9, 4.4 BB/9, and hitters hit .400 with a 1.125 OPS against him in his very small sample size of 22.1 innings.  So, the numbers for each pitcher from last year can be thrown out of the conversation as they were both not very good.  This decision will be based solely on whether they want to go with the higher upside pitcher in Carrasco right now who has also had the better spring, or if they want to go with the more experienced pitcher in Huff who should eventually settle into the middle of the rotation for a long time and also gives the rotation a different look.

Two Needed For Bullpen

With Laffey being announced as a member of the bullpen, five of the seven spots have been filled.  It is possible that with Laffey in the bullpen to give it length that they may go with a six man pen and add an extra position player instead, though that appears unlikely.  In any case, the five guys locked into the opening day bullpen are left-handers Laffey, Rafael Perez, and Tony Sipp and right-handers Joe Smith and Chris Perez.  Only four bullpen pitchers remain in camp who are battling for the final two spots in the pen, and no surprise they are all right-handers:  Jensen Lewis, Saul Rivera, Jamey Wright, and Hector Ambriz.

Wright has unofficially locked up one of the two spots, so the last spot will come down to Lewis, Rivera and Ambriz.  At this point Ambriz has no shot to make the team as he will open the season on the disabled list or be offered back to the Diamondbacks because of Rule 5 stipulations.  So the decision lies between Lewis and Rivera.  They could really go either way here since Lewis has an option left and Rivera is only signed to a minor league deal so neither will be lost on waivers, but I am not sure I see the Indians adding two minor league contract guys in Wright and Rivera to the roster.  For that reason I think Lewis opens in the bullpen in Cleveland and Rivera in the bullpen at Triple-A Columbus provided he accepts the assignment or does not have an opt out clause like Austin Kearns does.

Lefties Have Rights

It man appear somewhat odd that the Indians will have three lefties in the bullpen, but one thing to remember is the starting rotation will be right-handed heavy or all right-handers if Carlos Carrasco wins the final spot.  So with that in mind, having the long man be a left-hander is a good idea since the lineup would have been geared up for a right-hander and managers are unlikely to make any matchup changes with their lineup in the 4th-6th innings of a ballgame.

Still No Branyan

It appears we are getting closer to first baseman Russell Branyan officially being placed on the disabled list to start the 2010 season.  While the Indians logic with the signing makes a lot of sense from a business standpoint in regard to managing service time and it also added a veteran option at a position of need, I have to say that so far this decision has blown up in their face.

The pickings were slim, but you have to wonder if a better option could have been had to fill the role Branyan was expected to fill.  He still may fill it eventually, but so far it has been a disaster and left a lot of fans once again questioning GM Mark Shapiro's sanity with picking up these kind of bargain bin guys seemingly every year.  He started going to the well back in 2004 when he got Bob Howry for cheap off the scrap heap, or to an extent Casey Blake in 2003, but while he has gone back to that well time and time again in every offseason it appears that well has dried up as just about every bargain bin signing for a veteran has not worked out since.

The Branyan Effect

With Branyan expected to open the season on the disabled list, it appears the lineup may go back to what it was originally expected to be before they signed him, which is to have Matt LaPorta get the majority of time at first base and Michael Brantley to get the majority of time as the left fielder.  This is definitely the case for LaPorta, who has only played first base this spring anyway; however, Brantley may still not be out of the woods yet.  There is still a lot of value from a business sense to have him open the season for at least six weeks at Triple-A Columbus in order to align his service time, which the Indians will surely consider.  But the reason they considered that option is they wanted a for sure option in left field to play everyday in order to do that, which LaPorta afforded them when he was moved to left field after the Branyan signing.  So with LaPorta back at first base - even on a short term basis as Branyan may only be out a month - the Indians may prefer Brantley at the outset of the season as the everyday left fielder again.

The other option is to just put Trevor Crowe and Austin Kearns on the roster as the third and fourth outfielder and use them in a platoon, which very well might happen.  Kearns and Crowe have been battling for the fourth outfielder spot and have both had solid camps, plus Crowe is a switch-hitter with speed while Kearns is a right-handed hitter in a left-handed heavy hitting outfield and lineup so there is value there in keeping both.  One thing to note is Kearns has an opt out clause in his contract where if he is not on the Indians big league roster at the end of spring training he can leave and sign with another team.

