Re: Minor Matters
9766Problem is we are in rebuild mode too. Just not saying it.
"I've suffered a great many tragedies in my life....most of them never happened". Mark Twain
Re: Minor Matters
9767Hope this brings civ running back:
What to know about 100-mph man Daniel Espino, the Indians’ first-round pick (and some other prospects)
By Zack Meisel Jun 4, 2019 7
CLEVELAND — Daniel Espino is 18 and his fastball has been clocked at 100 mph.
Talk about an introduction.
With their first-round selection in the 2019 amateur draft, the Indians tabbed the hardest thrower in the high school pitching crop. Espino’s fastball sits in the 94-97 mph range, and he complements it with a promising slider and curveball.
Espino moved to the U.S. from Panama before his sophomore year of high school, even though his parents preferred he “finish high school first and then worry about the next (decision).”
“But I love playing baseball,” he said Monday night. “I had the opportunity to do it when I was 10 years old and I loved it. Now, the sacrifice is paying off.”
Espino is committed to LSU, but he noted that, “as of right now, I’m happy to be an Indian.”
During his senior season at Georgia Premier Academy, the right-hander recorded a 0.32 ERA, with only 10 hits allowed in 44 innings. He walked 10 and he tallied … ready for this? … 106 strikeouts.
How does Espino throw so hard at such a young age? He cited three components of his throwing routine: long toss, using his legs and perfecting his mechanics.
“He’s extremely athletic, he’s loose, he’s flexible,” said Scott Barnsby, the Indians’ director of amateur scouting. “He’s got a power arm. We’ve seen Daniel up to 100 mph. Pretty special arm strength. He pitched all year — every time we saw him, he held that plus fastball. He’s got two different breaking balls. Both the slider and the curveball have depth, finish, angle, bite to them. We feel like both of them have a chance to be plus. Developing feel for a changeup. He’s just a really talented young kid.”
With the 63rd overall pick, the Indians chose 17-year-old shortstop Yordys Valdes, from McArthur High School in Miami. There, the switch-hitter batted .343 in 23 games. He was coached in high school by former big-leaguer Oddibe McDowell, who briefly played for the Indians during his seven years in the majors.
Valdes’ favorite player is Francisco Lindor.
“Yordys is an extremely athletic high school shortstop,” Barnsby said. “This guy has elite defensive instincts. He’s got hands, he’s got actions. He’s got range to both sides. Impressive transfer. He’s got arm strength to stay at shortstop. We see him being a middle-of-the-diamond player for a long time. Switch-hitter. He’s got a feel to hit from both sides of the plate. Pretty exciting upside with Yordys.”
MLB Network
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· Jun 3, 2019
The @Indians select RHP Daniel Espino with the 24th pick. #MLBDraft
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@MLBNetwork
Hey @Indians fans, @BauerOutage introduces you to your team's first-round pick, Daniel Espino.
And he reminds Trevor of someone he knows... #MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/iDBs5VKSQJ
Barnsby also recently provided some reports on recent Indians draft picks.
Bo Naylor, C, 19 years old (2018 first-rounder)
At Class A Lake County: .221/.301/.345 slash line, two home runs, 18 walks, 44 strikeouts in 40 games (No. 4 Indians prospect, per MLB Pipeline)
Barnsby: “He’s actually been on a more aggressive path. He came into spring training, we knew about him thanks to the work that (area scout) Mike Kanen did. He’s an extremely mature kid. He understands the game, his brother being in pro ball. He knows how to prepare, consistent routines. He went and got himself ready in the offseason, had a really productive spring training. We knew it was going to be aggressive, but we knew he could handle it mentally. He’s gotten a lot of time behind the plate. I’m sure he’d tell you, ‘Hey, the results aren’t quite where I want them yet.’ But he’s had some really quality ABs. We were actually just tracking some of his video the other day and just watching his at-bats. A lot of hard contact. A lot of really good swings. We feel good with where he is.”
Tyler Freeman, SS, 20 years old (2017 second-rounder)
At Class A Lake County: .314/.405/.476 slash line, with 16 doubles, 10 stolen bases, 17 walks and 20 strikeouts (No. 3 Indians prospect)
Barnsby, on if they knew Freeman would hit everything in sight from the moment they drafted him: “I’d love to tell you yes. We think about that. A lot of that comes down to the makeup of Tyler and who he is and what he’s done to get himself better. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. In that situation, what we did know about Tyler is he had an incredible passion for the game, he worked at it, he had a plan at the plate, he controlled the strike zone and he took care of the rest. No, we didn’t know, but we’re really happy to see what he’s doing right now.”
