This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 11

NEWS:

• Though a timetable was not released, Manny Acta indicated on Wednesday that designated hitter Travis Hafner is ahead of schedule for returning from knee surgery.
• Indians prospects Francisco Lindor and Jesus Aguilar were selected to participate in the All-Star Futures Game, to be played on July 8^th.
• The Indians traded former first-round draft pick Beau Mills to the Cincinnati Reds for cash.

WAHOO’S ON FIRST HIGHLIGHTS:

• Brian previewed the series with the Reds
• Lewie broke down Casey Kotchman’s performance so far this season and questioned if he is better than his numbers
• Geordy compared Dustin Ackley and Jason Kipnis and explained why Kipnis deserves consideration in discussions about budding second basemen
• Merritt showed how Josh Tomlin is relying on his cutter more than normal and finding success
• Lewie explained how Lonnie Chisenall reminds him of Vladimir Guerrero
• Lewie responded to Lonnie Chisehall’s comment on his low walk rate
• In this week’s Wroundtable, we discussed what areas the Indians need to address before the trade deadline
• Merritt previewed the series with the Astros
• Lewie interviewed Greg Thurston of Climbing Tal’s Hill about the Astros

WEEKLY TRIVIA:

• Lonnie Chisenhall got his first Major League walk of the season on Wednesday. It was his 58^th at-bat.
• Jason Kipnis had his first off-day of the season on Wednesday.
• On Friday, Shin-Soo Choo recorded his tenth first inning extra base hit. He has the most extra base hits in the first inning in the American League.
• Through Interleague play, the Indians posted a record of 8-10.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

“You were trying to get some background information about me and the most impressive thing about me was that my high school was used for Ferris Bueller? Good track record I got.”—Jason Kipnis in an interview on MLB Network

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Asdrubal Cabrera

Cabrera was a force to be reckoned with at the plate in the past week. His walk-off home run in the tenth inning on Tuesday was just the beginning. Cabrera had three home runs total and seven RBI, hitting .292 over 24 at-bats with two walks.