Cleveland Indians minor league players
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Cleveland Indians system.
Greg Allen
| Greg Allen | |||
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 70 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: March 15, 1993 San Diego, California | |||
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Greg Lomack Allen (born March 15, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians organization.
Allen attended Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, California.[1] Allen attended San Diego State University. After playing college baseball for three seasons for the San Diego State Aztecs,[1] the Indians selected him in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB draft. In 2015, he played for the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League[2] In 2016, Allen played for the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, before the Indians promoted Allen to the Akron RubberDucks of the Class AA Eastern League.[3] Allen finished 2016 with a .295 batting average with 7 home runs and 44 RBI's.[4] After the season, the Indians assigned Allen to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Dylan Baker
| Dylan Baker | |||
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 71 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: April 6, 1992 Juneau, Alaska | |||
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Dylan Ford Baker (born April 6, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Baker attended Juneau-Douglas High School in Juneau, Alaska, As a senior in 2010, he was the Gatorade Player of the Year and Louisville Slugger Player of the Year, both of which are given to the best high school baseball player in each state.[5][6]
Baker was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[7] The Indians added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[8]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Will Benson
| Will Benson | |||
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| Cleveland Indians | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: June 16, 1998 Atlanta, Georgia | |||
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William Buchanan Benson (born June 16, 1998) is an American baseball outfielder.[9] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft [10] out of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Georgia. Benson spent 2016 with the AZL Indians where he posted a .209 batting average with 6 home runs and 27 RBI's.[11]
Bobby Bradley
| Bobby Bradley | |||
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| Cleveland Indians | |||
| First baseman | |||
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Born: May 28, 1996 Gulfport, Mississippi | |||
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Bobby Bradley (born May 29, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Bradley attended Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, Mississippi.[12]
Bradley was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[13][14] He signed with the Indians rather than play college baseball at Louisiana State University.[15] Bradley made his professional debut that season with the Arizona League Indians. He won the Arizona League Triple Crown after leading the league in batting average (.361), home runs (eight) and runs batted in (50).[16] After the season, he was named the league's MVP.[17] Following his breakout 2014 season, Bradley spent 2015 with the Lake County Captains where he posted a .269 batting average with 27 home runs and 92 RBI's. Bradley spent 2016 with the Lynchburg Hillcats where he batted .235 with 29 home runs and 102 RBI's.[18]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Mitch Brown
| Mitch Brown | |||
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| Cleveland Indians | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: April 13, 1994 Rochester, Minnesota | |||
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Mitchell Brown (born April 13, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Brown attended Century High School in Rochester, Minnesota.[19] As a senior, he was the St. Paul Pioneer Press baseball player of the year.[20] Brown was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[21] He signed with the Indians and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians. He spent 2013 with the Arizona League Indians and Lake County Captains and spent 2014 with Lake County.[22]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Yu-Cheng Chang
| Yu-Cheng Chang | |||
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| Cleveland Indians | |||
| Shortstop | |||
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Born: August 18, 1995 Taitung City, Taiwan | |||
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Yu-Cheng Chang (born August 18, 1995) is a Taiwanese professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Indians organization.
Chang signed with the Indians in 2013 for a $500,000 signing bonus.[23] In 2016, while playing for the Lynchburg Hillcats, Chang was named a Carolina League all-star.[24] Chang finished 2016 with a .259 batting average with 13 home runs and 70 RBI.[25]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Jeff Johnson
| Jeff Johnson | |||
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| Cleveland Indians | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 9, 1990 Thousand Oaks, California | |||
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Jeff Johnson (born February 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Johnson played college baseball at the California Polytechnic State University. After his junior year he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[26] He signed with the Indians and made his professional debut in 2012 with the Lake County Captains. He also spent time that year with the Carolina Mudcats and spent 2013 with Carolina and the Akron Aeros. Johnson missed the 2014 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.[27] He returned in 2015 to pitch for the Akron RubberDucks.[28]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Josh Martin
| Josh Martin | |||
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 80 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: December 30, 1989 Enterprise, Alabama | |||
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Joshua Martin (born December 30, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Martin played college baseball at Samford University. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and returned to Samford. He was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 2012 MLB draft.[29] Martin was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 2015 Rule 5 draft.[30] The Padres returned Martin to the Indians on April 12, 2016.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Triston McKenzie
| Triston McKenzie | |||
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| Cleveland Indians | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 2, 1997 Brooklyn, New York | |||
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Triston Andrew McKenzie (born August 2, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization. He was drafted by the Indians in Lottery Round A in the 2015 MLB draft out of Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.[31][32][33] McKenzie spent 2015, his first professional season, with the AZL Indians where he posted a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings pitched. McKenzie began 2016 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers before being promoted to the Lake County Captains; he posted a combined 1.62 ERA with 104 strikeouts in 83.1 innings pitched between the two teams.[34]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Julian Merryweather
| Julian Merryweather | |||
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| Cleveland Indians | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 14, 1991 Berkeley, California | |||
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Julian Christopher Merryweather (born October 14, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Merryweather attended Serra High School in San Mateo, California and played college baseball at Skyline College and Oklahoma Baptist University. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[35]
Merryweather made his professional debut with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He pitched 2015 with the Lake County Captains and 2016 with the Lynchburg Hillcats and Akron RubberDucks.[36] Merryweather started 2017 with Akron and was promoted to the Columbus Clippers during the season.[37][38]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Dorssys Paulino
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| Cleveland Indians | |||
| Outfielder / Shortstop | |||
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Born: November 21, 1994 Baní, Peravia, Dominican Republic | |||
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Dorssys Paulino (born November 21, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop and left fielder in the Cleveland Indians organization.
