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@IndiansAccounts: @HillcatBaseball OF Mike Papi extended his hitting streak to 7 straight games:

10-25 6R 4(2B) 2HR 9RBI 5BB .400 AVG .484 OBP #Indians

I knew something must have happened to Lukes; he hit well for a few games and disappeared. Scrappers lost him and Santander leaving their OF pretty weak. Although Tom has begun to hit

July 5 highlights per BA:

CLE AA Moncrief, Carlos RF 4 0 1 0 .154 [DFA material]
CLE AA Rodriguez, Ronny 1B 4 1 1 1 .306 HR (5)
CLE AAA Aguilar, Jesus DH 5 1 1 3 .258 HR (11)
CLE HiA Frazier, Clint CF 5 1 2 1 .259 2B (20)
CLE HiA Papi, Mike LF 3 0 1 0 .232 2B (19), BB (54) [staying hot]
CLE HiA Zimmer, Bradley DH 3 0 1 0 .304 BB (35)
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys LF 3 3 2 3 .255 2 HR (6), BB (21), SB (9) [always starts slow and heats up]
CLE MAJ Perez, Roberto C 3 0 1 1 .218
CLE AAA Armstrong, Shawn 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 2.61
CLE HiA Lugo, Luis 4.2 5 5 1 2 3 4.87 L (5-7) [consistent, but not very good]

@IndiansAccounts:
AZL Indians 18yr old LHP @SamHentges was absolutely dominating in his outing tonight vs the AZL Dodgers.
- 5IP 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 11SO #Indians

When talking about last years draft I don't mention the pitchers often, but we got a few real good looking one of those last year too.

And this guy we picked up last year has really been catching my eye lately too. Starting to develop a bat to go with his wheels. Only 19.

@IndiansAccounts:
AZL Indians OF Gabriel Mejia has reached base now in 11 straight games:
18-46 15R 1(2B) 1(3B) 9RBI 5BB 12SB .391 AVG .442 OBP #Indians

G Mejia had 73 steals in fewer than that many games last summer in the Dominican league. I believe that total led all professional ballplayers including all those in full season leagues. I took a look last night and the minor league lead now is 53. Mejia will be pressed to catch up. He's only been caught once so far in Arizona.

@IndiansAccounts: #Indians OF prospect Bradley Zimmer was named the #23 prospect in Baseball America's top 50 midseason prospects.

@IndiansAccounts:

#Indians OF Gabriel Mejia AZL ranks:

1) SB 12
1) Runs 15
1) K% 6.3
1) BB/K% 1.67
2) AVG .415
2) OBP .468
3) wRC+ 177
3) Hits 17
4) OPS .956

Hillbilly wrote:@IndiansAccounts:

#Indians OF Gabriel Mejia AZL ranks:

1) SB 12
1) Runs 15
1) K% 6.3
1) BB/K% 1.67
2) AVG .415
2) OBP .468
3) wRC+ 177
3) Hits 17
4) OPS .956

Not to shabby!

BA revisits its top prospects midseason with a Top 50 list, after many of the preseason top 10 including Lindor have graduated to the majors. Big jump by Zimmer:

23 Bradley Zimmer of Indians An athletic center fielder who has hitting ability and power, Zimmer is the Carolina League’s first-half standout

And that's it for the Tribe.

Q&A on the list, include a couple guys who like what Zimmer is doing this year:

Norm C. (Connecticut): Bradley Zimmer never seems to get into the conversation about the best college bat from the 2014 draft. Is his hit & power tool a level below Conforto and Schwarber?

John Manuel: I think he’s in the conversation for us; Schwarber is 6, Conforto 14, Zimmer 23. Not a huge spread there. Re: tools: The power grade is definitely. I’m not sure he’s quite the pure hitter those guys are either, but he’s clearly a better athlete and defender as well. It’s a little less impact but still a high floor for a prospect. I like how aggressively we moved him up.

Tyler (NJ): Bradley zimmer was an obvious snub, but just how good is this guy?

J.J. Cooper: Snub? He ranked No. 23 on the list. He’s really good. We’re really high on him. No snub.

Games of 7/7/15:

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.js ... d=20150707

AAA; Erik Gonzalez 2 hits and a walk; Naquin 0-4 now hitting 219

AA: Adam Plutko 6--4--0--0--3--4 2.25 Yandy Diaz 4-5, with his 5th! [wow] double, hitting 309, slugging 368

Hi A: Frazier 2 walks; Zimmer double walk CS#5; NRod single double; Papi single double walk 2 bi [in 5 games in July: 467/571/933: certain to make the Hot Prospect list unless he falls on his face the next two nights]
Mitch Brown: 7 1/3--4--3--3--2--3 [2 runs in the 8th, looked good for 7]

Lo A: Paulino 2 hits [258]; Santander single, double [357]; Sean Brady 5--4--3--3--1--5 [not impressing much]

SS A/Rookie: no games scheduled

BA for 7/7:

CLE AA Moncrief, Carlos RF 4 0 1 2 .250 2B (2), BB (4)
CLE AAA Gonzalez, Erik SS 3 2 2 0 .259 BB (2), CS (1)
CLE AAA Ramsey, James RF 3 2 2 1 .237 2B (14), BB (35)
CLE HiA Papi, Mike LF 3 0 2 2 .237 2B (20), BB (55)
CLE HiA Rodriguez, Nellie 1B 4 1 2 0 .280 2B (24)
CLE HiA Zimmer, Bradley CF 3 0 1 1 .304 2B (15), BB (36), CS (5) [why not promote him??]
CLE LoA Bradley, Bobby 1B 4 0 1 0 .249 [having a slow go of it recently]
CLE LoA Paulino, Dorssys LF 4 0 2 0 .259

CLE AA Plutko, Adam 6.2 4 0 0 3 4 2.25 W (4-2)
CLE HiA Brown, Mitch 7.1 4 3 3 2 2 5.64 W (4-8)

Zimmer is No. 20 on the Baseball Prospectus Mid-season Top 20. About the same as BA. Looking back at the preseason list, Zimmer didn't make BA's Top 100.