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Monday's games

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Jose Ramirez with quite a night: double, 2 triples, steal.
Erik Gonzalez debuts with a single and a steal.
Chisenhall singled and doubled.
Tyler Naquin 1-5 with 2 K. hitting 229 in AAA

Another fine start by Mike Clevinger in Akron: 7 2/3-2-0-9-1-9 2.60.

Nellie Rodriguez with 3 hits, one a double.
Papi single and double, season high of .222; also 2 errors in LF
Frazier 2 walks and a sacrifice
Zimmer sac fly. Still working as DH after recent injury

Nothing notable in Lake County loss.

Scrappers haven't won at home yet. Mathias with a pair of hits. Lovegrove 5-5-3-3-0-2. 2012 3rd round pick getting nowhere

Alexis Pantoja 3 hits again; batting .571 (12-21) with his 3rd double and 4th steal.

BA featured lines:

CLE AA Rodriguez, Ronny 1B 3 0 1 0 .338
CLE AAA Aguilar, Jesus 1B 5 0 1 1 .266
CLE AAA Gonzalez, Erik SS 4 1 1 0 .250 SB (1)
CLE AAA Naquin, Tyler CF 5 0 1 0 .229
CLE AAA Ramsey, James RF 4 0 1 0 .246
CLE HiA Papi, Mike LF 4 0 2 1 .222 2B (16)
CLE HiA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 4 2 3 0 .278 2B (21)
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys LF 3 0 1 0 .239 BB (18)
CLE MAJ Lindor, Francisco SS 5 1 1 0 .204 2B (1)
CLE MAJ Urshela, Giovanny 3B 4 0 1 0 .275

CLE AA Clevinger, Mike 7.2 2 0 0 1 9 2.60 W (5-3)
CLE MAJ Anderson, Cody 8 2 1 1 0 2 0.57 W (1-0)
[they were Akron teammates until a month ago]

Greg Allen, Francisco Mejia and Bobby Bradley all finish off June with good nights.
For the night, and for the month:

Allen 3 hits and a walk, avg up to 283. For June: 340/411/443 9 walks vs 6 K. 7/10 in steals
Bradley homer and single, For June: 277/346/574 7 homers 9 walks and an amazing 36 strikeouts
Mejia 7th homer and single, hitting only 218, but June a bit better 232/333/391 10 walks 11 strikeouts

Also for the Captains Santander with a 3 hit night. ditto for Paulino.

More offensive fireworks for Lynchburg:

Levon Washington with 3 hits including a double.
Zimmer single, double, 2 walks, 3 rbi.

and in Arizona:
Gabriel Mejia 4 singles, 2 steals to give him 7 in 7 games, leading the league, as he did last year in the Dominican.
catcher Gian Paul Gonzalez 3 hits

only 2 runs but the Scrappers finally won a home game.
The designated 18-year-old pushed to this level (last year it was F. Mejia) SS Willi Castro singled and doubled in the 2 runs. He doesn't walk and he's 0/3 in steals, but the kid is hitting 277.

in AAA,
Naquin singled, doubled and stole a base.
Erik Gonzalez 1-3 in his second game with the Clippers.

Gabriel Mejia has more stolen bases than games played so far in his short pro career.

If memory serves its something like 79 steals in 77 total games played.

Just crazy.

Five RubberDucks selected for 2015 Eastern League All-Star Classic
By Spencer Davies
Special to the Beacon Journal


Five Akron RubberDucks were selected to participate in the 2015 Sullivan Tire Eastern League All-Star Classic, the league announced Wednesday.
Anthony Gallas, Yandy Diaz, Todd Hankins, Josh Martin and Jeff Johnson will all represent the RubberDucks for the league’s Western Division, tying the Altoona Curve for most players chosen for the team.

“Extremely proud of those guys,” said manager Dave Wallace, whose Ducks have won seven of their last nine games and sit just three behind the first-place BaySox.

“They’re very deserving of it. I’m proud of not only their numbers and how they perform on the field, but how they’ve gone about their business. They’re all very focused and get their work done, and I think that’s a huge reason why we’re seeing so much success on the field.”
The game will be played at 7 p.m. July 15 in Portland, Maine, at Hadlock Field, home of the Sea Dogs.

