Civ,
MiLB have upgraded the web site for most of their teams, and you need an updated browser to use them properly.
I logged onto one of our affiliates web sites one day using my old iPad and the page wouldn't load properly, and I was given a message telling me to use an updated browser. When I log on using my new iPad or PC I have never had that problem.
Just thought I'd mention it in case that may help you.
Re: Minor Matters
8522Thanks! It works fine on my desktop; I'll take a look at options for my phone.
Same with BaseballAmerica: I can't view the draft database through Internet Explorer; but can open with Edge
Same with BaseballAmerica: I can't view the draft database through Internet Explorer; but can open with Edge
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8523I have two old iPads, and after a while they just quit automatically downloading Apple Software updates. So the Safari browser on both are terribly outdated. But no problems at all on my new iPad with updated Safari.
I think it is a scheme from Apple to force you to buy new products. Don’t know that for a fact but my guess from my experiences. The iCloud senses when you have a new product so they quit updating the old one. Some kind of shenanigans is going on.
My original iPad quit uploading updates when I bought my second iPad. Then the second one quit updating right after I bought my 3rd.
Guess they don’t want you handing down your products to your kids or something. Want you to buy new.
If your phone is older then may be same kind of problem you’re having.
I think it is a scheme from Apple to force you to buy new products. Don’t know that for a fact but my guess from my experiences. The iCloud senses when you have a new product so they quit updating the old one. Some kind of shenanigans is going on.
My original iPad quit uploading updates when I bought my second iPad. Then the second one quit updating right after I bought my 3rd.
Guess they don’t want you handing down your products to your kids or something. Want you to buy new.
If your phone is older then may be same kind of problem you’re having.
Re: Minor Matters
8524could be?? I'm able to get scores for Class A games and sometimes Class AA, but not AAA. Does that make ANY sense??
Re: Minor Matters
8525Yes it does. Not all of the teams have upgraded their web site to the new format.
Re: Minor Matters
8526Lynchburg is playing a DH’er again today. First game getting underway. Morgan starting.
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8527A Trip Around the Farm: Healthy Mark Mathias finds stride; Willi Castro heats up
By Michael Hattery Jun 13, 2018
Pulled aside in a concrete block hallway in the tunnels underneath picturesque Canal Park in Akron, Mark Mathias attempted to shoulder the blame for a 2017 season that was strewn with injuries.
“I don’t want to make excuses or anything, but it feels good to be healthy,” he said.
In 2017, Mathias encountered his first struggles in the Indians system slashing .212/.328/.308 with a strikeout percentage at just more than 27 percent.
Mathias did acknowledge ailing shoulders were to blame for a middling 2017.
“Last year I kind of played with a torn labrum in my left shoulder, and I decided not to have surgery early on in the year, had surgery in August and got a stem-cell injection in my right shoulder, so my right shoulder feels a lot more strong, too.”
Outside of a nine-day stint on the disabled list in May, Mathias has been seemingly healthy and productive. Mathias has slashed a much more useful .241/.354/.370 for a wRC+ of 105. The biggest positive, Mathias is back to his old hit-tool-first self, putting a lot of pitches in play, limiting strikeouts and taking walks. Striking out a mere 19 percent of the time and walking more than 13 percent of the time reflects improved discipline.
As for Mathias’ positive gains in terms of putting the ball in play, the fix was equal parts mechanical and approach. “(Limiting strikeouts) has been just about being aggressive early in counts, being ready to hit the fastball, being on time is what has helped me a lot,” he said. “Last year I was late on fastballs in the zone, early in the count so just being ready to hit, being on time.”
Of course, being on time sounds more like an outcome than adjustment; being “on time” can be achieved a few different ways.
“Just starting earlier, more control and an earlier load helped me a lot rather than being quick and late,” he said. “I tend to start my load a little bit earlier than last year where I used to get my load and my foot down a little bit late.”
Mathias is starting to look like the player the Indians saw when they drafted in the third round out of Cal Poly, and it all starts with health.
