Down on the Farm: Cleveland Indians Minor League Highlights for Games Played Through July 14, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 09:36AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – MINOR LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
THRU GAMES 7/14
● Honor for Asdrubal: AA Buffalo’s INF ASDRUBAL CABRERA was named International League Batter of the Week… Over the week he hit .394 (13-33) with 3-B, 3HR, 6RBI and 8RS in eight games… Cabrera led the International League in rus scored and was tied for the IL lead in hits, extra-base hits (6) and homers over the week... He is the 2nd Bison to receive the award this year… In 34 games with the Bisons Cabrera is batting .226 (46-141) with 25RS, 7-2B, 3B 4HR and 13RBI.
● Keep that Streak Alive: A-Advanced Kinston’s SS NIUMAN ROMERO keeps cranking out hits as he has hit safely in his last 19 games batting .441(30-68) with 15RS, 9-2B, 2HR, 14RBI, 3BB and 4SB … He has also reached base safely in his last 20 games… In 67 games for Kinston he is batting .310 (72-232; 4th/CL) with 43 RS, 19-2B, 6HR, 30RBI, 22B and 5SB.. Romero owns a .469SLG.
● Mills on the Move: A-Advanced Kinston’s 1B BEAU MILLS has been on the move as he has hit safely in his last 8-games batting .400(12-30) with 7RS, 4-2B, 3HR, 8RBI, BB, SB… He has been no stranger to the leader boards as he is 3rd in the Carolina League with 27 doubles this season and 2nd with 60RBI… He is 2nd in the Carolina League with 44 extra-base hits and 5th with 94 hits… Mills is T-2nd in the league with 15 HR and is batting .276 (94-338) for Kinston this season.
BUFFALO BISONS (AAA)
North Division / International League
Overall: 43-56 (.434) - 5th place, 18.5 games back STREAK: L4 LAST 10: 3-7
YESTERDAY: All-Star Break.
NOTEWORTHY: 2B Asdrubal Cabrera is batting .326 (46-141) with 25RS, 7-2B, 3B, 4HR and13RBI in 34 games with the Bisons… He has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games batting .394 (13-33) with 8RS, 3-2B, 3HR, 6RBI… RHP Bubbie Buzachero is 3-4 with one save in 25 games for the Bisons… He owns a 2.86ERA (50.1IP, 48H, 21R/16ER, 6HR, 17BB, 38K)… 1B Michael Aubrey is batting .283 (41-145) with 12RS, 8-2B, HR and 11RBI in 36 games for the Bisons… OF Todd Linden has hit safely in his last 8-games batting .355 (11-31) with 4RS, 4-2B and 3RBI raising his batting average from .246 to .266… 1B Jordan Brown is batting .267 (77-288) with 33RS, 4HR, 20-2B, 2-3B, 27RBI and 2SB…
TODAY: All-Star Break.
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: All-Star break, All-Star break, All-Star break, Halama vRIC, Weaver vRIC.
AKRON AEROS (AA)
Southern Division / Eastern League
Overall: 61-35 (.635) – 1st place, 6.5 games ahead STREAK: W1 LAST 10: 8-2
YESTERDAY: Akron 5, @Reading 3… A three run 9th inning rally is all the Aeros needed to top Reading in yesterday afternoon’s contest… 2B JOSHUA RODRIGUEZ(2-5, RS, RBI) got things started with a single to center in the 9th that drove in a run… RF BRONSON SARDINHA(2-4, RS, RBI, BB) responded with a clutch hit to center driving in one while another run scored on an error by the center fielder… LHP SCOTT LEWIS continues to throw the ball well as he tossed 6.0 innings holding Reading to just four hits while striking out five… 2B BRANDON CHAVES(1-4, RS) hit a solo homer to right in the top of the 3rd... CA WYATT TOREGAS was 2-4 with a 2B in the contest.
NOTEWORTHY: 3B Wes Hodges is batting .315 (107-340; 5th/EL) with 52RS, 18-2B, 3-3B, 10HR and 72RBI(1st/EL)… SS Joshua Rodriguez is batting .266 (98-368) with 60RS(T-3rd/EL), 15-2B, 7-3B(T-2nd), 6HR and 41RBI… 2B Brandon Pinckney is batting .294 (59-201) with 27RS, 12-2B, 3B, 4HR, 23RBI and a SB in 54 games with the Aeros… He has hit safely in his last 8 of his last 9 games batting .308 (12-39) with a 3RS, 2-2B and a RBI… RF Stephen Head is batting .302 (75-248; 9th/EL) with 32RS, 18-2B, 2-3B, 32RBI and 7HR… OF Bronson Sardinha is batting .299 (55-184) with 24RS, 11-2B, 3B, 4HR and 34RBI in 46 games with the Aeros… CA Wyatt Toregas has hit safely in his last 8-games batting .486 (12-28) with 5RS, 4-2B, 3HR, 14RBI… He has scored a run five of his last eight games… OF Matt LaPorta has hit safely in all four games with the Aeros as he is batting .375 (6-16) with 2RS, HR and 4RBI.