James Karinchak, RP, 23 years old (2017 ninth-rounder)
At Class AA Akron and Class AAA Columbus: 13 scoreless innings, three walks, 32 strikeouts (No. 30 Indians prospect)
Barnsby: “His stat line is ridiculous. The numbers are insane. One, happy for him. He’s kind of turning a corner, a little bit. He’s always had a good arm. He’s always been able to spin it. He’s doing a better job commanding the ball in the zone. He had a really good spring training. Unfortunately, he’s a little dinged up with the (hamstring) injury right now. Hopefully he gets back to where he was. He was a little deeper in the draft, too, ninth round. You realize that all of the talent just doesn’t come from up top. There are guys who can impact our major-league team throughout all 40 rounds. Karinchak is a good example of that. If he continues to stay healthy, he’s gonna impact the major-league team. Obviously, you’re gonna need help in the bullpen. Every team does.”
Nick Sandlin, RP, 22 years old (2018 second-rounder)
At Class AA Akron: 1.56 ERA in 17 1/3 innings, with eight walks and 27 strikeouts (No. 17 Indians prospect)
Barnsby: “He was unique. He was a bullpen arm at Southern Miss and he basically said, ‘Hey, I should be the Friday night guy’ coming into his senior year. He took the ball and ran with it. He had an incredibly successful year. So it’s unique, with his slot, his operation, how he works. One, we knew mentally he could handle it. But also, we wanted to see if we could push him and see where he would end up. He took off. Right away, Lake County. Then he went to High-A and he spent time at Double-A. Once again, he’s throwing strikes and getting swing-and-miss at Double-A. It’s been a good progression for him.”
Ethan Hankins, SP, 19 years old (2018 first-rounder)
Has not pitched at an affiliate yet this season (No. 9 Indians prospect)
Barnsby, on the plan this year for Hankins: “He’s back throwing now. He’s been throwing pens, just to get his arm back up to speed where it is. We were actually just watching some video on him the other day. The ball was coming out really well. The fastball was there, spinning it. Not any huge progression aside from he’s healthy and back on the mound.”
What to know about 100-mph man Daniel Espino, the Indians’ first-round pick (and some other prospects)
CLEVELAND — Daniel Espino is 18 and his fastball has been clocked at 100 mph.
Talk about an introduction.
With their first-round selection in the 2019 amateur draft, the Indians tabbed the hardest thrower in the high school pitching crop. Espino’s fastball sits in the 94-97 mph range, and he complements it with a promising slider and curveball.
Espino moved to the U.S. from Panama before his sophomore year of high school, even though his parents preferred he “finish high school first and then worry about the next (decision).”
“But I love playing baseball,” he said Monday night. “I had the opportunity to do it when I was 10 years old and I loved it. Now, the sacrifice is paying off.”
Espino is committed to LSU, but he noted that, “as of right now, I’m happy to be an Indian.”
During his senior season at Georgia Premier Academy, the right-hander recorded a 0.32 ERA, with only 10 hits allowed in 44 innings. He walked 10 and he tallied … ready for this? … 106 strikeouts.
How does Espino throw so hard at such a young age? He cited three components of his throwing routine: long toss, using his legs and perfecting his mechanics.
“He’s extremely athletic, he’s loose, he’s flexible,” said Scott Barnsby, the Indians’ director of amateur scouting. “He’s got a power arm. We’ve seen Daniel up to 100 mph. Pretty special arm strength. He pitched all year — every time we saw him, he held that plus fastball. He’s got two different breaking balls. Both the slider and the curveball have depth, finish, angle, bite to them. We feel like both of them have a chance to be plus. Developing feel for a changeup. He’s just a really talented young kid.”
With the 63rd overall pick, the Indians chose 17-year-old shortstop Yordys Valdes, from McArthur High School in Miami. There, the switch-hitter batted .343 in 23 games. He was coached in high school by former big-leaguer Oddibe McDowell, who briefly played for the Indians during his seven years in the majors.
Valdes’ favorite player is Francisco Lindor.
“Yordys is an extremely athletic high school shortstop,” Barnsby said. “This guy has elite defensive instincts. He’s got hands, he’s got actions. He’s got range to both sides. Impressive transfer. He’s got arm strength to stay at shortstop. We see him being a middle-of-the-diamond player for a long time. Switch-hitter. He’s got a feel to hit from both sides of the plate. Pretty exciting upside with Yordys.”
