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Kevin Goldstein BP prospects chat -- including some Tribe questions

JP_Frost — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:17:24 -0000

Kevin Goldstein BP prospects chat -- including some Tribe questions

Randy (Cleveland): Kevin, Looking forward to Cleveland's List. Did Lonnie Chisenhall move up your personal list this year? What's his ceiling?
Kevin Goldstein: Not going to give away too much, but man oh man do I like me some Lonnie Chisenhall.
Alex (Ohio): Could you give us a teaser for the Indians' system? It was a long year in northern Ohio and we could use a little hope....
Kevin Goldstein: Their system gave me a lot of trouble, particularly with the second half of the rankings. It's not a system packed with elite-level talent, but there is a ton of depth here, and I had 10 legitimate candidates for slots 8-11.
Drew (Niles, OH): In your discussions about the Indians, has there been any mention of returning Jess Todd to the rotation? Todd would seem to be more valuable to Cleveland as a third starter than a third reliever.
Kevin Goldstein: He's a reliever. As a starter, he didn't have 3 potential, more pure back-end.
bkmhoxx (KC): How far behind Carlos Santana is Flowers?
Kevin Goldstein: Pretty darn far. If Santana was the kind of hitter he is and only played first base, he'd be a pretty special prospect, but he's a CATCHER.
Joe (Near Cleveland): Any good reports on Jason Knapp?
Kevin Goldstein: Many.

KG chat

Brown won't be called up, but Romero will?

JP_Frost — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:57:10 -0000

Brown won't be called up, but Romero will?

Very strange move. I'm not the biggest fan of Brown, but his play does merit a look this month.

Jason Knapp to make organizational debut tonight

JP_Frost — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:19:06 -0000

Jason Knapp to make organizational debut tonight

He'll start for Lake County tonight according to Tony Lastoria.

Joe Nelson not an option anymore

JP_Frost — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:06:48 -0000

Joe Nelson not an option anymore

I know Shapiro had some interest in him and Nelson apparently had included Cleveland in his "top 4". Do you think we'll traget any other relievers?

BA's Cleveland Indians top 10 prospects

JP_Frost — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:03:39 -0000

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2009/267213.html

1. Carlos Santana, c
2. Matt LaPorta, of
3. Nick Weglarz, of
4. Adam Miller, rhp
5. Beau Mills, 1b
6. Lonnie Chisenhall, ss
7. Kelvin de la Cruz, lhp
8. David Huff, lhp
9. Michael Brantley, of/1b
10. Carlos Rivero, ss

Interesting list -- Santana no. 1, which is somewhat expected, but Rivero, De La Cruz and Brantley cracking the top 10 is a surprise to me. Also, Chisenhall and Weglarz were higher than I expected. The biggest top 10 MIA is Hodges. After ranking 4th last year, he completely fell out of it this year, though it shouldn't be because of performance. Perhaps BA has some concerns about his ability to stay at 3rd, thus reducing his value. I guess Rondon just fell short of the top 10, but I'm sure he's in the top 15.

I was also surprised by their 2012 lineup with Peralta playing 2nd base. If he's able to do that, then I wonder if the Tribe FO will try it.

If you look at the top 10 and consider which guys are behind them, then it's obvious how deep the farm system is. We may not have the sexiest top 5 or anything, but we can compete with anyone as far as our top 15/top 20 goes.

BA's Indians top 10 prospects

JP_Frost — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:02:20 -0000

BA's Indians top 10 prospects

I was also surprised by their 2012 lineup with Peralta playing 2nd base. If he's able to do that, then I wonder if the Tribe FO will try it.

If you look at the top 10 and consider which guys are behind them, then it's obvious how deep the farm system is. We may not have the sexiest top 5 or anything, but we can compete with anyone as far as our top 15/top 20 goes.

Jeremy Sowers Prospectus Q & A

JP_Frost — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:24:55 -0000

Jeremy Sowers Prospectus Q & A

Pretty cool interview in which Sowers is talking about politics and over-thinking on the mound.

Dennis Nosco

JP_Frost — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:34:22 -0000

Let me start by saying I have no idea who this guy is other than some posts he's made here and his articles on the clevelandfan.com. So perhaps someone can inform me about him.

I just felt the need to ask if I'm the only one who is annoyed by this guy. The first time I read anything he wrote was during the draft, when he was absolutely ripping the Tribe and all their picks. After that I saw an article by him with ridiculous trade scenario's between the Indians and Brewers about who we should get for Sabathia (LaPorta and Gallardo/Parra ... even one that would give us Ryan Braun). And now there's another article up on the clevelandfan.com where he's downgrading LaPorta to some one tool guy and the other players we received are comeplete filler.

Maybe I'm disrespectful towards some highly respected beatwriter or legendary internet poster, but it struck me as odd that these articles found their way to what seems to be a pretty thorough Indians site (clevelandfan.com), while it would be better suited for mlb.com's indians message board.

Does anyone else feel the same or am I out of line here?