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Making Sense of the Beau Mills Trade

Geordy Boveroux — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:45:12 +0000

Last week, the Cleveland Indians finally gave up on their 2007 first round pick Beau Mills and traded him to the Cincinnati Reds. Mills’ Major League prospects were as low as his rating on Tribe prospect lists, but still I had a hard time seeing how shipping him off to Cincinnati benefited either the Reds or the Indians. (more…)

The Minor-ity Report: Checking in on the Indians’ Farm System

Geordy Boveroux — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:45:10 +0000

With a good portion of the baseball season in the books, the Indians currently in first place. But what about the Tribe’s minor league system? Are the top names living up to their potential? What about the guys close to a call-up?

Welcome to The Minor-ity Report, a new Wahoo’s on First feature that will keep you up to date on the biggest names in the farm system. (more…)

Projecting the Indians’ 2015 Lineup

Geordy Boveroux — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:59:44 +0000

Each year, when the analysts at Baseball America post their top prospect lists for every MLB team, they also give their readers a glimpse into the future by making projections about how every club’s starting lineup will look three years down the road. It’s just done as a simple list with no explanation about their choices, but it’s a fun exercise nonetheless.

But when Baseball America released its projected 2015 lineup for the Tribe this winter, I thought some of their picks were very far off. With my Indians top prospect list now complete, I decided to take matters into my own hands and offer my own projected lineup for Cleveland looking three years down the road. (more…)