By the by guys ... Zimmer is returning to start his rehab in AZL.

20 day rehab starting tomorrow.

TFIR:

Maybe you missed this. I posted it about a week ago.


Indians Prospective @indiansPro

Indians 25yr old OF prospect Ka'ai Tom with his 10th triple of the season tonight became the first player since Grady Sizemore in 2003 with double digits totals in Doubles, Triples & Homeruns in a MiLB season.

2003 - Sizemore 26(2B) 11(3B) 13(HR)

2019 - Tom 21(2B) 10(3B) 15(HR)

James Karinchak 1.1 0 0 0 0 4

This dude is insane.

Hillbilly wrote:TFIR:

Maybe you missed this. I posted it about a week ago.


Indians Prospective @indiansPro

Indians 25yr old OF prospect Ka'ai Tom with his 10th triple of the season tonight became the first player since Grady Sizemore in 2003 with double digits totals in Doubles, Triples & Homeruns in a MiLB season.

2003 - Sizemore 26(2B) 11(3B) 13(HR)

2019 - Tom 21(2B) 10(3B) 15(HR)

I did, thanks.

Bo Naylor is 2 years younger than league average on holding his own - 17 doubles and 10 triples


Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2018 18 -1.6 Indians 2 ARIZ Rk CLE 33 139 117 17 32 3 3 2 17 5 1 21 28 .274 .381 .402 .783 47 0 0 0 1 0
2019 19 -2.2Lake County MIDW A CLE 88 374 327 52 80 14 7 9 49 6 3 37 88 .245 .318 .413 .731 135 7 1 3 6 0
All Levels (2 Seasons) 121 513 444 69 112 17 10 11 66 11 4 58 116 .252 .335 .410 .745 182 7 1 3 7 0

Jose Fermin is a year younger and doing OK. He has some pop for a smaller guy. 743 OPS.


Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2016 17 -1.2 Indians DOSL FRk CLE 16 66 58 5 13 4 2 0 8 2 2 7 11 .224 .303 .362 .665 21 0 0 0 1 0
2017 18 -1.8 Indians ARIZ Rk CLE 45 182 166 24 38 11 1 1 14 5 2 5 19 .229 .278 .325 .603 54 5 7 2 2 0
2018 19 -2.0 Mahoning Valley NYPL A- CLE 71 307 251 47 70 12 4 2 26 17 4 39 26 .279 .391 .382 .773 96 2 9 5 3 1
2019 20 -1.2 Lake County MIDW A CLE 87 378 325 63 94 10 1 5 32 21 8 34 34 .289 .371 .372 .743 121 9 10 5 3 1
All Levels (4 Seasons) 219 933 800 139 215 37 8 8 80 45 16 85 90 .269 .354 .365 .719 292 16 26 12 9 2

For comparison Jose Ramirez was 2.6 years younger than league average and had an 865 OPS

Karinchak looks to be rounding back into form since returning from injury. I haven't heard yet but I would bet his velocity is getting back to normal. He has struck out 9 of his last 10 batters. Insane.

Young catcher Y. Diaz was in a small slump but he's out now. 3 hits each of the last two days.

Tom hit a 2 run homer last night.

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Indians Prospective @indiansPro

#Indians OF prospect Ka'ai Tom organizational MiLB ranks:

1) wRC+ 152
1) 3B 10
2) OPS .904
2) OBP .380
3) AVG .292
3) Hits 119
3) RBI 68
4) SLG .523
4) Runs 66
5) BB 52
6) HR 17
6) BB% 11.1
6) ISO .231
7) 2B 23

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Mahoning Valley (C) Bryan Lavastida has by far been the most consistent hitter on the season for the Scrappers. Lavastida is now hitting .317 & has 6 straight multi-hit games.

