I love the two draft pick IFs: Delgado, high school kid, in Arizona, and Palacios, college player in Mahoning Valley. Nearly identical performance.

Delgado's line: 405/468/571 OPS 1.039
Palacios' line: 391/468/562 OPS 1.030 [was even better during his few games in Arizona but that was warmup]

I gotta hit the sack but just so ya’ll know, Columbus plays early today. Game is starting now I think. And Andrew Miller will be pitching in a rehab stint.

Job well done, you're a trooper!

Miller just pitched a 1-2-3 6th inning, fanning 3. but the boxscore doesn't include speed gun report

Former Tribe minor league C-1B-DH Matt McBride is DH for the Iron Pigs. His minor league home run total is 138. Got a few cups of coffee resulting in 8 big league homers.

Nice return!

Columbus fell to Iron Pigs though, 10-6

Miller 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Yandy 2-3, 2 BB, HR, R, RBI (Yandy got off to slow start this year but he's back now. On base 4 out of 5 at bats. That's more like it. Civ will like that he finally hit a homer too)
Mejia 1-4, RBI
Papi 1-4 and an OF assist

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Senators beat the Ducks 5-2

Lovegrove 1IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Calica 2-4, BB, R
Sever 2-3, 2 BB, SB
Bradley 0-5, 2 K, and 7 LOB
Castro 0-4 K

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Lynchburg off tonight.

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Lake County off tonight.

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Scrappers beat Auburn 5-3

Royalty 3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K ... 1.00 ERA
Scott 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K. Still has not allowed a run in pro career.
Fermin 2-4, 2B, RBI
Freeman 1-4, 2B, R
Palacios just keeps killing it. I think this is 20 game streak now. 2-4, 2B, R, RBI . Hitting .397
Reeves 1-3, BB
Nelson 2-4, HR, R, RBI

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AZL Teams off tonight.

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DSL Indians beat DSL Indians/Brewers 10-3

Munoz 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Tena 0-2, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB
Noel 1-3, 2 BB, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI
Planchart 2-4, 2B, RBI
Maestre 1-4, SB

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Akron RubberDucks transactions
RHP Kieran Lovegrove activated
RHP Nick Pasquale assigned to Lynchburg
RHP Dominic DeMasi assigned from Columbus (he made spot start today and was pounded)

Naylor video ... https://twitter.com/isitthewelsh/status ... 75776?s=21

Yep, I noticed the Yandy homer and was pleased. I'd be ok with plenty of doubles and some triples.
Scrappers game report says Palacios has a 16 game streak, 18 of 19 with the Scrappers; 22 of 24 in his long career". He's also drawn walks in 8 of his last 11.

The draft picks are off to almost universal great starts featuring Palacios and Delgado at bat; and Scott, Sandlin, Royalty on the mound. Our top 3 are just getting started. A wee bit early to judge this draft but good signs!

BA used to add draft picks to the guys they highlight but not this year. Nothing interesting among these. Krieger and Mathias are reaching the typical end of the line for college 2B draft picks in AA. I'm hopeful that Palacios may break that mold?

CLE AA Bradley, Bobby 1B 5 0 0 0 .211
CLE AA Castro, Willi SS 4 0 0 0 .251
CLE AA Krieger, Tyler LF 5 0 2 1 .248 2B (15)
CLE AA Mathias, Mark 2B 5 0 1 0 .227
CLE AAA Chang, Yu SS 3 0 0 0 .253
CLE AAA Mejia, Francisco C 4 0 1 1 .279
CLE SS Freeman, Tyler DH 4 1 1 0 .355 2B (9)

16? Well, I always did have trouble with math when I ran out of fingers.

Wednesday action. HB being lazy and stealing from @indiansPro again.

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Clippers 2 IronPigs 1

Fife 5(IP) 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 5SO
Edwards 2(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 0BB 6SO
Stamets 1-2 R HR 2RBI
Papi 3-4 R 2B

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RubberDucks 7 Senators 5

Sulser 1.2(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 5SO
Bradley 3-5 R 2B HR 2RBI
Krieger 3-5 2R 2B 3B 3RBI
Mathias 3-5 R 2B

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Blue Rocks 5 Hillcats 4

Tully 6.2(IP) 8H 4R 4ER 0BB 6SO
Brooks 2-4 R 2B 2RBI
Clement 2-5 R
Collins 1-3 2R BB

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LumberKings 9 Captains 4

Vicente 2-4 R HR 2RBI
Perez 1-4 R HR 2RBI
Jones 1-4 2R
Sandlin 1.1(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 0BB 0SO

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Scrappers 7 Doubledays 6

Draper 5(IP) 4H 4R 1ER 2BB 3SO
Nelson 3-4 R 2B HR 2RBI
Freeman 3-4 R 2B RBI SB
Lopez 1-4 R HR RBI

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AZL Padres 2 Indians (1) 1

Burgos 5.1(IP) 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 5SO
McCarthy 2(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 3SO
Cooper 2-4 R HR RBI
Schneemann 3-4 2B

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AZL Indians (2) 12 AZL Giants Black 9

JeRamirez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Delgado 3-4, 2B, BB, 3 R
Turner 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI
Naylor 2-4, 2B, HR, 1 R, 2 RBI
Torres 2-5, 2B, RBI

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DSL Indians postponed.

