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 game.

Good day for the kids yesterday on a scheduled off-day for the big club.  Columbus swept a doubleheader, Lake County won a nailbiter and Akron was rained out. Kinston was the only affiliate that came up on the short end, dropping a 7-3 decision to Salem.  A fun day throughout the system though, as three of the five guys who could be making up the 2014 rotation were all on display. 

 

Kyle Blair, SP-LCC: W (2-0), 5 IP, ER, 5 H, 4 K

Blair is now 2-0 on the season, and has given up more than 1 ER in just one of his four starts. He has 16 strikeouts and 6 BB in 19 IP, but hasn’t walked a batter in his last 2 starts (11 IP). The only run he gave up last night was on a solo HR, and there he was in good company (see below). The book on Blair coming out of college was that he was an advanced arm with good command, but not an incredibly high ceiling. Last year’s 4^th round pick out of San Diego is living up to his scouting reports, and is in line for a move up to Kinston this year, likely sometime before the all-star break.

Jesus Aguilar, 1B-LCC: 1-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, R

Seen as more of an organizational guy coming into 2011, Big, Bad Jesus Aguilar was a player with plus raw power but little else. After nearly a month of games, he’s tied with Chad Huffman for the organizational lead in HR with 5 and is even 1-1 in stolen base attempts. His 2-run HR was all the offense the Captains needed last night, as they secured a 2-1 victory despite just 4 hits. Aguilar has been playing 1B for the majority of the season rather than DH, which is a good sign because his defense was seen as a weak point in his game going into this year. His power ranks with anyone in the organization, and he won’t be old enough to legally buy a drink in the U.S. until the end of June. Combine the age with a .281/.365/.578 line, and you’ve got a guy who I am thinking I may have overlooked when putting together my top 50 this offseason.

• Alex White, SP-COL: W (1-0), 5 2/3 IP, ER, 8 K, 5 H, 2 BB. White’s only blemish on the scoreboard was a solo HR in the 1^st. Now1.90 ERA, 28 K in 23 2/3 IP; being allowed to throw his splitter has done wonders for his ability to miss bats.
• Josh Judy, RP-COL: S (2), IP, K. Saves on back to back nights for Judy, both without allowing a baserunner. Has 13 K in 8 1/3 IP on the season for the Clippers.
• Jensen Lewis, RP-COL: W (2-0), IP, H. Lewis still sporting that 0.00 ERA, although his peripherals aren’t quite as pretty. He’s allowed 7 hits and walked 4 while striking out 4 in 7 2/3 IP.
• Jordan Brown, 1B-COL: 3-7, HR (3), 5 RBI, 2 R. Big DH for Brown, as his grand slam in game 2 powered the Clippers to a sweep.
• Chad Huffman, RF-COL: 2-6, HR (5), RBI, R, K. Huffman homered in game one of yesterday’s DH, giving the reigning IL Player of the Week 4 in his last 3 games.
• Drew Pomeranz, SP-KIN: 3 IP, ER, 3 H, 5 K. No walks for Pomeranz, who gave everyone a scare when he landed awkwardly in the 1^st after throwing a pitch. The K-Tribe training staff checked him out and he remained in the game, but only threw the 3 innings. Only run he gave up was on a solo HR.
• Casey Frawley, SS-KIN: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K. Frawley with his first appearance here on ATF, hitting just .226 on the season.
• Tyler Holt, CF-KIN: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, SB. Holt leads the system with 9 stolen bases.
• Alex Lavisky, C-LCC: 1-3, K. Starting to heat up a little? Lavisky has hits in 5 of his last 7 and 6 of his last 9 games.  Still hitting just .214 on the season though.