MLB Trade Rumors
The Indians optioned lefty
Logan Allen to Triple-A following a trio of rough starts, including this week’s six-run drubbing at the hands of the Twins. Three of that game’s first four batters homered off Allen to put Cleveland in an early hole. Manager Terry Francona told reporters, including Cleveland.com’s Paul Hoynes, that Allen’s fastball command has been off. The pitcher himself agreed, calling his location “spotty” and acknowledging that he’s regularly put himself behind in the count and tipped the advantage in the hitters’ favor. Allen was brilliant in Spring Training, allowing just one run in 14 innings with an 18-to-3 K/BB ratio, but the early results this year just haven’t been there. He’s allowed 18 runs (16 earned) on 20 hits (seven homers) and seven walks with 12 strikeouts in 15 2/3 frames.
MLB Trade Rumors
The Indians optioned lefty
Logan Allen to Triple-A following a trio of rough starts, including this week’s six-run drubbing at the hands of the Twins. Three of that game’s first four batters homered off Allen to put Cleveland in an early hole. Manager Terry Francona told reporters, including Cleveland.com’s Paul Hoynes, that Allen’s fastball command has been off. The pitcher himself agreed, calling his location “spotty” and acknowledging that he’s regularly put himself behind in the count and tipped the advantage in the hitters’ favor. Allen was brilliant in Spring Training, allowing just one run in 14 innings with an 18-to-3 K/BB ratio, but the early results this year just haven’t been there. He’s allowed 18 runs (16 earned) on 20 hits (seven homers) and seven walks with 12 strikeouts in 15 2/3 frames.
MLB Trade Rumors
The Indians optioned lefty
Logan Allen to Triple-A following a trio of rough starts, including this week’s six-run drubbing at the hands of the Twins. Three of that game’s first four batters homered off Allen to put Cleveland in an early hole. Manager Terry Francona told reporters, including Cleveland.com’s Paul Hoynes, that Allen’s fastball command has been off. The pitcher himself agreed, calling his location “spotty” and acknowledging that he’s regularly put himself behind in the count and tipped the advantage in the hitters’ favor. Allen was brilliant in Spring Training, allowing just one run in 14 innings with an 18-to-3 K/BB ratio, but the early results this year just haven’t been there. He’s allowed 18 runs (16 earned) on 20 hits (seven homers) and seven walks with 12 strikeouts in 15 2/3 frames.
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CLEVELAND The players at the Indians’ alternate training site are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
After spending the entire 2020 season playing intrasquad games, the group at the alternate training site has been able to get some exhibition games under its belt before the Triple-A season gets underway on May 4.
How have things been going at the alternate training site? Clippers manager Andy Tracy addressed a plethora of topics on Sunday morning:
The skinny: Entering Spring Training, the center-field job was Mercado’s to lose. He had a rocky 2020 season but was confident those struggles were behind him. But when the offensive production still wasn’t there throughout Spring Training, the Indians decided to option Mercado to the alternate training site, where he’d be able to begin a hitting program to hopefully get him back to his 19 ways.
Here’s what Cleveland Indians prospects, minor leaguers are up to at the club’s Columbus alternate site
Updated 2:25 PM;
Today 1:51 PM
Oscar Mercado has been working on an individual hitting program while playing games a few times each week with the Indians alternate site squad in Columbus.AP
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Minor league games won’t get started until next week, but Cleveland Indians prospects and high-minors players have stayed sharp at the club’s alternate training site in Columbus under the watchful eye of Clippers manager Andy Tracy.
With a smattering of games against other alternate site squads under their belts, Cleveland’s crew has continued to put in work since arriving from the club’s spring training site in Goodyear, Ariz. They’ve been able to play games against teams from alternate sites in Indianapolis, Toledo, Louisville and others in front of about 1,000 fans at Huntington Park.