Gallas, in his second season with the Ducks, leads the team in home runs with seven and doubles with 19. Since his promotion to Double-A last June, he’s batting .283 with 23 home runs and 81 RBI. He is the only player on the team with multiple minor league All-Star Game selections, and this will be his third since being signed by the Indians organization as an undrafted free agent in 2010.

“Feels great, unexpected,” said Gallas, who is hitting .326 in June. “Earlier in the year, I was struggling a lot. I’m just taking it one day at a time. There’s still more work to be done, but it’s always good when you get recognized.”

Diaz, in his first year with the Ducks, has arguably been the team’s best batter. Diaz not only has a team-high 82 hits, he also leads the entire Eastern League in on-base percentage (.403) and walks (44).

Also in his first season with the Ducks, Hankins has assumed multiple roles this season. With the majority of his games being played at second base, the utility man has played 14 games in the outfield and four as a designated hitter. At the plate, Hankins is batting .276 with the second-most hits on the team (81).
Gallas said he is happy that Hankins will be joining him as an all-star.

“He didn’t know where he was going to be out of spring training,” Gallas said. “It’s almost like validation for him, like ‘Here, you know you can play at this level,’ and I think he’s got a high ceiling. He really doesn’t know how good he can be.”

Martin is one of the Eastern League’s best relievers, posting an ERA of 1.07. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound right-hander is a perfect 5-0 this season and has held hitters to a .152 batting average, which is second best in the league.

Ducks closer Johnson, meanwhile, has converted 12 saves in as many chances and has been one of the team’s most reliable arms in key situations. After missing all of last season after Tommy John surgery, the right-hander has come back with a 1.52 ERA and has allowed only five earned runs in 28 appearances.
“It was pretty exciting,” Johnson said. “It’s a privilege to be able to go to this. I’m pretty stoked about it.

“I think there’s plenty of other guys that also could’ve gotten in there. Unfortunately they only have so many spots. But everybody, I’m really proud of. They’ve all done a great job.”

BA take on Wednesday games:

CLE AAA Aguilar, Jesus DH 4 1 1 0 .262
CLE HiA Papi, Mike RF 3 0 1 0 .223 BB (51)
CLE HiA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 5 2 1 2 .279 HR (10)
CLE HiA Zimmer, Bradley DH 5 0 1 0 .302 2B (14)
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys LF 4 0 1 1 .246 2B (11), SB (8)
CLE MAJ Urshela, Giovanny 3B 4 1 1 0 .271

CLE AA Merritt, Ryan 6 10 2 2 0 3 3.55
CLE AAA Armstrong, Shawn 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 2.64
CLE HiA Brown, Mitch 6 7 2 2 3 2 5.83 W (3-8)
CLE MAJ Adams, Austin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93

@IndiansAccounts: #Indians sign 16yr old 5'11 165 lbs SS from the Dominican Republic Jose Fermin the #28 ranked International Prospect by Baseball America.

Wonder why BA doesn't list JoeZ's favorite midget, Jose Ramirez.

20 game after his demotion to AAA he's hitting .355....27 for 76

He had 27 hits in 150 ABs for a .180 BA in the Majors

Big difference between Major league and AAA pitching.

The Indians have agreed to sign 16-year-old Dominican third baseman Henry Pujols for $600,000.

At 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, Pujols stood out for his righthanded power potential, with plenty of game experience having represented the Dominican Republic at international tournaments. If his defense improves, he could stick at third base, though he could end up as a corner outfielder. Pujols trains with Laurentino Genao.

Vlad Guerrero Jr signed with the Blue Jays. Man, I wanted him. But glad we added a RH power bat with potential. Just got the wrong one.

Todd Paquette ‏@IndiansAccounts · 1 hour ago
#Indians have signed RHP from the Venezuela Luis Oviedo to a $375K signing bonus.

Todd Paquette ‏@IndiansAccounts · 2 hours ago
Fermin's signing bonus is $500,000 & there is no relation to former Indians player Felix Fermin.

Columbus Clippers ‏@CLBClippers · 2 hours ago
BREAKING: @JAguilarCLE and @ItsTHoltBaby will represent the Clippers at the 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game! #ClipShow

Wonder why BA doesn't list JoeZ's favorite midget, Jose Ramirez.

Lost his "prospect" status with his major league time served in 2014.