Written by Al Ciammiachella

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Around the Farm takes a quick look at how some of the prospects throughout the Indians system performed in yesterday’s games. As always, the positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday’s games.

It was a lousy day from top to bottom in the Cleveland system yesterday.  In addition to the Indians running into the buzzsaw known as Dan Haren, Columbus dropped a pair to Louisville, Akron was held to 4 hits in a 2-0 loss, Kinston gave up a run in the 9^th to lose a 1-run game and Lake County dropped a 2-1 decision to Dayton.  Just have to hit the reset button, forget about it and go back out there and get ‘em today.

Tyler Holt, CF-KIN: 3-3, BB, R, 3 SB.  Big night for the young OF out of Florida State, who reached base all four times he came to the plate, and added three bags as well. Holt was a 10th round pick out of Florida State last year, and got some exposure to pro ball for the Captains down the stretch and in the playoffs. He’s a good defender with plus speed, and is a smart guy who plays above his tools. He’s holding his own in the Carolina League so far, putting up a .385/.529/.462 line on the young season, with 4 BB and 4 K. He profiles as a true leadoff hitter with a little pop, and will be a guy to keep an eye on in 2011. 

• David Huff, SP-COL: 6 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, K, 3 BB. Huff only actually let one runner score when he was in the game, but left the bases loaded in the 8^th for Jensen Lewis, who promptly allowed all three runners to score, tying the game and blowing the save. Huff didn’t pitch badly, but the lack of strikeouts in AAA is of concern.
• Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B-COL: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, R. Big day for Chiz in the doubleheader against Louisville, as he brought his average all the way up to .292
• Cord Phelps, DH-COL: 3-8, R, 2 K. Phelps staying hot despite a hitless 1^st game of the doubleheader. Has hit in every game but one so far this season for the Clips.
• Kelvin De La Cruz, SP-AKR: 5 IP, 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 5 K, 3 BB.  Solid start for KDLC, striking out a batter per inning and not allowing an earned run.  Too many walks though, and too many pitches resulting in him getting lifted after just 5 innings.
• C.C. Lee, RP-AKR: 2 IP, 2 H. Lee bounced back from a disastrous first outing to throw two quiet innings yesterday.
• Chun Chen, C-AKR: 1-4, 1B. We’ve gone entirely too long without talking about a catcher. In addition to recording one of Akron’s four hits, Chen also threw out 1 of 3 baserunners stealing 2^nd.
•  Marty Popham, RP-KIN: 3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 6 K. Not typically a big strikeout guy, Popham rebounded from a poor appearance on Friday to give the K-Tribe offense a chance to get back into the game with 3 1/3 strong innings.
• Adam Abraham, 3B-KIN: 1-3, HR (2), 2 RBI, BB, R. HR in back-to-back games for Abraham, who has a 1.357 OPS for the season.
• Bo Greenwell, LF-KIN: 2-5, HR (1), 2 RBI, R. Greenwell is starting the season hot, much like he did last year for Lake County.  He’s hitting a robust .368 and has a pair of stolen bases. 
• Michael Goodnight, SP-LCC: L, 5 IP, ER, 2 H, 5 K, 2 BB. Second straight good outing for Goodnight, who only allowed three balls to be hit in the air in his 5 IP. He’s now 1-1 on the season, and has given up just one ER in 10 IP.
• Jason Smit, RF-LCC: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K. Smit is still hitting over .500 for the Captains, and is now 12-19 on the season.