Clippers lose 3-2. Giovanny Urshela with a triple and the2 rbi. Frank Herrmann a 1=2=3 inning; in his last outings \he was touched for a total of 4 runs in 1 official inning

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There are hardly any even remote prospects on Carolina. The only one in the daily lineup, Erik Gonazalez, singled and walked; hitting 302, OPS 747.
On the mound Ryan Merritt with a fairly standard outing, 5 innings, 1 run, ERA is 1.71 only once has he allowed as many as 3 runs in a game this year. He did walk a season high 4.

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BA's notable Sunday lines:

CLE AA Wendle, Joe 2B 5 0 1 1 .241 CS (2)
CLE AA Lindor, Francisco SS 4 1 1 0 .279 BB (30), SB (12)
CLE AA Rodriguez, Ronny 3B 4 0 1 0 .222 [highest his average has reached]
CLE AA Naquin, Tyler CF 4 2 2 1 .307 BB (20), SB (12) [ditto]
CLE AA Wolters, Tony C 3 0 1 1 .274
CLE AAA Moncrief, Carlos RF 4 0 1 0 .238
CLE AAA Ramirez, Jose CF 3 1 1 0 .299 BB (15)
CLE HiA Gonzalez, Erik SS 3 0 1 0 .302 BB (9)
CLE LoA Frazier, Clint CF 3 1 2 1 .249 HR (2), BB (25), SB (7)
CLE LoA Kime, Dace 6 5 3 1 3 8 6.10 L (0-8) [lowest his ERA has reached]
Merritt was not on the Top 30 preseason prospect list so his performances are not tracked

Monday boxes:

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.js ... d=20140602

Nothing of note by Columbus in 4-1 loss.
Carolina won 10-4 with a great day at bat for Erik Gonzalez: two doubles, a triple, a walk, 4 rbi. Luigi Rodriguez and Levon Washington each with a single and a pair of walks.
Cole Sulser: 6-4-2-2--3-7

Luis Lugo 5 2/3-3-2-2-2-5 wins for Lake Captains. At bat: Clint Frazier 2 hits, reaches 253. IF Claudio Bautista 2 homers (5 for the year). C Eric Haase 2 hits, up to 250.

Monday lines of note:

CLE AAA Moncrief, Carlos RF 4 0 1 1 .238 2B (9)
CLE HiA Gonzalez, Erik SS 5 2 3 4 .311 2 2B (8), 3B (5), BB (10)
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys LF 4 1 1 0 .217 3B (2)
CLE LoA Frazier, Clint CF 5 1 2 0 .253
CLE AAA Adams, Austin 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 3.60
CLE LoA Lugo, Luis 5.2 3 2 2 2 5 4.96 W (3-4

Tuesday games:

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Included is a box for our DSL team that just got started. Lots of 17-20 year old Latin players. One of the older guys is a 1b/of Moncion who has been there two years before. Every other name looks new to me.

BA reported on our International signings last year:

Top signing: Hector Caro, Dominican Republic, $1.1 million Six-figure signings: SS Grofi Cruz (Dominican Republic), C Francisco Mejia (Dominican Republic), C Yoiber Marquina (Venezuela), RHP Naoki Hashimoto (Japan).
Quick Take: The international scouting community was not nearly as high as the Indians were on Hector Caro, who signed for $1.1 million. The Indians also added a pair of strong-armed catchers and ventured into Japan to add three young players.

Don't see any of these names in the box score. Mejia already debuted in the US last summer and made a big splash. I guess he'll be returning to our Arizona summer team; had hoped he might play in Lake County this year.

Among the other teams, notable performances from:

Gabriel Arias, 24 year old RH, with Columbus, scooped up from Phillies' dustbin. 7 1/3-6-1-1-1-5. Kyle Crockett with a typical perfect inning with 1 K. Tyler Holt continues to sizzle after his first AAA promotion at age 25: 3 hits and a walk, hitting .389. Adam Abraham escapes extended spring training purgatory and debuts with 3 hits in 4 tries.

Akron led by suddenly hot Ronny Rodriguez' 3 hits, climbs to 235; Naquin doubles, walks, caught stealing.

Carolina the lone loser. Plutko better than his Mudcat debut: 6-8-3-3-1-1. He left his strikeout pitch behind in Eastlake.
Levon Washington continues un-injured, hitless in 4 tries and fans 3 of them, but healthy is healthy.