Blue chip production
(updates on former first-/second-round picks and major international signees)
Nolan Jones: After a middling April, Jones posted an OPS of .803 in May and .762 in June with the elite discipline remaining a striking component of his success. Consistency at third base is still an area of concern but continued work and his offensive production should have Jones spending the second half of the season with Lynchburg in the Carolina League.
Will Benson: Benson’s batting average remains disappointing, but the walk and power components have been elite for age and level. Further, Benson has dropped his strikeout rate from 34 percent to 29 percent so far, which is a dynamic gain. Finally, I have heard positive reports about improving routes for the young outfielder.
Quentin Holmes: The 2017 second-round pick remains stationed in Arizona and was not included on the current speculative Mahoning Valley Scrappers roster.
Brady Aiken: The former first-round pick has yet to be assigned to the roster of any minor-league affiliate.
Triston McKenzie: McKenzie finally returned from an early-season forearm injury for an exquisite first start, allowing 1 hit in 5 innings for Class AA Akron. Tracking McKenzie’s depth in games and arm strength as the season progresses will be illuminating.
Heating Up (A priority prospect who is using his tools): Willi Castro turned 21 in April and is one of the youngest players in the Eastern League. With his athleticism and age/level, the Indians did not fret about an April that saw Castro run a .564 OPS, and his bat has stabilized with a.792 OPS in May. A big key? Castro started putting the ball in play again, reducing his strikeout rate from 29 percent to 17 percent and heating up as Akron warmed. The smooth defender is showing the contact skills to get him to a near-average bat right now, which pairs well with above-average up-the-middle defense in the big leagues.
Hot three hitters
Name Level AVG OBP ISO K%
Andrew Calica Akron (AA) .322 .420 .126 20.80%
Oscar Gonzalez Lake County (A) .275 .296 .155 26.70%
Mitch Longo Lynchburg (A+) .295 .342 .111 15.10%
Hot three pitchers
Name Level IP ERA K/9 BB/9
Shane Bieber Columbus (AAA) 38.1 1.41 8.69 0.93
Eli Morgan Lynchburg (A+) 22.1 3.22 9.70 1.60
James Karinchak* Lynchburg (A+) 12 0.00 15.75 5.25
*Denotes reliever status
By Michael Hattery Jun 13, 2018
Pulled aside in a concrete block hallway in the tunnels underneath picturesque Canal Park in Akron, Mark Mathias attempted to shoulder the blame for a 2017 season that was strewn with injuries.
“I don’t want to make excuses or anything, but it feels good to be healthy,” he said.
In 2017, Mathias encountered his first struggles in the Indians system slashing .212/.328/.308 with a strikeout percentage at just more than 27 percent.
Mathias did acknowledge ailing shoulders were to blame for a middling 2017.
“Last year I kind of played with a torn labrum in my left shoulder, and I decided not to have surgery early on in the year, had surgery in August and got a stem-cell injection in my right shoulder, so my right shoulder feels a lot more strong, too.”
Outside of a nine-day stint on the disabled list in May, Mathias has been seemingly healthy and productive. Mathias has slashed a much more useful .241/.354/.370 for a wRC+ of 105. The biggest positive, Mathias is back to his old hit-tool-first self, putting a lot of pitches in play, limiting strikeouts and taking walks. Striking out a mere 19 percent of the time and walking more than 13 percent of the time reflects improved discipline.
As for Mathias’ positive gains in terms of putting the ball in play, the fix was equal parts mechanical and approach. “(Limiting strikeouts) has been just about being aggressive early in counts, being ready to hit the fastball, being on time is what has helped me a lot,” he said. “Last year I was late on fastballs in the zone, early in the count so just being ready to hit, being on time.”
Of course, being on time sounds more like an outcome than adjustment; being “on time” can be achieved a few different ways.
“Just starting earlier, more control and an earlier load helped me a lot rather than being quick and late,” he said. “I tend to start my load a little bit earlier than last year where I used to get my load and my foot down a little bit late.”
