Akron:
Nick Weglarz, OF - The Canadian born outfielder went 1-7 with a walk in the series. He swung at the first
pitch he saw in four of his at-bats, which is rather odd considering he showed very good plate discipline last year. He didn't strike out but all of his outs were weak infield pop-ups or groundballs.Beau Mills, 1B - Mills has the reputation of being one of the beat power-hitting prospects in the minors right now. He certainly didn't disappoint when he hit the longest homerun I've ever seen live, well over 400 feet to dead center, against the wind on Wednesday. Overall he went 2-7 with a walk, strikeout, and homerun that still hasn't landed yet.
Carlos Rivero, SS - Rivero was celebrating his 21st birthday on Wednesday, but was quiet throughout the series going 1-7 with 2 walks. He looks like he's still growing into his body at this stage in his career and power should come once that happens.
Carlos Santana, C - The #1 prospect in the Indians organization tore a ball down the le
ft field foul line in his first at-bat driving in the first run of the game. Overall he went 2-8 with a double and 3 RBI. He had no problem hitting from the left or the right side as he blasted hits from both. Even though he only had 2 hits, the ball appeared to jump off his bat, I came into the series somewhat skeptical of him and left a believer. I have little doubt he will be an all-star backstop in short order.Josh Tomlin, P - The starter for Tuesday's game, Tomlin dominated the Thunder hitters over 6 innings, giving up 7 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, and striking out 8. He mostly used a fastball/12-6 curve combo with the occasional change up mixed in. He kept the ball low and generated a lot of groundballs, especially as he tired and had to go right after hitters. His curveball had a lot of break and he struck out at least 5 of his 8 with it.
Zach Putnam, P - Putnam came in as relief for Tomlin on Tuesday and worked 2 perfect innings while striking out one. The most impressive part was the other 5 out he recorded were all via groundballs. He was easily the best pitcher I saw in the series.
Hector Rondon, P - We got to see Rondon last year at the Futures Game and I wasn't impressed. We saw him again on Wednesday as he went 5 innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 runs and 2 walks while striking out 6. The first thing that stands out is his electric arm, his fastball sat in the low-to-mid-90's, but he didn't use his off speed stuff much. Cleveland tried to move him to relief in order to help them faster, but he struggled out of the bullpen so it looks like he'll remain a starter for now.
Trenton:
Jorge Vazquez
, 1B - The Mexican League product has unanimously been Trenton's best hitter thus far. He continued to stay hot, going 3-7 with a homerun and 2 RBI over the series. He lined a few balls right at the outfielders; if he turned on them a little more they would have been easy doubles, maybe triples.Wilkin De La Rosa, P - One of the Yankees top pi
tching prospects, De La Rosa went 6.2 innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 runs, and 3 walks while striking out 5 in a solid performance on Tuesday. The only flaws I noticed were poor control, and extreme fly ball tendencies, which will be fine at a pitcher's haven like Trenton but will be a lot more noticeable in the majors. On the bright side, he mixed his pitches well, keeping hitters off balance causing a lot of weak pop-ups and dribbling ground balls.
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