MLB Network
✔
@MLBNetwork
· Jun 3, 2019
The @Indians select RHP Daniel Espino with the 24th pick. #MLBDraft
View image on Twitter
MLB Network
✔
@MLBNetwork
Hey @Indians fans, @BauerOutage introduces you to your team's first-round pick, Daniel Espino.
And he reminds Trevor of someone he knows... #MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/iDBs5VKSQJ
Barnsby also recently provided some reports on recent Indians draft picks.
Bo Naylor, C, 19 years old (2018 first-rounder)
At Class A Lake County: .221/.301/.345 slash line, two home runs, 18 walks, 44 strikeouts in 40 games (No. 4 Indians prospect, per MLB Pipeline)
Barnsby: “He’s actually been on a more aggressive path. He came into spring training, we knew about him thanks to the work that (area scout) Mike Kanen did. He’s an extremely mature kid. He understands the game, his brother being in pro ball. He knows how to prepare, consistent routines. He went and got himself ready in the offseason, had a really productive spring training. We knew it was going to be aggressive, but we knew he could handle it mentally. He’s gotten a lot of time behind the plate. I’m sure he’d tell you, ‘Hey, the results aren’t quite where I want them yet.’ But he’s had some really quality ABs. We were actually just tracking some of his video the other day and just watching his at-bats. A lot of hard contact. A lot of really good swings. We feel good with where he is.”
Tyler Freeman, SS, 20 years old (2017 second-rounder)
At Class A Lake County: .314/.405/.476 slash line, with 16 doubles, 10 stolen bases, 17 walks and 20 strikeouts (No. 3 Indians prospect)
Barnsby, on if they knew Freeman would hit everything in sight from the moment they drafted him: “I’d love to tell you yes. We think about that. A lot of that comes down to the makeup of Tyler and who he is and what he’s done to get himself better. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. In that situation, what we did know about Tyler is he had an incredible passion for the game, he worked at it, he had a plan at the plate, he controlled the strike zone and he took care of the rest. No, we didn’t know, but we’re really happy to see what he’s doing right now.”
James Karinchak, RP, 23 years old (2017 ninth-rounder)
At Class AA Akron and Class AAA Columbus: 13 scoreless innings, three walks, 32 strikeouts (No. 30 Indians prospect)
Barnsby: “His stat line is ridiculous. The numbers are insane. One, happy for him. He’s kind of turning a corner, a little bit. He’s always had a good arm. He’s always been able to spin it. He’s doing a better job commanding the ball in the zone. He had a really good spring training. Unfortunately, he’s a little dinged up with the (hamstring) injury right now. Hopefully he gets back to where he was. He was a little deeper in the draft, too, ninth round. You realize that all of the talent just doesn’t come from up top. There are guys who can impact our major-league team throughout all 40 rounds. Karinchak is a good example of that. If he continues to stay healthy, he’s gonna impact the major-league team. Obviously, you’re gonna need help in the bullpen. Every team does.”
Nick Sandlin, RP, 22 years old (2018 second-rounder)
At Class AA Akron: 1.56 ERA in 17 1/3 innings, with eight walks and 27 strikeouts (No. 17 Indians prospect)
Barnsby: “He was unique. He was a bullpen arm at Southern Miss and he basically said, ‘Hey, I should be the Friday night guy’ coming into his senior year. He took the ball and ran with it. He had an incredibly successful year. So it’s unique, with his slot, his operation, how he works. One, we knew mentally he could handle it. But also, we wanted to see if we could push him and see where he would end up. He took off. Right away, Lake County. Then he went to High-A and he spent time at Double-A. Once again, he’s throwing strikes and getting swing-and-miss at Double-A. It’s been a good progression for him.”
Ethan Hankins, SP, 19 years old (2018 first-rounder)
Has not pitched at an affiliate yet this season (No. 9 Indians prospect)
Barnsby, on the plan this year for Hankins: “He’s back throwing now. He’s been throwing pens, just to get his arm back up to speed where it is. We were actually just watching some video on him the other day. The ball was coming out really well. The fastball was there, spinning it. Not any huge progression aside from he’s healthy and back on the mound.”
"I've suffered a great many tragedies in my life....most of them never happened". Mark Twain
Re: Minor Matters
9768Civ takes vacations or weekends away and doesn’t say bye. Just disappears for a bit then he’s back.
As they would say in southern Ohio ... plum rude.