BA highlights:

CLE AA Wendle, Joe 2B 4 0 1 2 .241 3B (3)
CLE AA Rodriguez, Ronny 3B 4 1 3 1 .235
CLE AA Armstrong, Shawn 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.93 Sv (8)
CLE AAA Crockett, Kyle 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.42
CLE AAA Lee, C.C. 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 5.19
CLE HiA Plutko, Adam 6 8 3 3 1 1 5.25 L (1-1)

Indians place Danny Salazar on the Triple-A disabled list

Aaron Gleeman

Jun 4, 2014, 1:25 PM EDT

First he struggled for the Indians, then he was even worse following a demotion to the minors, and now Danny Salazar is on the Triple-A disabled list with a strained triceps muscle.

This wasn’t how this season was supposed to go for one of the most promising young pitchers in baseball, especially after Salazar dominated in the minors and then thrived during his big-league debut last season at age 23.

Hopefully it proves to be a minor injury and Salazar can get back on the mound by the end of the month, but he certainly seems unlikely to rejoin the Indians before the All-Star break.

Lots of offense in 3 wins in 3 games last night [Captains rained out]

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.js ... d=20140604

Columbus 9-4. Ramirez 3 singles and a steal. Urshela and Moncrief homered. HOw did Lowe get back without waiting for waivers? He and Herrmann and Barnes and Pestano each with scoreless innings.

Akron 9-6. Joe Wendle 3 hits, a homer. ALex Lavisky 4 hits. Lindor single and double. Matt Packer off the DL with 5 innings, 4 runs. Louis Head promoted from success at Carolina, 1 inning, 2K.

Carolona 12-4. LeVon Washington 3 singles and a walk, no power but on base plenty. Erik Gonzalez single and 9th double. Shawn Morimando back from Akron despite a shutout debut in AA; 6-4-1-1-4-5

CLE AA Lindor, Francisco SS 5 2 2 1 .276 2B (6), SB (13)
CLE AA Wolters, Tony 2B 4 1 2 1 .280
CLE AAA Moncrief, Carlos RF 5 1 1 2 .237 HR (4)
CLE AAA Ramirez, Jose 2B 5 2 3 0 .299 2 SB (10)
CLE HiA Gonzalez, Erik SS 5 1 2 2 .307 2B (9)

CLE AAA Barnes, Scott 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.52
CLE HiA Morimando, Shawn 6 4 1 1 4 5 3.49 W (6-2)

Gonzalez and Morimando continue to make me look good

Morimando still battling his control.

5 wins in 5 games last night, 2 by the usually woeful Captains.

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The previous three year's Top picks had these nights and these years to date:

Frazier in the doubleheader had an 0-4 and a 1-2 with single and walk .250 691 60 K vs 26 bb
Naquin a single, 2 K; he's hitting 304. OPS is 770. 55 K vs 22 bb.
Lindor a single, .276. OPS 752. 37K vs 30 walks.

Other notable performances:
Urshela single and double. R Perez ditto at Columbus

Ronny Rodriguez singles .236 at Akron.
Cody Anderson 6 3-hit 1-walk shutout innings, 5 K.
Adam Miller 1 run in 2 innings.

Erik Gonzalaz 2 hits, 2 K. .309 ops 776. 37 K vs 10 bb.
Yandy Diaz and Joe Sever arrive from XST; It looks like they're clearing Goodyear out for an influx of new draftees.
Luigi Rodriguez double, 2 walks. 217 634 31 K vs 18 bb

Paulino in the two games totaled two singles, a double, a triple a walk. 235 622 NO hr's. 45 K vs 13bb
Mitch Brown sloppy as always: 4-6-4-3-2-6

Thursday highlights from BA:

CLE AAA Ramirez, Jose SS 3 0 1 2 .299 2B (7)
CLE HiA Gonzalez, Erik SS 5 0 2 0 .309
CLE HiA Rodriguez, Luigi LF 2 0 1 2 .216 2B (3), 2 BB (18)
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys LF 3 1 2 1 .235 3B (3) [that's game 2 only]
CLE AA Anderson, Cody 6 3 0 0 1 5 3.68
CLE LoA Brown, Mitch 4 6 4 3 2 6 4.67