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DSL Pirates 8 Indians/Brewers 5

Paulino 1-3 2R BB
De La Cruz 1-5 SB
Made 0-0 R BB
Maestre 0-2 BB

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BA highlights:

Bobby Bradley, 1B, Indians. After an awful April, Bradley is back to hitting for power with low batting averages, which is pretty much the Bobby Bradley experience. Bradley went 3-for-5 yesterday with his 19th home run and a double.

CLE AA Bradley, Bobby 1B 5 1 3 2 .216 2B (17), HR (19)
CLE AA Castro, Willi SS 4 0 0 0 .248
CLE AA Ice, Logan C 4 1 1 1 .217
CLE AA Krieger, Tyler LF 5 2 3 3 .253 2B (16), 3B (1)
CLE AA Mathias, Mark 2B 5 1 3 0 .234 2B (16)
CLE AAA Haase, Eric C 4 0 0 0 .242
CLE HiA Capel, Conner CF-LF 3 0 0 0 .253 BB (42) [average is slipping fast]
CLE HiA Clement, Ernie SS 5 1 2 0 .344
CLE HiA Collins, Gavin 3B 3 2 1 0 .237 BB (7)
CLE LoA Benson, Will RF 4 0 0 0 .173
CLE LoA Gonzalez, Oscar LF 4 0 1 0 .282
CLE LoA Jones, Nolan 3B 4 2 1 0 .281 [steady]
CLE R Rodriguez, Johnathan RF 4 0 1 0 .288
CLE SS Freeman, Tyler SS 4 1 3 1 .368 2B (10), SB (5), CS (3)
CLE AA Civale, Aaron 4.1 8 5 5 1 3 2.92 [not his best; how valued will he be for a trade?]

Naylor is not disappointing.

Indians Prospective @indiansPro

AZL Indians (2) (C) Bo Naylor over his last 4 games:
7-16 3R 2(2B) 1HR 5RBI 1BB 1SB .438 AVG .471 OBP

AZL Indians (2) INF Raynel Delgado has been scalding hot over his last 10 games:
19-38 7R 4(2B) 6RBI 7BB 2SB .500 AVG .578 OBP
Delgado is hitting .418 on the season which is currently 2nd in the Arizona Rookie League.

Indians 2018 4th Round MLB Draft Pick LHP Adam Scott has yet to allow a (Run) as a professional between AZL Indians & the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
-- 14.1(IP) 8H 0R 0ER 2BB 24SO 0.00 ERA 15.10 SO/9

Mahoning Valley Scrappers currently have 3 of the top 10 player (Batting Averages) in the NY-Penn League.
1) Richard Palacios .397
2) Tyler Freeman .368
7) Hosea Nelson .315

AZL Indians (1) RHP Shane McCarthy over his last 5 outings: (Don't confuse him with Kirk McCarty who is having terrible year for L.C. This is another 2018 draft pick who's doing very well)
- 14(IP) 11H 1R 1ER 1BB 17SO 0.64 ERA

AZL Indians (2) 17yr old INF Gionti Turner over his last 11 games:
14-39 7R 3(2B) 1(3B) 8RBI 1BB 3SB .359 AVG .365 OBP

Lynchburg Hillcats transactions
RHP Matt Esparza placed on the 7-day DL
LHP RC Orlan assigned from Akron
LHP Billy Strode released

Mahoning Valley Scrappers transaction
INF Jhan Rodriguez promoted from AZL Indians (1)

I am startled at how terrific our short season teams are doing this year. Last year we had two of them and their records were unimpressive. This year we have to stock three teams and they have combined records of 51-27. Pitching and hitting; Latin players and draftees; are all excelling. It sure looks like a great foundation for a restocking of the big league club in the 4-6 years it takes to get kids through the farm system.

Delgado was the one draft choice the Indians paid significantly over slot [$900,000] and it sure looks a good move. He's hitting 418/500/567. All three of those numbers among the top in the AZL and the rest of the top several in each category are a 1 2 or 3 years older than him. His prospect report reads:

A switch-hitting shortstop committed to Florida International, Delgado intrigues scouts thanks to his impressive bat, power from both sides and more feel to hit from either side than many young switch-hitters show at the same age. He's already pretty physical, which allows him to hit for power in-game, and he's shown that pop at big events like USA Baseball's National High School Invitational in March. Defensively, he has smooth actions and impressive footwork that should give him a chance to stick at shortstop, but there are many scouts who believe his below-average speed will move him to another position, with third or second base being the most likely. He has the arm strength to handle third and his hands and footwork should be enough for second base as well. A team drafting him will be taking the bat though, with future plus power from both sides.

Indians have been shifting him around the infield and maybe he will wind up being yet another 2nd baseman. But I really like him.

When one or the other of us finds time, it would be worthwhile to go through the whole list of draft picks and post their current production. Now Naylor is at work and starting out just fine too with a couple days and a homer in his first 19 at bats.

As for all the kids from the International signings, there are a mass of them having good starts too, hitters Ruben Cardenas, Jhon Torres, Brayon Rocchio, Pablo Jiminez all with OPS over 800. Who are they? Who's legit? Pitches Ignazio Feliz, Yefferson Yannucci. and more.

When I used to go to Spring Training in Winter Haven, I would go to the minor league offices and grab a list of all the players in the minor league camp. I would save this list and compare it to lists from year to year. First time I did it, I couldn't believe over 50% of the kids in the previous year's camp were gone.

Don't fall in love with players too soon.