IBI Digest: 5/12/13 - 5/18/13
The baseball season reached the quarter-mark of the season with Cleveland well in contention. Indians Baseball Insider was once again there to cover all the action throughout the system and give you the kind of insight that you cannot get from anywhere else.
Here are all of the pieces that went up on IBI over the past week:
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IBI Hot List: 5/6/13 - 5/12/13: In his...
Know your prospects: Danny Salazar
Name: Danny Salazar
Position: Right-handed pitcher
Current Team: Triple-A Columbus Clippers
Age: 23
Height: 60
Weight: 190
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
2013 Stats: 8 starts, 2-3 (W-L), 2.33 ERA, 38.2 IP, 29 H, 10 RER, 1 HR, 13 BB, 56 K
Facts & Info: The Indians signed Salazar as a 16-year old shortstop out of the Dominican Republic in July of 2006. He was quickly moved to the mound...
Sailing with the Clippers: 5/9/13 - 5/15/13
The Columbus Clippers finished their sixth week of the season capturing five wins in the seven games played. The Clippers are 22-18 on the year.
The Clippers finished their series with Charlotte Knights in the midst of the last week—splitting the series with the Knights, 2-2. The Clippers then traveled to Rochester to take on the Red Wings. The series marked an eight-game road...
Danny Salazar Outshines Jameson Taillon
It’s always fun to stumble upon a great pitching duel. Recently, I was able to take in the game between two top pitching prospects at the Double-A level on May 2: Cleveland’s Danny Salazar and Pittsburgh’s Jameson Taillon. Both hurlers come from very different backgrounds. Salazar signed as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela in 2006 but saw his career derailed by injuries...
The Fringe Five: Baseball’s Most Compelling Fringe Prospects
The Fringe Five is a weekly exercise (introduced last month) wherein the author utilizes regressed stats, scouting reports, and also his own heart to identify and/or continue monitoring the most compelling fringe prospects in all of baseball.
Central to this exercise, of course, is a working definition of fringe. Currently, for the purposes of this column, it’s any prospect who...
Minor Happenings: Prospects are rising in extended spring
In this week’s first edition of the Happenings, I provide an update on what is going on out in Arizona with several players participating in extended spring training. I recently had a chance to sit down with the player development staff and discuss several players and I provide lots of comments from them on players such as D’Vone McClure, Josh McAdams, Tyler Booth, Kieran Lovegrove...
Minor Happenings:
In this week’s first edition of the Happenings, I provide an update on what is going on out in Arizona with several players participating in extended spring training. I recently had a chance to sit down with the player development staff and discuss several players and I provide lots of comments from them on players such as D’Vone McClure, Josh McAdams, Tyler Booth, Kieran Lovegrove...
Launching Off With The Aeros: 5/7/13 – 5/13/13
The Akron Aeros spent most of the past week on the road in Reading and Binghamton, and before departing from Canal Park, manager Edwin Rodriguez was frank about his goals for the team on the road trip.
"To be honest, I keep telling the guys one game at a time, it's a long season," Rodriguez said. "You go out there, we won today [Wednesday], turn the page, we...
IBI Hot List: 5/6/13 - 5/12/13
The IBI Hot List is back for another week and recaps the hot (and some cold) performances in the Indians system over the past week. This week Tony provides some insight and info on the recent hot performances from the likes of Danny Salazar, Ryan Merritt, Dylan Baker, Justin Toole, D.J. Brown and others, and yes, he also looks at the recent cold showings from the likes of Dorssys...
Big inning costs Clippers in 5-4 loss to Rochester
ROCHESTER, NY – The Rochester Red Wings took their first game of the series Sunday as they scored five runs in the bottom half of the sixth to secure the 5-4 victory over the Columbus Clippers, who hold a 2-1 series lead in the four-game set.
The Clippers took both games of the May 11th doubleheader with consistent hitting and quality pitching. Unfortunately, Sunday would be a...
IBI Digest: 5/4/13-5/11/13
With the help of a strong starting rotation, potent offense, and a little help from the umpires, Cleveland went on a winning streak over the past week. IBI covered it all plus all the action throughout the minor leagues.
Here are all of the pieces that went up on IBI over the past week:
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IBI Hot List: 4/29/13 - 5/6/13: In his weekly feature, the IBI Hot List, Tony...
Orbiting Cleveland: Is this rotation too good to be true?
Does it ever seem like things may just be a little too good to be true? Take the 2013 Cleveland Indians for example.
The Tribe is currently 18-14. They’ve won 10 of their last 11 ball games. And, most importantly, they’re only one game behind the Detroit Tigers for first place in the American League Central.
How in the world did this happen?
Less than two weeks ago, in the early...
