skimming through the list, I find some familiar names:

LH Kyle Crockett RH Zach Mc RH Dylan Baker RH Paolo Espino LH Mark Rzp… RH Edward Mujica LH Vidal Nuno LH Craig Breslow
C Jake Lowery C/OF/IB/DH Matt McBride -- an annual feature on this list for many years OF Ezequial Carrera [still only 31]

and Kyle Zimmer, Brad's pitcher brother who also was a 1st round pick, and also is usually injured.

This is where all the news is, guys. Here's BA's Draft Grade report on our outstanding 2018 draft haul

Best Pure Hitter: There were some scouts who believed C Bo Naylor(1) was the best pure hitter in the high school class. He does a good job of controlling the strike zone and uses the whole field to hit. 2B Richie Palacios (3) and SS Raynel Delgado (6) also stand out for their hittability.

Best Power Hitter: Naylor isn't just a contact hitter. He also has plus raw power that plays as solid average in games. OF Billy Wilson (28) wasn't known as a slugger during his career at Loyola Marymount, but he hit 10 home runs this summer, albeit in the Rookie-level Arizona League.

Fastest Runner: The Indians didn't draft any true burners but Palacios, OF Steven Kwan (5), OF Korey Holland (14) and SS Gionti Turner (27) all show plus run times.

Best Defensive Player: Kwan is an above-average defender in center field thanks to his speed and outfield instincts.

Best Fastball: RHP Ethan Hankins (1) has run his fastball up to 98 mph though he didn't show that velocity in the spring when he was slowed by a shoulder injury. RHP Lenny Torres (1s) touched 97 mph this spring and sat 94 mph this summer. RHP Liam Jenkins (17) has touched 99 mph from a big, 6-foot-8 frame.

Best Secondary Pitch: RHP Nick Sandlin (2) this spring at Southern Mississippi used his wipeout slider to help him pile up 144 strikeouts, fifth most in the country, and lead the nation with a 1.06 ERA. LHP Adam Scott (4) also has shown he is adept at landing his slider for strikes.

Best Pro Debut: Sandlin built on his All-American spring with a phenomenal professional debut. He rocketed up the ladder, reaching Double-A Akron, posting a 36-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 24 innings along the way.

Best Athlete: Naylor moves well for a catcher and is an above-average runner. He also has a lot of experience in the infield and could man the hot corner if catching doesn't work out. Holland's speed and athleticism play well in the outfield.

Most Intriguing Background: The Indians drafted a handful of players with baseball bloodlines, starting with Naylor, whose brother Josh is in the Padres' organization. Sandlin not only stood out on the field this spring but also in the classroom, where he had a 3.9 GPA as an engineering major.

Closest To The Majors: For a time, it looked like Sandlin might reach the major leagues in September. If he stays in the bullpen, he'll soon be in the mix for the Indians. Even if he goes back to starting, his rise won't be dramatically slowed as he's already shown he can handle advanced competition.

Best Late-Round Pick: Holland signed a well-above slot deal in the 14th round but still could provide good value thanks to his feel for hitting to go along with his speed and athleticism. OF Jonathan Engelmann (31) has some intriguing tools and put together a solid pro debut.

The One Who Got Away: OF Antoine Duplantis (19) opted to return for his senior season at Louisiana State, where he's been a three-year starter and integral part of the lineup. The Indians also took SS Gunnar Halter (26) and OF Andrew Eyster (32) out of the junior college ranks, but both opted to uphold their commitments to Southeastern Conference schools, where they this spring figure to play key roles.

This important news may have been posted before:

Cleveland Indians
Signed: RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (re-signed) | LHP R.C. Orlan (re-signed)
Elected free agency: OF Brandon Barnes
Removed from 40-man: OF Brandon Barnes (outrighted to Triple-A)

Indians (Glendale)
Rob Kaminsky improved to 3-0 and lowered his AFL ERA to 1.86 with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Connor Marabell boosted his average to .303 as he went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs, while Li-Jen Chu drove Marabell home with an RBI double in in the fourth. Chu finished 1-for-4.

