Comments on: Indians Top 20 Prospects, Part 1 http://www.baseballdigest.com/2009/03/04/indians-top-20-prospects-part-1/ America's longest-running baseball-only magazine Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Cleveland Indians Top 20 Prospects, Part 2 : Baseball Digest http://www.baseballdigest.com/2009/03/04/indians-top-20-prospects-part-1/#comment-103 Cleveland Indians Top 20 Prospects, Part 2 : Baseball Digest Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:32:10 +0000 http://baseballdigest.com/?p=824#comment-103 [...] Here it is…what you have all been waiting for. These players represent cream of the crop in the Indians farm system. Several should make their debuts in Cleveland this coming summer, so best to learn them now and be ahead of the curve when you see them on the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. If you missed Part 1 yesterday, check it out here. [...] [...] Here it is…what you have all been waiting for. These players represent cream of the crop in the Indians farm system. Several should make their debuts in Cleveland this coming summer, so best to learn them now and be ahead of the curve when you see them on the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. If you missed Part 1 yesterday, check it out here. [...]

]]> By: Al Ciammaichella http://www.baseballdigest.com/2009/03/04/indians-top-20-prospects-part-1/#comment-77 Al Ciammaichella Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:37:03 +0000 http://baseballdigest.com/?p=824#comment-77 The half-season in Mahoning Valley combined with the position change kept him out of the top 10 for me. Now, if he puts up those numbers in Kinston next year, that would be something. The half-season in Mahoning Valley combined with the position change kept him out of the top 10 for me. Now, if he puts up those numbers in Kinston next year, that would be something.

]]> By: Michael Taylor http://www.baseballdigest.com/2009/03/04/indians-top-20-prospects-part-1/#comment-76 Michael Taylor Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:27:09 +0000 http://baseballdigest.com/?p=824#comment-76 Great list Al! I'm with you on Sipp! When healthy his numbers have been sick. I get excited to think of him matched with Raffy Perez as LH's in the pen with Wood, Miller, Smith, Betancourt, Lewis, and even Meloan as RH's. This bullpen runs deep. Interesting to see Chisenhall @ 16. As talented as he is, I like to see more than a half a season before a guy hits a top-10 ranking myself - unless it is obvious that he belongs there. Chisenhall has a projectable bat, but will it be enough to be an above average major league 3B 3-4 years down the road? Its hard to say at this point. If he has another solid season and moves up to high-A and hits around .300 with some power numbers, I'll start buying it. Great list Al! I’m with you on Sipp! When healthy his numbers have been sick. I get excited to think of him matched with Raffy Perez as LH’s in the pen with Wood, Miller, Smith, Betancourt, Lewis, and even Meloan as RH’s. This bullpen runs deep.

Interesting to see Chisenhall @ 16. As talented as he is, I like to see more than a half a season before a guy hits a top-10 ranking myself – unless it is obvious that he belongs there. Chisenhall has a projectable bat, but will it be enough to be an above average major league 3B 3-4 years down the road? Its hard to say at this point. If he has another solid season and moves up to high-A and hits around .300 with some power numbers, I’ll start buying it.

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