IPL’s weekly look at notable prospects and wannabes in the Minor Leagues. May they all be good or lucky, or both.
COLUMBUS
AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR AVG
3B- Chisenhall 45 7 15 6 3 0 3 .333
1B- LaPorta 35 5 11 7 2 0 4 .314
1B- Canzler 38 2 7 3 1 0 0 .184
OF- Spilborghs 30 6 5 3 1 0 0 .167
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W L Sv ERA IP BB SO HR WHIP
SP- Slowey 1 1 0 2.45 14.2 3 11 3 0.82
SP- Kluber 2 0 0 3.00 10.0 5 18 1 1.20
SP- McAllister 0 1 0 4.00 18.0 6 15 3 1.40
SP- Barnes 0 1 0 4.09 11.0 6 13 0 1.00
RP- Hagadone 0 0 0 0.00 5.1 1 5 0 0.00
RP- Accardo 0 0 2 0.00 5.0 1 7 0 0.60
RP- Hermann 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 2 7 1 1.17
RP- Lee 2 0 0 3.38 5.0 0 8 1 0.94
Notes: The Clippers roared off to a 7-4 start as LaPorta and Chisenhall continued hot streaks. Chisenhall has 4 errors in 11 games.
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AKRON
AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR AVG
SS- J. Diaz 30 1 8 6 2 0 0 .267
OF- Weglarz 30 2 4 2 0 0 0 .133
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W L Sv ERA IP BB SO HR WHIP
RP- Stowell 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 4 0 0.00
RP- Allen 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 2 0 0.00
RP- Langwell 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0 4 0 0.00
RP- Bryson 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 10 0 0.94
SP- McFarland 2 0 0 0.82 11.0 3 6 0 1.00
Notes: The Aeros are off to a 6-3 start thanks to strong pitching. Cody Allen, who appeared with the Indians early in Spring Training, has already jumped from A to AA.
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CAROLINA
AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR AVG
C- Lowery 34 6 13 8 3 0 1 .382
1B- Aguilar 31 5 11 4 3 0 1 .355
SS- Rodriguez 27 5 7 6 1 1 1 .259
2B- Wolters 37 3 4 3 1 0 0 .108
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W L Sv ERA IP BB SO HR WHIP
SP- House 1 0 0 0.00 13.0 2 17 0 0.62
SP- Cook 1 0 0 1.69 10.2 6 8 0 0.84
Notes: The Mudcats start off at 5-4. The Tribe’s best minor league 1B prospect, Jesus Aguilar, continues his strong hitting.
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LAKE COUNTY
AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR AVG
OF- Washington 25 8 11 1 1 0 0 .440
OF- L. Rodriguez 36 9 14 8 3 2 0 .368
C- Lavisky 31 3 10 10 5 0 1 .323
SS- Lindor 48 9 15 4 2 2 0 .313
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W L Sv ERA IP BB SO HR WHIP
SP- Sterling 0 0 0 2.70 10.0 3 10 1 0.90
SP- Araujo 0 1 0 4.00 9.0 1 14 1 1.00
Notes: OF prospects LaVon Washington and Luigi Rodriguez begin strong as does local product Alex Lavisky. No. 1 draft pick Francisco Lindor remains consistent.
How about Rob Bryson everybody….16 outs, and 10 of them were strikeouts. Get this guy up here!!!
Frigging Laporta!Send him down and he’s no longer a clown.
My buddy and ex-teammate(a former infielder himself at TCU) who’s opinion I trust, caught a couple of the Aeros games and he really likes Diaz at shortstop.
The system seems well stocked with power arms.I really like that.
With the recent run of closer injuries,Chris Perez going someplace for a bat isn’t out of the question.
Any chance of changing Chisenhall’s position. I know Shelley Duncan is a converted first baseman. Maybe trying him at first or left would cut down on his errors.
The issue with Bryson has always been consistency and a tendency to pitch up in the zone. He’ll blow 2 guys away, walk the 3d and then give up a long HR.
It does appear we still have good quality and depth in the minors at RP. I think Asencio and especially Wheeler are short term band aids until Lee, Hagadone and Accardo form the next wave. The Chris Perez personal and professional implosion on Opening Day seems to have added some intensity and length to his fastball but I am not sure the team is sold on him. They will need to see more consistency from Pestano, though, before any move.
Chisenhall came up as a SS. Interesting idea whether he could change position to OF or 1B but probably unlikely since 3B is also a weak spot in the upper minors. Chisenhall has a strong arm and it seems footwork might be the problem. The Tribe did move Goedert from 3B to OF but he was a worse defender than LC.
thanks for the comments.
I almost went to Lake County’s game yesterday (didn’t have time). Did you see that the final score was 22-12? Crazy! (Lake County lost…it was just 4-4 as late as the 4th)
Is Crowe still on the minor league team?
Crowe is at Columbus and off a very hot start at .469 (15 for 32). Like Phelps and Carrera, he’s not likely to return except as a band aid.