TODAY: All-Star Break
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: All-Star, All-Star, Edell vERIE, Wright/Lofgren vERIE, Dixon vERIE
KINSTON INDIANS (High-A)
Southern Division / Carolina League
1st Half: 35-34 (.507) – 2nd place, 9.5 games back
2nd Half: 14-10 (.583) – T-1st place, 0.5 games ahead
Overall: 49-44 (.527) - 2nd place, 9.0 games back STREAK: L1 LAST 10: 6-4
YESTERDAY: Winston-Salem 7, @Kinston 3… The K-Tribe could not get the offense going last night as they scored just three runs on eight hits… LF NICHOLAS WEGLARZ was 1-4…. 2B JARED GOEDERT chalked up an RBI… 3B JERAD HEAD was 1-3 with a 2B and 2RBI in the contest… RHP JEANMAR GOMEZ suffered his 8th loss of the season as he tossed 5.0 innings yielding 5R/5ER on ten hits and two homeruns while striking out seven.
NOTEWORTHY: SS Niuman Romero is batting .310 (72-232) (4th/CL) with 43 RS, 19-2B, 6HR, 30RBI, 22B and 5SB… He has hit safely in his last 19 games batting .441(30-68) with 15RS, 9-2B, 2HR, 14RBI, 3BB and 4SB… 1B Beau Mills is 3rd in the Carolina League with 27 doubles this season and 2nd with 60RBI… He is T-2nd in the Carolina League with 44 extra-base hits and 5th with 95 hits…He is T-2nd in the league with 15 HR… He is batting .279 (95-341) in 89 games for Kinston this season… He has hit safely in his last eight games batting .400(12-30) with 7RS, 4-2B, 3HR, 8RBI, BB, SB… 2B Jared Goedert is batting .273 (91-333) with 49RS, 8HR, 17-2B, 3B and 51RBI, 34BB, SB... LF Nicholas Weglarz is batting .275 (85-309) with 57RS, 17-2B, 3-3B, 10HR and 35RBI…RHP Hector Rondon is 7-4 on the season with a 3.48ERA 7th in the Carolina League (93.0IP, 88H, 40R/36ER, 6HR, 32BB, 101K(2nd/CL)… RHP Josh Tomlin is 7-4 on the season with a 3.38ERA 5th in the Carolina League (74.2IP, 66H, 33R/28ER, 8HR, 9BB, 73K).
TODAY: RHP SUNG-WEI TSENG(0-0, 8.80)
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: Tseng vWSM, Off day, Rondon vFRE, Smith vFRE, Nottingham vFRE.
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (A)
Northern Division / South Atlantic League
1st Half: 41-29 (.586), 1st place, 2.5 games ahead; 1st Half Division Champs
2nd Half: 11-14 (.440), T-4th place, 7.0 games back
Overall: 52-43 (.547), 2nd place, 1.0 games back STREAK: L3 LAST 10: 4-6
YESTERDAY: Asheville 6, @ Lake County 1… RHP FAUSTO CARMONA made his 1st rehab assignment last night tossing 4.0 shut out innings allowing three hits while ringing up one… SS RON RIVAS provided the offense with some quality at bats as he went 2-3… OF MATTHEW BROWN (1-4, RS, 2B) scored the only run in the 9th on an error.
NOTEWORTHY: OF Roman Pena is batting .289 (99-342) with 57RS, 23-2B, 2-3B, 10HR and 58RBI… OF Matthew Brown is batting .284 (85-299) with 40RS, 14-2B, 2-3B, 5HR and 49RBI… LHP Ryan Miller is 7-4 this season and owns a 2.47ERA (6th/SAL) (87.1IP, 68H, 28R/24ER, 7HR, 47BB, 85K… CF Adam White is T-1st in the SAL with 65RS… LF Lucas Montero is 2nd in the SAL with 43SB… He is batting .275 (66-240) with 47RS, 9-2B, 3B, 8HR and 34RBI in 73 games with the Captains… LHP Kelvin De La Cruz is 2nd in the SAL with a 1.81ERA (89.2IP, 68H, 33BB, 88K)…
TODAY: Off day.
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: Off day, Mahalic @Gre, Archer @Gre, Delacruz @Gre, Morris @Gre.
