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65 percent of the fan vote."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsAnalysis &
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Prospects for 2019Nolan Jones is our No. 2 Cleveland Indians prospect. Who
should be No. 3?
New
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top position player prospect in the Tribe system raked in 65 percent of the fan
vote.ESTShareTweetShareShareNolan Jones is our No. 2 Cleveland Indians prospect.
Who should be No. 3? Mathew CarperThird base prospect Nolan Jones is our No. 2
Cleveland Indians prospect for 2018, improving from his No. 6 ranking last year.
Jones was a top-rated high school prospect in the 2016 draft, but dropped to the
second round due to signability concerns.In his first taste of Low-A ball in
2017, Jones was at or near the top of the New York Penn League in batting
average (.317), on base percentage (.430), doubles (18), total bases (105) and
was tops in walks (43), cementing himself as a stellar contact hitter with a
patient approach.It wasn¡¯t until 2018, however, that Jones tapped into the power
potential scouts had suggested he possessed due to his 6-foot-4 frame.Jones had
only hit four career home runs heading into last year, but playing full-season
ball for the first time at Lake County, he blasted 16 home runs while slashing
.279/.393/.464. Jones also maintained his elite 16.2% walk rate from Low-A.Jones
earned a late promotion to High-A Lynchburg, where his numbers actually
improved, increasing his walk rate to a ridiculous 20% while slashing
.298/.438/.471 at just 20 years old.The biggest knock on Jones has been his
defense, and while he¡¯s still a work in progress, he¡¯s making improvements.
Jones was abysmal defensively in 2017, committing 22 errors in just 133 chances
for a .835 fielding percentage. In 2018, he made 27 errors in 276 chances,
improving his fielding percentage to .902.Jones proved he can play at High-A
last year in his 30-game stint, but the Indians might repeat him there if they
want to be patient with him. That being said, I hope they give him a chance to
prove himself at Double-A. He¡¯s clearly proving he can both hit, hit for
power
Freddy
Galvis Jersey , and walk. Once that glove gets up to snuff, he could
easily be the third baseman of the future.Ethan Hankins, RHP (Age 18)2018 (R): 2
GS, 3.0 IP, 42.9 K%, 0.0 BB%, 6.00 ERA, 1.07 FIP2018 first round compensatory
pick has the most potential of any arm in the Tribe system. Fastball nearing
triple digits with life to it and the makings of a great change-up and
curve.George Valera, OF (Age 18)2018 (R): 22 PA, .333/.409/.556, 1 HR, 1 SB,
13.6 BB%, 13.6 K%, 162 wRC+Top international signing in 2017, skipped the DSL
entirely and debuted in Arizona last year. Looked incredible in SSS before
broken hamate bone ended his season early.Tyler Freeman, SS (Age 19)2018 (A-):
301 PA, .352/.405/.511, 2 HR, 14 SB, 2.7 BB%, 7.3
K%
Randal
Grichuk Jersey , 168 wRC+2017 second round competitive balance pick,
Freeman is one of the best pure hitters in the Tribe system. He torched the New
York Penn League in 2018, although his walk-rate is concerning.Yu Chang, SS (Age
23)2018 (AAA): 518 PA, .256/.330/.411, 14 HR, 4 SB, 8.5 BB%, 27.8 K%, 109
wRC+2018 (AFL): 93 PA, 337/.396/.523, 4 HR, 1 SB, 7.5 BB%, 17.2 K%Chang¡¯s
average improved in 2018, although his power dropped from 24 home runs to 14 in
his first taste of Triple-A. He stood out in the Arizona Fall League and will
compete for the Indians¡¯ utility spot this year.Brayan Rocchio, SS (Age 17)2018
(DSL): 111 PA, .323/.391/.434, 1 HR, 8 SB, 4.5 BB%, 12.6
K%
Jose
Bautista Jersey , 140 wRC+2018 (R): 158 PA, .343/.389/.448, 1 HR, 14 SB,
6.3 BB%, 10.8 K%, 137 wRC+Venezuelan signed in 2017, same class as Valera,
destroyed the DSL and was promoted to the AZL quickly. Many scouts said he was
the best player in the AZL last year, exploding up Tribe prospect rankings as a
result. The Astros have finally doubled their win count for 2019"WhiteFanposts
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LeaguesAstros Game DayPodcastsGame Recap: Facing the Rangers is the best
medicine for a losing streak, as the Astros win 2-1New,42commentsThe Astros have
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Facing the Rangers is the best medicine for a losing streak, as the Astros win
2-1Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY SportsFacing the Rangers turned out to be just what
the doctor ordered for the Astros, as they broke a three-game losing streak to
take the opener at Globe Life Park, 2-1.Rangers starter Drew Smyly was making
his first start since 2016 following two seasons of injuries, and George
Springer started him off with a big ¡°welcome back¡±, as he made him throw six
pitches before just depositing one in the bleachers.You might have thought that
things would spiral out of control out of there, with a rusty pitcher throwing a
lot of pitches giving up a leadoff home run, and with the first relief option
for him being a last-minute call-up with all of six games in the majors under
his belt. It just didn¡¯t quite happen like that, though. The Astros wound up
stranding runners all over the place, for both Smyly and Adrian Sampson (who
wound up throwing the final six innings), which looked like it wouldn¡¯t be a
problem until Ronald home run to tie things up in the third.
Thankfully
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the bats reawakened for long enough to break that tie, with Carlos Correa
blasting a double in the right-center gap to start things off in the sixth and
Robinson Chirinos taking revenge on his previous team with a double that was
more of the seeing-eye variety to bring Correa home.Also thankfully, the
pitching continued to be impressive. This time, it was Brad Peacock making his
season debut, and if you were worried that last year¡¯s sojourn to the bullpen
would make him worse, it didn¡¯t show up tonight in Arlington. home run
wound up being the only major blemish on the night, with the only other hit (a
Rougned Odor single) being erased after a failed steal attempt. More
impressively, his final line on the night included five Ks and no walks in 6.2
innings. He didn¡¯t even reach 90 pitches! Ryan Pressly and Roberto Osuna took
things from there without incident. Obviously, there are still things to be
concerned about, if you want to worry. The Rangers most likely won¡¯t be good
this year, Smyly isn¡¯t exactly an ace, and this was still only a 2-1 win. But
it¡¯s still early, and there were a lot of encouraging things here, too: Correa
went 3-4, Bregman¡¯s went 1-2 (his second hit on the year) with two walks (his
first and second on the year), and overall, this was the most offense the team
has seen since Opening Day (against an actual Cy Young winner, at that). And
most importantly, the Astros now have win number two on the year.