Best Power Prospects by Team

Bobby Bradley, 1B, Indians No. 7 prospect
The 22-year-old left-handed slugger connected on 27 home runs between Double- and Triple-A and has now totaled at least 23 long balls in each of his first four full seasons. Bradley's massive raw power comes paired with strikeout concerns as well as some inherent streakiness, but he also has a sound approach that portends even more consistent game power down the road. hope so

BA print magazine completes its Indians Prospect Report beyond the list of the top 10 with the following standard content:

Projected 2022 Lineup

C; Roberto Perez [Naylor I guess would take longer to get there?]
1b: Bobby Bradley
2b: Jose Ramirez
ss: Francisco Lindor
3b: Nolan Jones
lf: Oscar Mercado
cf: Greg Allen
rf: Brad Zimmer
dh: Yandy Diaz

starting rotation:
1. Trevor Bauer
2. Triston McKenzie
3. old man Corey Kluber
4. Mike Clevinger
5. Shane Bieber
Closer:
Interesting projection Big Lefty Sam Hentges

Best Tools:

Hitter for Average: Tyler Freeman
Power Hitter: Bobby Bradley
Strike Zone Discipline: Ernie Clement
Fastest Baserunner: Quentin Holmes
Athlete: Will Benson
Fastball: Luis Oviedo
Curveball: McKenzie
Slider: reliver Kyle Nelson
Changeup: Eli Morgan
Control: Aaron Civale [now that Bieber is in the majors]
Defensive Catcher: Eric Haase [if so, I certainly could see him supplanting Perez]
Defensive Infielder: Jose Fermin [some offensive upside but probably not enough]
Infield Arm: Nolan Jones [so if not 3B, then RF: then Freeman could move over to 3rd]
Defensive Outfielder: Mercado
Outfield Arm: Johnnathan Rodriguez [still only 18 with 2 years in Arizona, he might be my annual breakout pick for a few more years]

MLB.com with a listing of players who were on their team's 2018 top 30 prospects and who now are subject to Rule 30 unless placed on 40-man rosters.

The Indians have 4:

7. Bobby Bradley, 1B He's a sure thing.

8. Sam Hentges, LHP Didn't realize he'd been around 5 years since he'd missed time with injury. Although he hasn't made his AA debut he's too good a lefty to leave unprotected.

20. Oscar Gonzales, OF I count only 4 seasons so not sure he's at risk. But a 20 year old who's not even reached High A is unlikely to be selected

29. Tyler Krieger, SS They can have him if they'd like. He might have been SS in college, but in the pros he started at 2nd and then moved to LF/CF, Career 717 OPS

Others who are available include Rob Kaminsky LH now a reliever after injuries, pretty good bounceback in Akron and better in the Arizona Fall league.
Connor Marabell doesn't do much for me; OF with 712 career OPS. Not sure how desperate they are for outfielders.

5 open spots on the roster, so if they are required to fill it up before the draft they may need to pick up some other guys off waivers. Homegrown minor league talent is mostly lower down in the system.

And there several on the roster who we could easily forego:

Dan Otero 5.22 ERA in 2018. I'd let him go
James Hoyt 32 year old reliever with only 72 career innings. He's cheap enough to hold on to.
Ben Taylor 25 year old reliever. Good AAA stats but they resisted the urge to call him up so they apparently like him less than I do,
Neil Ramirez A good month, some bad months; that's the way his career goes. If they were full of talent he'd go, as it is, I guess he stays. He's cheap
Eric Stamets and Max Moroff are a pair of not very impressive utility IFs but we'll need someone to replace Gonzalez

deadline for roster submission is Tuesday at 8 p.m. If I were the Indians I'd take care of the roster moves today and save tomorrow for Thanksgiving shopping and preparing for the guests. Or on the other hand heading out of town to Mom and Dad's place.