Valbuena Correction

This is not necessarily a correction as it is just more of an explanation, but after I noted last week that "if" Mark Grudzielanek came on strong at the end of camp that he "may" open the season as the starting second baseman, I got several e-mails that centered around this move as if I had said it was already done and wondered how the front office could be out of their minds.  Again, it was a long-shot and at this point likely won't happen at all now.  Valbuena has not had a good camp, and while Grudzielanek has been a little better, I don't think he has shown enough to make such a drastic move.  I'm wondering if he even sticks in the organization after spring training as there appears to be no spot for him at Triple-A Columbus, though we will see.  But anyway, the original point of the comment from last week was that had Grudzielanek came on strong it could have changed things at second base.

Minor League Injury Updates

Left-hander Scott Lewis is back in action in minor league camp and is progressing well as he recovers from the left elbow injury which wiped out almost his entire 2009 season.  He is ramping up his innings and pitch count and is expected to open the season in the starting rotation at Triple-A Columbus. ... Left-hander Elvis Araujo is in camp, but is not throwing.  He was sidelined last year with a left elbow injury and is still working his way back.  There is no set timetable on when he will start his throwing program at the moment, but the Indians are hopeful he can pitch in the summer for their rookie level team in Arizona by late June or early July. ... Right-hander Joey Mahalic missed a lot of time last year with an arm injury, but he is back and supposedly 100% this spring.  He is working his pitch count up this spring and is expected to make a full season team, possibly as a starter at High-A Kinston.

MLB Crackdown

Over the past few weeks the Indians have had three players from their Dominican Summer League team suspended for PEDs, which they subsequently released at no cost to the team (no signing bonus was paid).  These players had all been signed in the last two to three months in the Dominican Republic, and none of the players released were anyone of significance.  The steroids and PEDs problem is rampant in Latin America, and MLB is cracking down on it with tougher testing.  The Indians are also going to soon begin their own testing program, which while it will be costly for them to do it will pay off in the long run to where they don't lose out on money paid out to some of these players who fail drug tests or identity checks.  They were burned with the Jose Ozoria (Wally Bryan) situation last year and are out over $500,000 for the signing bonus paid to him which they cannot recoup.

New Latin Digs

The Indians are set to open their new complex in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, literally a few blocks from their old complex.  The new site will open on May 1st as their Latin players get ready to open the Dominican Summer League which starts up at the end of May.  The Indians previously shared their Dominican Republic facility with the Colorado Rockies, but the new one will be their own with two full sized fields and lots of space and amenities to provide better accommodations for their Latin players who live there.

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Spring Game Recap: 3/26

Here are the box scores from Friday's seven inning inter-squad games. Some quick thoughts:

- 2B Brian Bixler (pictured) went 2-for-4 with 2 2B at the plate, and looks to be the odds on favorite to be the utility guy in Columbus. He may even end up the starter at 2B and push Josh Rodriguez into more of a utility role.

- OF John Drennen went 2-for-3 with 2 2B and an RBI. He looks good in camp and may be ready to build on his strong second half finish last year.

- RHP Omar Aguilar was not very good as in 1 inning he allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, 1 walk and had 1 strikeout. Something to note is his velocity is only topping out at 91 MPH as he normally sits a few MPH above that.

- LHP Scott Barnes was in midseason form needing only 36 pitches to go 4 shutout innings while allowing just 1 hit, no walks and had 2 strikeouts.

- RHP Marty Popham went 4 strong shutout innings allowing 4 hits, 0 walks and had 3 strikeouts. He needed 60 pitches to get through those four innings.

- LHP Chris Jones struggled through 3 innings of work as he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk and had 1 strikeout.

- In the Mahoning Valley game there were a lot of good performances. SS Mark Thompson went 4-for-5, 1B Nate Recknagel went 3-for-5 with 2 2B and 4 RBI, 3B Kyle Bellows went 2-for-3 with a 2B and 3 RBI, and catcher Chun Chen hit a grand slam home run.

