Written by Al Ciammiachella

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Around the Farm is back! After a medical related hiatus, we’re back here every morning to give you the rundown of the previous days’ action from across the Indians minor league system. As always, the positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday’s game.

 

Jordan Smith, 3B-Mahoning Valley: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, R, K

Smith was the Indians 9^th round pick out of Division II St. Cloud State. He’s not a very polished fielder, and his bat is the tool that will make or break him as a prospect. Drafted as a sophomore, Smith led his team in pretty much every offensive category for the two years he spent at St. Cloud. So far with short season Mahoning Valley, the bat is doing more than enough to make people take notice. In 6 games for the Scrappers, Smith is hitting .400/.464/.480. He’s hit in all 6 games, and has 2 2B and 5 RBI.

 

 

• Cory Kluber, SP-COL: L (4-5), 7 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 9 K, 2 BB. Kluber gave up 4 ER in the 2^nd inning on a pair of home runs, then settled down to end up giving the team 7 decent innings.
• Jason Kipnis, 2B-COL: 2-4, HR (9), RBI, R, 2 K. Columbus had 4 hits as a team, and Kip had half of those. His HR represented the only run in the 5-1 loss.
• Tim Fedroff, LF-COL: 1-3, 1B. Fedroff with a single in his AAA debut against a tough Gwinnett pitching staff.
• Cory Burns, RP-AKR: S (19), IP, 2 K, BB. Burns was about the only Aeros pitcher who could get anyone out yesterday, as he earned the save in a wild 10-9 victory over Bowie.
• Nick Weglarz, LF-AKR: 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 2 R. Wegz didn’t get much to hit yesterday, but when he did he made the most of it. Bizzare .163/.414/.388 line in AA includes 21 BB in 49 AB. It’s tough to have a .802 OPS when you’re hitting below the Mendoza Line.
• Kyle Bellows, 3B-AKR: 3-5, BB, 2 R. Bellows has hit in 8 of his last 10 and has a .417/.500/.528 line in that timeframe. Good to see his bat finally waking up, but his season OPS is still just .586.
• Jordan Henry, CF-AKR: 2-5, BB, SB, R. Henry now has 22 SB against just 5 CS. He’s hit in 9 of his last 10, with a .357/.500/.400 line in that span.
• Matt McBride, 1B-AKR: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI. McBride is up to .285/.348/.511 overall on the season, with 12 HR and 44 RBI.
• Donnie Webb, RF-AKR: 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 BB. Webb has been disappointing so far this year, hitting just .221/.308/.295 in Akron. He’s 5-7 in his last two games, and hopefully heating up here in late June.
• Clayton Cook, SP-KIN: 6 IP, ER, 4 H, 4 K, 3 BB. Cook is following up a dominant month of May with an outstanding June. So far this month, he’s 1-1 with a 2.66 ERA, 24 K and 8 BB in 23 2/3 IP.
• Chris Jones, RP-KIN: 2 IP, ER, 4 H, 3 K. Jones has given up just 2 ER in his last 15 2/3 IP for Kinston.
• Tyler Cannon, DH/2B-KIN: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, K. Cannon has been hot lately for the K-Tribe, posting a .371/.439/.686 line in his last 10 games.
• LeVon Washington, CF-LCC: 2-4, BB. Washington has been on base in 9 of his last 10 games, and has now hit in 5 straight.
• Jordan Casas, LF-LCC: The 40^th round draft pick last year has been outstanding in his first taste of full season ball. In the 9 games he’s played for Lake County, he has hits in 8 of them and is at .366/.372/.463 overall.
• Bryson Myles, CF-MVS: 2-5, 2 1B. Myles has drawn comparisons to Kirby Puckett for his frame and game, as he is a speedster who can also hit for some power. So far he’s managed to live up to those lofty expectations, hitting .278/.366/.444 with a HR and 3 SB for Mahoning Valley.
• Jake Lowery, C-MVS: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, K. The Indians 4^th round pick, Lowery is a bat-first catcher who needs to be able to hit enough to overcome his defensive deficiencies. He’s doing just that so far, batting .318/.400/.568 with 5 2B, 2 HR and 9 RBI for the Scrappers.
• Joseph Colon, SP-MVS: 5 IP, R (0 ER), 4 H, 4 K, 2 BB. A 12^th round pick in 2009, Colon missed all of 2010 with a torn UCL. After a rough 1^st start where he gave up 6 ER in 2 1/3 IP, he’s thrown 10 straight scoreless innings in his last 2 starts.