As they would say in southern Ohio ... plum rude.
Re: Minor Matters
9769Bradley and Johnson both went 1-4 with a walk last night. Johnson’s hit a double.
Last year at this time we had zero players with 10 homers in minors, we currently have 6 this year. Bradley, Benson, Haase, Thompson, Johnson, Tom.
Bradley has been honored as International League Player of the Month for May.
Last year at this time we had zero players with 10 homers in minors, we currently have 6 this year. Bradley, Benson, Haase, Thompson, Johnson, Tom.
Bradley has been honored as International League Player of the Month for May.
Re: Minor Matters
977022 year old left reliever Kyle Nelson finally allowed an earned run last night. His ERA is now 0.66 ... he is 6 for 6 in save oppurtunities ... allowed 8 hits in 23 innings, with 40 K and 3 walks. 0.48 WHIP. ... I do not know why this kid is never mentioned when talking about our good looking young relievers coming up.
Speaking of good young relievers. Our submariner, Broom, struck out all 3 he faced last night. He has an ERA of 0.36
Nolan Jones was 1-4, hitting .303. ... OscarG was 0-4, hitting .341 still.
Freeman had night off.
Speaking of good young relievers. Our submariner, Broom, struck out all 3 he faced last night. He has an ERA of 0.36
Nolan Jones was 1-4, hitting .303. ... OscarG was 0-4, hitting .341 still.
Freeman had night off.
Re: Minor Matters
9771Bobby Bradley 2-4 tonight with another homer. ... Daniel Johnson 3-5 with a double.
Freeman 0-4 tonight, dropping him to .303 ... Benson 2-4 with a double, .287.
Freeman 0-4 tonight, dropping him to .303 ... Benson 2-4 with a double, .287.
Re: Minor Matters
9772Indians Prospective @indiansPro
Columbus Clippers transactions
RHP Nick Sandlin promoted from Akron
LHP Rob Kaminsky assigned to Akron
Columbus Clippers transactions
RHP Nick Sandlin promoted from Akron
LHP Rob Kaminsky assigned to Akron
Re: Minor Matters
9773Eli Morgan with yet another good start in AA. 6.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K. ... A lot of talk about the young starters making waves on big league club. Well we have McKenzie and Morgan waiting in the wings too. (If McKenzie ever gets back on field, sheesh)
Freeman 1-4 with RBI last night.
Nolan Jones with a HR and 2 RBI.
Eric Haase 2-2 yesterday, both hits were homers. ... Klay Thompson's brother with another homer too.
Austin Wade, the former Buckeye who was sitting on an 11 game hit streak this year, was just injured and told he needs season ending surgery.. Get well soon, O-H!
Indians Prospective released the Mahoning Valley Scrappers roster, and it is definitely going to be a fun team to follow this summer! Rocchio, Valera, Delgado, Hankins, Vargas ... this team has some real nice young talent.
Freeman 1-4 with RBI last night.
Nolan Jones with a HR and 2 RBI.
Eric Haase 2-2 yesterday, both hits were homers. ... Klay Thompson's brother with another homer too.
Austin Wade, the former Buckeye who was sitting on an 11 game hit streak this year, was just injured and told he needs season ending surgery.. Get well soon, O-H!
Indians Prospective released the Mahoning Valley Scrappers roster, and it is definitely going to be a fun team to follow this summer! Rocchio, Valera, Delgado, Hankins, Vargas ... this team has some real nice young talent.
Re: Minor Matters
9774Had more time to look over boxscores.
I see Daniel Johnson was 2-4 yesterday too. Hitting .345 at AAA now.
Broom allowed an earned run in his 2.1 IP yesterday, 2 H 3 K.
OscarG was 1-3, hitting .336 now.
Benson was 1-3, hitting .284 now. So nice to see that high draft pick finally performing well.
But speaking of high draft picks, Bo Naylor was 1-4 yesterday, a triple, but is only hitting .218 now.
We have a 21 year old at Lake County, OF'er, named Ruben Cardenas. 6'2" 185#. I don't think any of us ever mentioned him. He was a 16th round draft pick last year out of Cal State Fullerton. He hit .308 last year in Rookie Ball, but not much power. Just never caught my eye for whatever reason. Well he has been doing very well this year too, with power. He is hitting .301 this year with 9 doubles, 4 triples and 8 home runs. And 8 steals. Might be a sleeper to keep an eye on.
I see Daniel Johnson was 2-4 yesterday too. Hitting .345 at AAA now.