			R	H	E
Akron			0	2	3
Columbus			7	8	0

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Donald, Jason	SS	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
2. Bixler, Brian	2B	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.  Santana, Carlos	CA	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4. Duncan, Shelley	1B	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
5. Weglarz, Nick	LF	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
6. Horwitz, Brian	DH	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7. Head, Stephen	RF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8.  Drennen, John	CF	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9.  Goedert, Jared	3B	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
10. Head, Jerad	DH	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	31	28	6	8	5	0	0	6	2	5	0	0	0

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Tomlin, Josh	42	-	-	-	3.0	3	1	1	0	2	12	10	91	89
2. Aguilar, Omar	25	-	-	-	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	7	5	91	89
3. Grening, Brian	28	-	-	-	0.1	2	3	2	1	1	7	2	90	88
4. Smith, Carlton	28	-	-	-	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	7	5	90	89

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Fedroff, Tim	CF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2. Phelps, Cord	2B	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.  Chisenhall, Lonnie	3B	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub Davis, Adam	3B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4. Perez, Miguel	CA	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Castillo, Alex	CA	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5. Mills, Beau	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6. Rivero, Carlos	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
7. McBride, Matt	1B	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8.  Montero, Lucas	LF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9.  Brown, Matt	RF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
10. Arnal, Cristo	SS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	23	23	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Barnes, Scott	36	-	-	-	4.0	1	0	0	0	2	12	10	91	90
2. Cawiezell, Dallas	10	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	90	89
3. Frias, Santo	17	-	-	-	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	93	91

			R	H	E
Kinston			4	10	0
Lake County			1	5	1

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Henry, Jordan	CF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2.Kipnis, Jason	2B	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Abraham, Adam		2	2	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3.  Tice, Jeremie	DH	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4. Nash, Chris	1B	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5. Sanchez, Karexon	3B/2B	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6. Perez, Roberto	CA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sub Martinez, Richard	CA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7. Smit, Jason	RF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Sub  Allman, John	RF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8. Greenwell, Bo	LF	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  White, Adam	LF	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9.  Rivas, Ronald	SS	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	31	28	3	10	5	1	0	4	2	3	0	0	0

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Popham, Marty	60	-	-	-	4.0	4	0	0	0	3	15	9	91	89
2. Jones, Chris	51	-	-	-	3.0	7	4	4	1	1	17	11	89	87

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Baker, Trent	CF	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2. Blair, Ryan	DH	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3.  Smith, Kyle	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4. Kersten, Chris	1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5. Frawley, Casey	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
6. Palincsar, Tim	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7. Monsalve, Alex	CA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Aponte, Juan	CA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8.  Rucker, Kevin	LF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Folgia, Greg	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
9.  Basabe, Lurvin	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub  Fontanez, Kevin	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10. Carlson, Ben	DH	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	30	7	1	5	1	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1. Salazar, Danny	58	-	-	-	3.2	2	0	0	2	3	13	6	94	90
2. Hubbard, Antwonie	28	-	-	-	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	8	6	91	89
3. Flores, Jose	14	-	-	-	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	4	2	94	92

			R	H	E
Mahoning			14	14	1
Cincinnati			1	9	0

Player Name	POS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E
1. Cid, Delvi	CF	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2.Thompson, Mark	SS	5	5	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3.  Recknagel, Nate	1B	5	5	2	3	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
4. Pena, Roman	LF	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
5. Montero, Moises	CA	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sub Chen, Chun	CA	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
6. Torres, Joel	RF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
7. Vera, Rafael	3B	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
8.  Martinez, Argenis	2B	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9.  Bellows, Kyle	DH	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	--	40	34	14	14	3	3	1	12	5	2	1	0	1

Pitchers	TP	W	L	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	TBF	FPS	Hi	Avg
1 Nakamura, Takafumi	7	-	-	-	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	87	86
2. Rayl, Michael	19	-	-	-	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	6	2	88	86
3. Morales, Alexander	28	-	-	-	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	7	5	88	86
4. Smith, Steve	26	-	-	-	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	7	4	90	88
5. Jimenez, Daniel	13	-	-	-	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	5	3	87	85

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