Minor Happenings: Salazar's dominance has the Indians excited
In this week’s Minor Happenings, Tony talks about the rapid growth of Danny Salazar and his alleged promotion to Columbus and what he needs to work on. He also looks at the return of Matt LaPorta and if his showing to date is any different from last year, provides some detailed comments from the front office on Trevor Bauer’s progression as a pitcher as well as the 411 on extended...
Minor Happenings:
In this week’s Minor Happenings, Tony talks about the rapid growth of Danny Salazar and his alleged promotion to Columbus and what he needs to work on. He also looks at the return of Matt LaPorta and if his showing to date is any different from last year, provides some detailed comments from the front office on Trevor Bauer’s progression as a pitcher as well as the 411 on extended...
How good of a starting prospect is Danny Salazar?
The Cleveland Indians must have seen something in Danny Salazar before everyone else — and their early belief has paid off in a big way.
After the 2011 season, Cleveland’s organization surprised a lot of people by placing the 21-year-old right-hander on the official 40-man roster. Salazar actually had only made 15 starts in the previous two years because of Tommy John surgery...
Salazar's encouraging start has him on way to Columbus
Akron Aeros’ right-hander Danny Salazar spent the offseason working out with Ubaldo Jimenez, but Tribe fans needn’t be concerned.
Salazar, 23, has fared better than Jimenez this season, as he is presently 2-3 with a 2.67 ERA and a 51:10 K:BB. In three appearances from April 20-May 2, Salazar didn’t allow an earned run. On Tuesday, his final start with the Aeros, he tossed...
The Fringe Five: Baseball’s Most Compelling Fringe Prospects
The Fringe Five is a weekly exercise (introduced last month) wherein the author utilizes regressed stats, scouting reports, and also his own heart to identify and/or continue monitoring the most compelling fringe prospects in all of baseball.
Central to this exercise, of course, is a working definition of fringe. Currently, for the purposes of this column, it’s any prospect who...
SeaWolves roar past Aeros 4-3
AKRON- Fresh off of a winning series against the Bowie Baysox, Akron was defeated by the Erie Seawolves 4-3 Tuesday to begin their second home series.
Akron’s pitching was outshined by Erie’s starting pitcher Kyle Lobstein, who pitched all nine innings and only allowed three runs. The SeaWolves’ offense took advantage of the Aeros’ weak relievers to back their starting pitcher...
Launching Off With The Aeros: 4/30/13 – 5/6/13
The Akron Aeros continued their run of winning over the past week, taking five of seven games to move to 15-16 on the season. Manager Edwin Rodriguez thinks that the better play is all about those guys on the mound.
"I think the last ten games have been very good," Rodriguez said. "This game's all about pitching. The pitching sets the tone of the game."...
Notes from the Wigwam: Just win, baby!
Isn’t it amazing how things can change in a matter of weeks?
Just one week ago, the Indians were looking like a team that was inconsistent, deflated, and quite frankly — defeated.
What about now?
The Indians went 5-1 during this past week, and the team’s record now sits at 14-14. They’re currently in third place in the American League Central and they trail the Detroit Tigers...
Minor League Update: Games of May 2-May 5 by Zach Mortimer
Indians righty Danny Salazar owns an electric fastball and should garner more attention than he has received.
Around The Farm: May 2, 2013
Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday’s game.
1B Matt LaPorta, Columbus Clippers: 3-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, K: Welcome back, Matt LaPorta! In his first game since being activated off the disabled list, LaPorta wasted no time in getting...
Salazar fans 12 as Aeros win 4-1
ALTOONA, PA- On Thursday morning, the Aeros completed their series against Altoona with a 4-1 win. Akron took three out of four in the series against the Curve, but the story of the day was the pitching of Tribe prospect Danny Salazar.
In six innings, Salazar allowed a single hit, two walks, and struck out twelve Curve batters on the way to his second victory of the season. Salazar...
Launching Off With The Aeros: 4/23/13 – 4/29/13
As the Akron Aeros salvaged a disappointing homestand with two wins last Tuesday and Wednesday, manager Edwin Rodriguez mused about what when wrong.
"We were inconsistent," Rodriguez said. "Then again, we have a young team, and when you have a young team that's what's going to happen. One day they look like big leaguers out there, the next day you wonder...
Binghamton Blanked, Can’t Support Montero In 4-0 Loss
Akron 4, Binghamton 0
So Rafael Montero is human after all…
The Binghamton Mets struck out a season-high 16 times, and were shut out for the second time in 2013, in a 4-0 loss to the Akron Aeros Friday night at NYSEG Stadium.
Danny Salazar carved through the B-Met batting order, matching a career-high with nine strikeouts in his five shutout innings. The righty allowed just...
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