Paulino signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in July 2011.[39] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Arizona League Indians. He was later promoted to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.[40] Paulino played 2013 with the Lake County Captains.[41] Paulino returned to Lake County in 2014. During the season, he was converted into an outfielder.[42][43]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Ronny Rodríguez
| Ronny Rodríguez | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: April 17, 1992 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||
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Ronny Rodríguez Martinez (born April 17, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Indians organization.
During the winter, Rodríguez plays for Águilas Cibaeñas of the Dominican Professional Baseball League.[44][45] In 2017, he is competing for a role on the Indians' Opening Day roster.[46]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Cleveland Indians.
Triple-A
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Double-A
| Akron RubberDucks roster | ||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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Advanced A
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Pitchers
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Infielders
Outfielders
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Class A
| Lake County Captains roster | ||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Short A
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Pitchers
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Outfielders
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Rookie
| Arizona League Indians roster | ||||
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Pitchers
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Infielders
Outfielders
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Foreign Rookie
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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| Dominican Summer League Indians/Brewers roster | ||||
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References
- 1 2 Kenney, Kirk. "Former SDSU outfielder Greg Allen shining in minor leagues". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Lake County's Greg Allen a leadoff hitter in the Kenny Lofton mode: Cleveland Indians Class A Report". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Bournival, Brad. "RubberDucks report: Newcomer Greg Allen gives fans a glimpse of the future". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Greg Allen Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Baker named Gatorade Player of the Year | Juneau Empire – Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper". juneauempire.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
- ↑ "Louisville Slugger picks Bears' Baker as top player in Alaska". juneauempire.com. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
- ↑ "How Cleveland Indians pitching prospect Dylan Baker emerged from the Alaskan tundra". cleveland.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Indians add prospect Tyler Naquin to roster". Cleveland Indians. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ "USABaseball.com: News: 18U: Benson hoping to be next two-sport star". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Indians draft OF Will Benson at No. 14". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Will Benson Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Chris Thomas (April 23, 2014). "Harrison Central slugger, LSU signee Bobby Bradley trying to find groove". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Bradley falls to third round; plans to sign with Tribe". Cleveland Indians. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ↑ "LSU recruit Bobby Bradley taken in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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- ↑ "Rochester Century's Mitch Brown: The making of a phenom". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Mitch Brown of Rochester is the Pioneer Press baseball player of the year". TwinCities.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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- ↑ "Closer Jeff Johnson is a prospect to watch for Cleveland Indians: Class AA Reports". cleveland.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Samford pitcher Josh Martin selected by Cleveland in the 10th round of the MLB Draft". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Cleveland Indians lose reliever Josh Martin to San Diego Padres in Rule 5 Draft". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ South Florida Sun-Sentinel (June 7, 2015). "Park Vista's Smith, RPB's McKenzie could go on Day 1 of MLB draft". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Mound rivals Triston McKenzie, Austin Smith share draft dream". pbgametime.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Big games, big summer looming for Royal Palm Beach's McKenzie – Sun Sentinel". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. March 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Triston McKenzie Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.news-star.com/article/20140606/sports/140609758
- ↑ http://www.ohio.com/sports/rubberducks/right-hander-julian-merryweather-settling-in-with-rubberducks-after-midseason-promotion-1.695156
- ↑ http://www.ohio.com/sports/rubberducks/julian-merryweather-set-to-take-the-ball-as-opening-day-starting-pitcher-for-defending-eastern-league-champion-rubberducks-1.758535
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- ↑ "Shortstops are Cleveland Indians' best prospects (Speaking of Sports)". morningjournal.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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