Indians keep dealing kids off their stellar Arizona League teams:

With the Rule 5 Draft deadline approaching Tuesday, and some teams in need of making room on their 40-man rosters, the Indians and Rays completed a minor trade Monday. Tampa Bay sent right-hander Chih-Wei Hu to Cleveland in exchange for infielder Gionti Turner.

Hu, 25, made five relief appearances with the Rays in 2018, but he spent the majority of the season at Triple-A Durham. With Durham, he posted a 4.66 ERA in 24 games, including 19 starts, striking out 92 and walking 28 in 102 1/3 innings. With the Rays, he had a 4.15 ERA in 13 innings, striking out 12 and allowing just a .149 average against.

A native of Taiwan, Hu was initially acquired by the Rays in the 2015 deal that sent Kevin Jepsen to the Twins at the non-waiver Trade Deadline. He was a Sirius/XM All-Star Futures Game participant in 2016.

Hu goes from the Rays' 40-man roster, which now stands at 39 players, to the Indians' 40-man, which now stands at 36 players.

Turner, 18, was the Indians' 27-round draft pick this year and hit .296 (50-for-169) in the rookie-level Arizona League.

Baseball geeks of course love to overtalk the Rule 5 draft so Baseball America has a lot more here than you'll probably want to read.
But since the Indians may be going in with a spot or two open on the roster perhaps we'll be picking someone this year.

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BA story includes this on the Indians situation:

Cleveland Indians
Current 40-man roster number: 35.


Because they have so many free agents, the Indians do not face a 40-man roster crunch. 1B Bobby Bradley and LHP Sam Hentges are easy additions. Both rank among Cleveland's top 10 prospects and Bradley figures to make his major league debut in 2019 after this season finishing at Triple-A Columbus. Hentges came back strong from Tommy John surgery and pitched well at high Class A Lynchburg. They have a few other intriguing eligible players, such as LHP Rob Kaminsky, who worked out of the bullpen this season after missing almost all of 2017 due to injury. The Indians have already been a popular trade partner for teams looking to make room on their own 40-man rosters, acquiring OF Jordan Luplow and INF Max Moroff from Pittsburgh last week and RHP Chih-Wei Hu from Tampa Bay on Monday.

Well I guess we knew all that....

Chin Wei Hu barely made it onto the Tampa top 30 prospect list pre-2018, at No. 27 on BA rankings. His ceiling was rated at a "40" meaning "Fill in Starter, relief specialist" with example of Craig Breslow. The only two on the Indians 30 who scored as low as 40 were Ryan Merritt and reserve IF Erik Gonzalez.

Interesting to note that Max Moroff the IF with unimpressive major league stats we got from the Pirates for Gonzalez earned a 45 as did Jordan Luplow,

as did Oscar Mercado our pickup from the Cardinals for 50 grade Connor Capel and a Rookie League OF ranked as No. 2 prospect in the AZL

the writeup on Hu :

after 3 early season AAA starts, Hu received his first taste of the big leagues in 2017 as a reliever and remained in the bullpen for the rest of the season. The Rays have liked the resilient Taiwanese RH since acquiring him in 2015 from the Twins,

Hu sits 92-93 mph and can touch the mid 90s with his fastball in short stretches. He also features a deep repertoire that few bullpen arms can equal. His above-avg change has outstanding late depth and is equally effective against RH and LH hitters. He also mixes an overhand curveball, a cutter and a palmball that serves as a slower version of his changeup.

With a stocky build and the stamina and willingness to be a workaholic as multi-inning reliever Hu can gives the Rays' bullpen some consistency over the course of the season beginning as soon as 2018.

[that sounds like the makings of a useful bullpen addition. The Rays stuck him back in the rotation in AAA despite all that and he fared not so well. ERA 4.66 WHIP 1.38. Better in his brief stay in the majors: 5 games, 13 innings 4.15 and 0.77. His downfall is HRs: 2 in those 13 big league innings; 14 in 102 AAA IP