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You don't get Major League hitters out with fastballs unless they're in the high 90s.
Pinpoint location, movement and change of speed gets hitters out.

Thanks for all the references. I guess the only real question about Morgan is whether his super change will continue to lead to similar level of success at the higher levels, but he sure has passed the three tests he has taken so far and I hope they push him along rapidly. I assume they will; Indians got Bieber through the system in less than twelve months and did about the same with Cody Allen and Kyle Crockett. [so it doesn't always mean long-term success but they know talent when they see it]

AZL Indians (2) transactions

OF Austin Wade assigned from Lake County (rehab assignment)
OF Korey Holland activated (14th Rnd Pick)
(C) Bo Naylor activated (1st Rnd Pick)

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Lake County Captains transactions

INF Ulysses Cantu placed on the 7-day DL
LHP Kyle Nelson placed n the 7-day DL
(C) Gian Paul Gonzalez promoted from Mahoning Valley

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Columbus Clippers transaction
RHP Adam Plutko promoted to Cleveland w/ RHP Josh Tomlin going on the DL

And to prove I have nothing against BA let me share a tweet from one of their guys.

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Ben Badler @BenBadler
The Indians promoted 17-year-old sleeper shortstop Brayan Rocchio to the AZL after he hit .323/.391/.434 in the DSL. Disciplined hitter, uses his hands well, high baseball IQ player nicknamed The Professor.

Not much action tonight. Teams off for all star break and just regular days off. And all DSL games postponed.

Lynchburg lost to Potomac 7-4. Siri blew a save, allowing 4 earned in 0.2 IP. ... Capel 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R. ... Clement and Longo 1-4, singles.

AZLIndians1 beat AZLGiantsBlack 8-7 in 12 innings. ... JohnRodriguez 2-6, 2B, RBI ... J.Lopez 3-6 RBI

AZLIndians2 loses to AZL GiantsOrange 3-0. ... Vargas was wild but managed. 2 hits and 5 walks in 2.1 IP. But only 1 run, and 3 K. ... Delgado 1-3 with a walk. ... Rocchio 2-4 with a SB. ... Naylor 0-1 with a walk. ... De Oleo 0-3 with walk. ... Gavin Collins still on rehab assignment, 1-4.

Your guy Rocchio is doing fine with his promotion. And filling in for the absent Marcos Gonzalez. Our shortstop collection continues to grow.

The AZL 1 team went deep into the night, I just updated my post with their game. Remember Lopez that had a nice hot streak last year? He’s doing pretty good again this year. And Rodriguez is doing pretty good too.

They have 3 Rodriguezes among the 2 AZL teams, but we only are interested, so far, in Johnathan, 18 year old RF with a patient approach, and that's who you're talking.

Speaking of the Rods, Ronny has been up and down for the Tigers this year, getting his major league baptism. Luigi is still in AA with the Braves.

our preseason Top 31 in action yesterday:

CLE HiA Capel, Conner CF 4 2 2 1 .263 2B (15), SB (10) [I hadn't noticed his average had slipped so far down]
CLE HiA Clement, Ernie SS 5 0 1 0 .379 CS (2) [well, I guess this a drop too since he had been coasting over 400]
CLE HiA Ice, Logan C 3 0 0 0 .196 BB (14) [can't hit but they say he's a good defender, so could go Rule 5 some day like Tony Wolters did]
CLE MAJ Allen, Greg CF 3 0 0 0 .208
CLE R Collins, Gavin 3B 4 0 1 0 .231
CLE R Rodriguez, Johnathan RF 6 0 2 1 .295 2B (5)

MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline

Adam Scott, the #Indians fourth-round #MLBDraft pick, threw three scoreless innings for @mvscrappers. Scott has now spun 11 1/3 scoreless innings to begin his @Milb career. Here's how all @Indians Draft picks are faring so far

https://www.mlb.com/indians/prospects/s ... e=Year2018

Haase homered in the AAA all-star game tonight. 1-2, 2 R and 2 RBI. ... Mejia was 1-2 with a run. ... Chang 0-2 and Barnes 0-3.

AA all-star game, Paulson pitched a scoreless inning. ... Calica was 0-4. ... Castro 0-2. ... Sever 1-4, 2B, R. ... Marabell 1-2, R, RBI

Lynchburg lost to Nationals 2-1. Hentges with an odd line. 5 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. ... Krauth 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K. ... Clement 0-4 with walk. ... Capel 1-3, BB, R.

Captains beat the Chiefs 5-1. ... Perez 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0, BB, 2 K. ... Sandlin struck out all 3 batters he faced. ... OscarG 1-4. ... Jones 1-2, R, 2 BB. ... Benson 2-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI

Scrappers lost to Yankees 5-1. ... Royalty 3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K. ... Scott, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. ... Fermin 0-4. ... Freeman 1-4, 2B. ... Palacios 1-4, HR, R, RBI.

AZL (Indians 1) 8 Cubs 1 ... Esparza 4(IP) 3H 0R 0ER 0BB 3SO (rehab) ... Ponticelli 2(IP) 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 3SO ... Cardenas 2-4 R 2B 2RBI BB ... Alfonseca 1-3 R 3B RBI ... Wade 1-2 2B (rehab)

AZL (Indians 2) 7 Giants 6 ... Torres 3-5 2R HR 4RBI ... Engelmann 1-2 3B 2RBI ... Delgado 3-4 R BB ...
Paredes 2(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 0BB 3SO

Game 1 ... DSL Indians1 3 DSL Red Sox 0. ... Hernandez 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K. ... Tena 0-2, BB, R. ... Noel 1-2, HR, R, 3 RBI

Game 2 ... DSL Indians lost to BoSox 4-1. ... Tena 1-3. ... Noel 0-2

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Indians 2018 3rd Round Draft Pick INF Richard Palacios is currently on a 11 game hitting streak with Mahoning Valley. Palacios has been nothing short of spectaular as a professional to date. (19 games between AZL & MV)
27-68 13R 3(2B) 1(3B) 4HR 17RBI 13BB 4SB .397 AVG .488 OBP

Really solid start for the draft picks and we've not really seen the top 3; Naylor got into his first game Tuesday and Hankins and Torres have not seen action. A whole lot of Indians-typical college pitchers with great K/BB numbers. And Palacios and Delgado are hitting like fiends.

There's a line we haven't seen for a long time:

Benson 2-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI

BA lines:

CLE HiA Capel, Conner LF 3 1 1 0 .263 BB (38)
CLE HiA Clement, Ernie SS 4 0 0 0 .355 BB (6)
CLE LoA Benson, Will RF 4 2 2 2 .175 HR (13)
CLE LoA Gonzalez, Oscar LF 4 0 1 0 .282
CLE LoA Jones, Nolan 3B 2 1 1 0 .279 2 BB (47)
CLE MAJ Allen, Greg CF 5 1 2 0 .215
CLE MAJ Gonzalez, Erik 3B 2 1 2 0 .295
CLE SS Freeman, Tyler DH 4 0 1 0 .396 2B (8)
CLE HiA Hentges, Sam 5.2 10 2 2 2 7

Like he did last season, Nolan Jones is producing better as the season goes along. His monthly OPS have been: 685; 801; 852: 1060