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS (A)
Pinckney Division/ New York-Penn League
OVERALL: 12-15 (.444), 5th Place, 7.0 games behind STREAK: W2 LAST 10: 5-5
YESTERDAY: @ Mahoning Valley 12, Hudson Valley 3 … The Scrappers continued where they left off last game as their offensive streak continued as every player in the starting lineup got on base… 3B JEREMIE TICE (2-4, 2RS, RBI, BB, SB) led the offense in the bottom of 1st with a single to put the Scrappers on board first… LHP ERIC BERGER controlled the game with the lead as he tossed 5.0 innings allowing 2R/2ER on four hits while walking one and ringing six… The Scrappers finished off with a seven run 8th including a 3-run HR by 2B ISAIAS VELASQUEZ (2-5, 3RS, 3RBI, BB, 2SB)… CA DOUGLAS PICKENS had a tremendous offensive night as he went 4-4 with 2RS, 2RBI, BB, SB… OF JUAN VALDES kept the offense rolling as he went 3-4 with a RS, 4RBI and a BB.
NOTEWORTHY: 3B Jeremie Tice is batting .351(26-74) (4th/NPL) with 15RS, 4-2B, 3B, 2HR, 11RBI and 16BB… He is 1st in the league with a .473 OBP… He has hit safely in his last seven games batting .462(12-26) with 10RS, 3-2B, 2HR, 4RBI, 5BB and a SB… 1B Brock Simpson is batting .338(26-77) with 14RS, 4-2B, 8RBI, 7BB… OF Ryan Blair is batting .290(27-93) with 13RS, 3-2B, 3B, HR, 9RBI, 12BB and 3SB… He has hit safely in six of his last seven games batting .478(11-23) with 7RS, 3B, HR, 4RBI, 5BB and 3SB… RHP Mark Rodrigues owns a 0.61ERA (14.2IP, 12H, R/ER, 2BB, 9K)… RHP Daniel Morales owns a 0.77ERA (11.2IP, 7H, 2R/ER, 4BB, 13K)… LHP Russell Young is 1-1 with a 3.00ERA(18.0IP, 19H, 8R/6ER, 4BB, 20K).
TODAY: Off day.
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: Off day, Mead @Low, Langwell @Low, Young @Low, Zocchi @Wil.
GCL INDIANS
North Division/ Gulf Coast League
OVERALL: 9-12 (.429), T-4th Place, 6.0 games behind STREAK: L3 LAST 10: 3-7
YESTERDAY: GCL Yankees 7, @ GCL Indians 4 (13 innings)... GCL Indians were unable to keep the lead as RHP DENNY MONTERO suffered his 1st loss of the season… 3B ABNER ABREU (2-6, RS, 3B, RBI, BB) started the offense as he banged a triple to right in the bottom of 1st to put the GCL Indians on the board first… CA MATT McBRIDE (2-4, 2RBI, 2B, 3B) followed with a triple of his own to center… DH DELVI CID helped out offensively as he went 3-6 with a RS… LHP T.J. McFARLAND did not receive a decision throwing 5.0 innings allowing 3R/3ER on 10 hits while walking one and striking out three…
NOTEWORTHY: OF Delvi Cid is batting .313(21-67) with 7RS, 2B, 9RBI, 9BB and 5SB… RHP Danny Salazar is 3-0 this season and owns a 1.06ERA(3rd/GCL) (17.0IP, 12H, 2R/2ER, HR, 2BB, 15K)… RHP Jose Jimenez (0.00ERA, 7.1IP, 2H, 2BB, 10K) is T-3rd/GCL in saves with three… SS Abner Abreu is batting .294(20-68) with 9RS, 7-2B, 3-3B(T-3rd/GCL), 3HR(T-2nd/GCL), 10RBI, 5BB, SB… He is 1st in the league with 13 extra base-hits. He has hit safely in his last nine of ten games batting .317(13-41) with 7RS, 5-2B, 3-3B, 2HR, 8RBI and 5BB… LHP T.J. McFarland is 2-1 this season and owns a 2.96ERA (24.1IP, 31H, 11R/8ER, 7BB, 13K).
TODAY: RHP CLAYTON COOK (0-0, 2.84) starts @ GCL Phillies 10:00.
FIVE-DAY ROTATION: Cook @Phi, Perez vPHI, Jones @Atl, Salazar vATL, McFarland @Det.
TRANSACTIONS:
July 10
RHP Frank Herrmann promoted to AAA Buffalo from AA Akron
July 9
Tony Graffanino reinstated from DL will report to AAA Buffalo
Chris De La Cruz transferred to AA Akron from AAA Buffalo
July 7
OF Trevor Crowe placed on AA Akron DL
OF Matt LaPorta acquired from Milwaukee will report to AA Akron
LHP Chuck Lofgren activated from the inactive list will report to AA Akron
July 4
OF Nathan Panther activated from AA Akron DL
RHP T.J. Burton activated from AA Akron DL
July 3
OF Jose Constanza placed on AA Akron DL
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