Comments on: Cleveland Indians Top 20 Prospects, Part 2

By: Akron Aeros Drop Tough 2-0 Decision to Bowie : Baseball Digest

Akron Aeros Drop Tough 2-0 Decision to Bowie : Baseball Digest — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:38:18 +0000

[...] of prospects who will likely make their way to Cleveland at some point in their careers. Five of my top 20 prospects in the organization are at Akron, and the 3-4-5 hitters in the Akron order are my 4-2-3 ranked [...]

By: Al Ciammaichella

Al Ciammaichella — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:43:38 +0000

Yeah, this is a big year for De La Cruz…if he can have anywhere near the type of success at Kinston as he did at Lake County last year, he will leap up the rankings.

By: Nino Colla

Nino Colla — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:37:00 +0000

Can’t say I disagree with your listings Al. I’m excited to see just about all of these players develop, but aside from guys like Santana and Huff, I can’t wait to see how Kelvin De La Cruz fills out. He’s still so young but if the comparison’s to Fausto Carmona are true, having two pitchers like that from both sides of the mound is going to be deadly.

By: Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:37:54 +0000

Man, there is a lot to get excited about in the next few years. Just think of the power that is coming to be along side guys like Grady, Peralta, Victor (if resigned), and Hafner (crossing fingers), and each of them can work the strike zone to boot.