Mathias is starting to look like the player the Indians saw when they drafted in the third round out of Cal Poly, and it all starts with health.
Blue chip production
(updates on former first-/second-round picks and major international signees)
Nolan Jones: After a middling April, Jones posted an OPS of .803 in May and .762 in June with the elite discipline remaining a striking component of his success. Consistency at third base is still an area of concern but continued work and his offensive production should have Jones spending the second half of the season with Lynchburg in the Carolina League.
Will Benson: Benson’s batting average remains disappointing, but the walk and power components have been elite for age and level. Further, Benson has dropped his strikeout rate from 34 percent to 29 percent so far, which is a dynamic gain. Finally, I have heard positive reports about improving routes for the young outfielder.
Quentin Holmes: The 2017 second-round pick remains stationed in Arizona and was not included on the current speculative Mahoning Valley Scrappers roster.
Brady Aiken: The former first-round pick has yet to be assigned to the roster of any minor-league affiliate.
Triston McKenzie: McKenzie finally returned from an early-season forearm injury for an exquisite first start, allowing 1 hit in 5 innings for Class AA Akron. Tracking McKenzie’s depth in games and arm strength as the season progresses will be illuminating.
Heating Up (A priority prospect who is using his tools): Willi Castro turned 21 in April and is one of the youngest players in the Eastern League. With his athleticism and age/level, the Indians did not fret about an April that saw Castro run a .564 OPS, and his bat has stabilized with a.792 OPS in May. A big key? Castro started putting the ball in play again, reducing his strikeout rate from 29 percent to 17 percent and heating up as Akron warmed. The smooth defender is showing the contact skills to get him to a near-average bat right now, which pairs well with above-average up-the-middle defense in the big leagues.
Hot three hitters
Name Level AVG OBP ISO K%
Andrew Calica Akron (AA) .322 .420 .126 20.80%
Oscar Gonzalez Lake County (A) .275 .296 .155 26.70%
Mitch Longo Lynchburg (A+) .295 .342 .111 15.10%
Hot three pitchers
Name Level IP ERA K/9 BB/9
Shane Bieber Columbus (AAA) 38.1 1.41 8.69 0.93
Eli Morgan Lynchburg (A+) 22.1 3.22 9.70 1.60
James Karinchak* Lynchburg (A+) 12 0.00 15.75 5.25
*Denotes reliever status
"I've suffered a great many tragedies in my life....most of them never happened". Mark Twain
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8528Lake County Captains transactions
RHP Luis Jimenez assigned from Lynchburg
RHP Felix Tati promoted to Lynchburg
RHP Cameron Mingo assigned to Mahoning Valley
- -
Bats 7 Clippers 1
Naquin 0-4
Yandy 0-0 BB
- -
Ducks 8 Fisher Cats 2
Civale 5 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 2 K
Calica 1-3 2B 2 BB 2 R
Castro 1-4 SB
- -
Keys 3 Hillcats 0 Game 1
Morgan 6 IP 2 H 3 ER 1 BB 7 K
Persinger 1-3
- -
Keys 3 Hillcats 0 Game 2
Krauth 2.2 IP 0 H 0 R 1 BB 4 K
Siri 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 1 K
Longo 0-3
Persinger 0-3
- -
Captains 11 Lugnuts 3
Gallagher 3(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 3BB SO
Gonzalez 2-5 R 2(2B) 3RBI
Medina 3-4 2R 2B RBI
Vicente 1-4 R HR 2RBI
- -
DSL #Indians 12 Indians/Brewers 10
Santana 3(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 1BB 0SO
Aguilar 1-3 R 2RBI 2BB 2SB
Flores 3-5 2R 2(2B) RBI
Rocchio 3-4 2R
Tena 3-4 R
This Rocchio kid has been tearing it up.