Broom allowed an earned run in his 2.1 IP yesterday, 2 H 3 K.
OscarG was 1-3, hitting .336 now.
Benson was 1-3, hitting .284 now. So nice to see that high draft pick finally performing well.
But speaking of high draft picks, Bo Naylor was 1-4 yesterday, a triple, but is only hitting .218 now.
We have a 21 year old at Lake County, OF'er, named Ruben Cardenas. 6'2" 185#. I don't think any of us ever mentioned him. He was a 16th round draft pick last year out of Cal State Fullerton. He hit .308 last year in Rookie Ball, but not much power. Just never caught my eye for whatever reason. Well he has been doing very well this year too, with power. He is hitting .301 this year with 9 doubles, 4 triples and 8 home runs. And 8 steals. Might be a sleeper to keep an eye on.
Re: Minor Matters
9775Well, we have another young starter about ready for the bigs. Aaron Civale was promoted to Columbus and his first start was pretty good today. 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K. They just keep turning them out. ... Sandlin and Henry Martinez pitched a shutout inning apiece in relief. ... Klay Thompson's bro was 2-4, both doubles. ... Bradley was 1-4 with a double. ... Allen and Johnson combined to go 0-9.
Kaminsky pitched 2.2 shutout innings for Akron, 5 K. (that team has very little right now)
Nolan Jones was 0-1 with a walk. ... OscarG 1-3 with double and walk.
Tyler Freeman 1-4. ... Will Benson 1-3 with a triple. ... Cardenas 0-2 with 2 walks. ... Naylor added an RBI single. He is up to .220
Kaminsky pitched 2.2 shutout innings for Akron, 5 K. (that team has very little right now)
Nolan Jones was 0-1 with a walk. ... OscarG 1-3 with double and walk.
Tyler Freeman 1-4. ... Will Benson 1-3 with a triple. ... Cardenas 0-2 with 2 walks. ... Naylor added an RBI single. He is up to .220
Re: Minor Matters
9776Ok, gotta pick up Civale in a Dynasty league!
"I've suffered a great many tragedies in my life....most of them never happened". Mark Twain
Re: Minor Matters
9777Having followed these guys for quite a while, in my opinion I would say Civale is a step below Bieber, but a step above Plesac & Pluto. Just to give you an idea of what to expect.
Re: Minor Matters
9778Daniel Johnson with another homer today for Clippers. His 12th for the year across AA and AAA. ... Allen 1-4 with a walk.
Kyle Nelson with another perfect inning for Akron today. 2 K. 0.57 ERA now. (yes, only prospects to highlight there now are relief pitchers)
Lynchburg rained out.
Tyler Freeman 1-4 today. Been in a bit of a slump lately. Down to .293. Bet he hits a hot streak soon. He usually don't stay down for long. ... Benson 1-4 with 3 K. His only bugaboo. ... Cardenas 0-3 with a walk.
Scrappers start play on Friday. Cannot wait. Fun team this year.
Kyle Nelson with another perfect inning for Akron today. 2 K. 0.57 ERA now. (yes, only prospects to highlight there now are relief pitchers)
Lynchburg rained out.
Tyler Freeman 1-4 today. Been in a bit of a slump lately. Down to .293. Bet he hits a hot streak soon. He usually don't stay down for long. ... Benson 1-4 with 3 K. His only bugaboo. ... Cardenas 0-3 with a walk.
Scrappers start play on Friday. Cannot wait. Fun team this year.
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9779Wow, Civ still among the missing? I hope he just got sick of reading comments from a slug like me and didn't get physically sick or something.
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This video is a few weeks old but I didn't post it at the time. Just a little glimpse of prospect Nolan Jones turning on an inside fastball.
https://www.milb.com/lynchburg/video/jo ... 2525153583
And here is Benson golfing one out.
https://www.milb.com/lake-county/video/c-2525314283
And here is Cardenas and Freeman flashing some leather.
https://www.milb.com/lake-county/video/c-2525314283
https://www.milb.com/lake-county/video/ ... 2524639983
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This video is a few weeks old but I didn't post it at the time. Just a little glimpse of prospect Nolan Jones turning on an inside fastball.
https://www.milb.com/lynchburg/video/jo ... 2525153583
And here is Benson golfing one out.
https://www.milb.com/lake-county/video/c-2525314283
And here is Cardenas and Freeman flashing some leather.
https://www.milb.com/lake-county/video/c-2525314283
https://www.milb.com/lake-county/video/ ... 2524639983