13-25 5R 2(2B) 5RBI 4BB .520 AVG .586 OBP

Mahoning Valley Scrappers (C) Bryan Lavastida NYPL ranks:

4) wRC+ 153
4) OPS .847
5) OBP .389
5) BB/SO 0.73
6) AVG .317
6) RBI 26
6) 2B 13
7) SLG .458
10) Runs 26
11) Hits 45

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#Indians 22yr old RHP prospect Serafino Brito has not allowed a run over 12.2 innings since his promotion to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
- 5G 12.2(IP) 6H 0R 0ER 2BB 11SO 0.00 ERA

Scott Moss, pitcher we got from Reds, just had another great start. 5 IP, no earned runs, 1 hit, 6 K.

Zimmer is DH'ing for AZL Blue tonight.

I think I heard one of the TV guys say he was going to DH a couple days then play OF Tuesday.

Delgado seems to be on a roll but his numbers this year are not good. Pretty big kid but not mich power. He made the team USA under 18 and signed for above slot.

Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2018 18 -1.6 Indians 2 ARIZ Rk CLE 46 204 173 34 53 10 0 1 21 10 2 30 44 .306 .409 .382 .790 66 3 0 1 0 0
2019 19 -1.9 Mahoning Valley NYPL A- CLE 52 220 196 18 46 11 2 2 17 5 4 21 60 .235 .305 .342 .646 67 1 0 0 3 2
All Levels (2 Seasons) 98 424 369 52 99 21 2 3 38 15 6 51 104 .268 .355 .360 .715 133 4 0 1 3 2

Indians 2018 6th Round Pick: 3B Raynel Delgado
ByIBI STAFF REPORTS Jun 5, 2018
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At pick #193 in the 6th round, the Cleveland Indians have selected third baseman Raynel Delgado out of Calvary Christian Academy.

Born: 4/4/00 — Height: 6' 2'' Weight: 185 — Bats: Switch — Throws: Right

Jeff Ellis: Delgado has not had the best spring and that has caused him to go from a bubble first rounder to more of a second or third round talent. I do not think he lasts past the third because his bat speed and exit velocities from an up the middle infielder might be the best in this class. He also runs well and recently turned 18. If Delgado had a strong spring, I think he would be a first-round lock, but as a second or even third round pick, Delgado has a chance to be a steal.

That whole Scrappers team has been a disappointment. I was so excited to see what they did this year. Hankins, Valera, Rocchio, Delgado ... team was loaded with legit prospects. Instead only Hankins met expectations and team is 5 games below 500.

I shouldn’t say the whole team. How about this Bryan Lavastida kid? Catcher who has come out of nowhere to kill it. 3 more hits last night, double and a triple. Hitting .331 now.

15th round pick last year out of a small college in Florida. Hit .292 in rookie league last year but I never paid much attention. Going to have to now.

here is the report from when he was drafted:

Indians 2018 15th Round Pick: C Bryan Lavastida
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At pick #463 in the 15th round, the Cleveland Indians have selected catcher Bryan Lavastida out of Hillsborough Community College.

Born: 11/27/98 — Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 200 — Bats: Right — Throws: Right

Jeff Ellis: Bryan Lavastida is a catcher from Hillsborough community college, who used to play shortstop in third in high school. He stole 11 bases this past season, and is young for his class as the sophomore is not even 20 yet. He started catching this year and as one would expect is very raw. He has a chance to be an offensive minded backstop.

Here are his stats:

Still young for the league.


Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2018 19 -1.2 Wisconsin NWDS Smr 8 35 30 3 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 5 3 .300 .400 .400 .800 12 0 0 0 0
2018 19 -0.6 Indians 1 ARIZ Rk CLE 33 149 120 23 35 4 1 1 20 5 5 22 23 .292 .415 .367 .782 44 2 4 2 1 0
2019 20 -0.9 Mahoning Valley NYPL A- CLE 42 175 154 29 51 15 3 1 28 3 2 17 23 .331 .400 .487 .887 75 3 2 0 2 1
Minors (2 seasons) Minors 75 324 274 52 86 19 4 2 48 8 7 39 46 .314 .407 .434 .841 119 5 6 2 3 1
All Levels (2 Seasons) 83 359 304 55 95 22 4 2 49 13 7 44 49 .313 .406 .431 .837 131 6 2 3 1

3 up 3 down for Kluber, 1 K. Throwing mostly fastballs, have topped out at 92 so far from what I can gather from announcer.