RHP Luis Jimenez assigned from Lynchburg
RHP Felix Tati promoted to Lynchburg
RHP Cameron Mingo assigned to Mahoning Valley
- -
Bats 7 Clippers 1
Naquin 0-4
Yandy 0-0 BB
- -
Ducks 8 Fisher Cats 2
Civale 5 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 2 K
Calica 1-3 2B 2 BB 2 R
Castro 1-4 SB
- -
Keys 3 Hillcats 0 Game 1
Morgan 6 IP 2 H 3 ER 1 BB 7 K
Persinger 1-3
- -
Keys 3 Hillcats 0 Game 2
Krauth 2.2 IP 0 H 0 R 1 BB 4 K
Siri 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 1 K
Longo 0-3
Persinger 0-3
- -
Captains 11 Lugnuts 3
Gallagher 3(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 3BB SO
Gonzalez 2-5 R 2(2B) 3RBI
Medina 3-4 2R 2B RBI
Vicente 1-4 R HR 2RBI
- -
DSL #Indians 12 Indians/Brewers 10
Santana 3(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 1BB 0SO
Aguilar 1-3 R 2RBI 2BB 2SB
Flores 3-5 2R 2(2B) RBI
Rocchio 3-4 2R
Tena 3-4 R
This Rocchio kid has been tearing it up.
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8529a list of players the Indians have agreed to terms with for the 2017-18 international signing period so far:
Aaron Bracho, SS, Venezuela, $1,500,000 -- No. 22 on MLB Pipeline Top 30 list
George Valera, OF, Dominican Republic, $1,300,000 -- No. 21 on MLB Pipeline Top 30 list
Jose Tena, SS, Dominican Republic, $400,000
Wilfri Peralta, SS, Dominican Republic, $300,000
Brayan Rocchio, SS, Venezuela, $125,000
Cesar Idrogo, IF, Venezuela, $90,000
Marlin Made, OF, Dominican Republic, $75,000
Aaron Bracho, SS, Venezuela, $1,500,000 -- No. 22 on MLB Pipeline Top 30 list
George Valera, OF, Dominican Republic, $1,300,000 -- No. 21 on MLB Pipeline Top 30 list
Jose Tena, SS, Dominican Republic, $400,000
Wilfri Peralta, SS, Dominican Republic, $300,000
Brayan Rocchio, SS, Venezuela, $125,000
Cesar Idrogo, IF, Venezuela, $90,000
Marlin Made, OF, Dominican Republic, $75,000
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8531Columbus Clippers @CLBClippers
ROSTER MOVES:
- C Daniel Salters – transferred to Akron
+ LHP Ryan Merritt – on ML rehab assignment
+ RHP Evan Marshall – optioned by Cleveland
+ C/OF Francisco Mejia – optioned by Cleveland
RHP Miles Jaye – to the 7 day DL (right arm soreness)
ROSTER MOVES:
- C Daniel Salters – transferred to Akron
+ LHP Ryan Merritt – on ML rehab assignment
+ RHP Evan Marshall – optioned by Cleveland
+ C/OF Francisco Mejia – optioned by Cleveland
RHP Miles Jaye – to the 7 day DL (right arm soreness)
Re: Minor Matters
8532Merritt's finally pitching again. Good news. They should not have a hard time finding room for him in the big league bullpen after his rehab assignment ends.
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853326 names now on Mahoning Valley roster but none of the new signees. I guess there are a few releases coming up this week. Big names like OFs Michael Tinsley and Clark Scolarmiro, pitchers Luis Santos and Randy Vallardes. Anyone 23 or older listed is too old for short season A.
Once upon a time the New Billy Hamilton, Gabriel Mejia is listed here again. He'll be 23 by the end of July and certainly has not made any career progress.
Once upon a time the New Billy Hamilton, Gabriel Mejia is listed here again. He'll be 23 by the end of July and certainly has not made any career progress.
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8534Short season clubs usually have a lot of college players. I wouldn't call 23 too old for short season.
Re: Minor Matters
8535well anyone in his 3rd season in Mahoning Valley is getting old. And those names I threw out haven't done much of anything [which is why they are still there. In fact several have previously played at higher levels and I then were just listed on the Scrappers' roster as a holding zone until they might be needed to fill a gap in Lynchburg or Lake County