Written by Al Ciammiachella

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Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B-COL: 3-5, HR (2), RBI, R, K.

Chiz just keeps on hitting. Anyone who says spring training numbers are vital in judging a player needs to look at Chisenhall's 2012. Facing pitchers who aren't much better than what he was facing in spring training, Chiz is hitting .333/.360/.625 with 2 HR in 6 games for the Clippers. He's walked just once, but struck out just twice, and is doing his best to show that those spring training fears were unfounded. I fail to see how Chiz's 2011 spring where he lit up major league pitching and was sent down isn't relevant, but how his struggles in spring training in 2012 suddenly mean he can't hit major league pitching. If you were a believer in Chisenhall's tools in 2011 (I was) than you should be a believer in 2012 (I am), because nothing fundamentally changed when a 23-year old didn't immediately light up major league pitching in his first exposure to the show. Chiz is going to hit, and he's going to be ok in the field. With the way the Indians have been struggling to score runs in the early going, I think we're going to see a repeat of 2011 where the exceptional defense from Hannahan is going to be sacrificed for the additional offense Chisenhall brings to the table.

• Zach McAllister, SP-COL: 6 IP, 4 R (0 ER), 6 H, 7 K, 2 BB. Another guy showing that a rough spring isn't necessarily a sign of things to come, McAllister had a solid start last night even though a Chisenhall error cost him a few runs.
• C.C. Lee, RP-COL: W (2-0), 2 IP, 2 H, K. Solid outing for Lee, bouncing back from a 2-run outing his last time on the bump. Nice to see him stretch out to two innings as well.
• Russ Canzler, 1B-COL: 1-6, RBI, K. The one was a big one, as Canzler lined a one-out, walkoff single to center in the bottom of the 12th to send the Columbus fans home happy. The defending IL MVP is hitting just .143/.250/.143 in 21 AB for the Clip Show.
• Matt LaPorta, DH-COL: 2-6, HR (3), RBI, R. It's only a matter of time before someone looks at the Clippers box scores and wonders why LaPorta isn't called up to the Indians to augment their anemic offense. Don't be that guy. I beg of you, don't be that guy.
• Eric Berger, SP-AKR: L (0-1), 4 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 5 K, BB. Berger's return to the rotation didn't go well, as the lefty allowed 6 runs in the 4th inning of the Aeros loss last night. The 5 K are good, but 6 ER are never pretty.
• Rob Bryson, RP-AKR: 2 IP, H, 5 K, BB. Yet another example of a guy who struggled in Arizona but has been lights-out in the regular season. Bryson has recorded 10 outs on the mound, and a whopping EIGHT of those have been via the strikeout. I'll take an 8/1 K/BB ratio out of a reliever any day.
• Tim Fedroff, CF-AKR: 1-1, 3 BB, R. Fedroff's imposing size and strength is clearly intimidating opposing pitchers. He now has 8 hits and 5 walks in 4 games, good for a .650 OBP. That...might not be sustainable.
• Justin Toole, 2B-CAR: 3-4, 3 1B, CS. The jack-of-all trades defender is now 4-5 on the season after getting his first start yesterday.
• Jesus Aguilar, 1B-CAR: 1-4, HR (1), RBI, R. Jesus Aguilar is stronger than you. He's hitting .381/.409/.667 in 5 games for the Mudcats, and has struck out just twice.
• Carlos Moncrief, RF-CAR: 2-4, R. Another Mudcat off to a hot start, Moncrief is hitting .333/.471/.417 and has walked (4) more than he's struck out (3).
• Kyle Blair, SP-LCC: L (0-1), 4 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 5 K, BB. Not a great outing for Blair, but not a total disaster either. Missing bats is a good sign that his stuff is back to where it was prior to his injury last year. Health is the main thing with Blair, as 2011 was a lost season for him due to his knee issues.
• Cody Anderson, RP-LCC: 4 IP, ER, 3 H, 7 K, 2 BB. Anderson is a 6'4", 220 lb righty with a power arm that was on full display last night with 7 K in 4 innings of work out of the bullpen.
• LeVon Washington, LF-LCC: 3-5, 2 R, K, CS. WASHTIME came to work this offseason, and his effort is showing through in his hot start for the Captains. He's now hitting .450/.560/.500 in Lake County's 5 games this season.
• Francisco Lindor, SS-LCC: 1-5, 3B, RBI. Triples in back-to-back games for the young Lindor, who's at .304/.333/.478. And remember...he's only 18.
• Alex Lavisky, C-LCC: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R. Another guy looking for a bounceback season, Lavisky is off to a solid start in 2012. He's only played in two games, but is 3-8 with a double and 3 RBI. He's still massively talented and I really expect big things out of him in 2012 and down the road.