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The 2013 Crowdsourced Cleveland Indians Top Prospects List

Lewie Pollis — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:00:32 +0000

Last month, we at Wahoo’s on First undertook an experiment of sorts. In the hopes of inserting a little democracy into the traditional preseason prospect rankings, we invited fellow Tribe writers as well as our regular readers to submit their own lists of the best young players in the Indians organization. Twenty-two people wrote in with their personal Top 10 lists, with 26 possible future stars appearing on their ballots. (more…)

Cleveland Indians 2013 Top Prospects: The Honorable Mentions

Geordy Boveroux — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:59:52 +0000

Here we go again…

Last year I thought it would be a good idea to submit my own take on the Indians’ top prospects. No one complained. So now I’m back for another—starting, as last year, with the honorable mentions who failed to crack my Top 15. (more…)

Cleveland Indians 2012 Top Prospects: The Honorable Mentions

Geordy Boveroux — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:38:55 +0000

Over the next month or so I will be releasing my top prospects list for the Cleveland Indians in the 2012 season. Rather than releasing the entire list all at once, the picks for my Top 15 will be announced one at a time here on Wahoo’s on First with a full profile for each player.

I don’t consider myself a scout. In the interest of full disclosure, I have never seen any of these players play with my own eyes. I simply judge each prospect based on my own interpretation of their statistics and various other scouting reports from official services.

Today, we kick off the series with the honorable mentions. Narrowing the list down to 15 names wasn’t easy. These five players just missed the cut.

Ronny Rodriguez, SS

Such low placement for Rodriguez might come as a shock. He was ranked as high as the third-best prospect in Cleveland’s farm system by Kevin Goldstein, yet I left him off my Top 15 completely. (more…)