Cleveland Indians 2003
Shortstop (S/R) Height: 6’0” Weight: 190 lbs
Born: 1-3-77, Salt Lake City, Utah
Quick Stats
1998 Age 21 SSA 200 AB, .300/XXX/.475, 7 2B, 4 HR
1999 Age 22 A+ 508 AB, .238/XXX/.339, 16 2B, 7 HR
2000 Age 23 AA 382 AB, .259/XXX/.372, 17 2B, 6 HR
2001 Age 24 AA 194 AB, .232/XXX/.351, 6 2B, 5 HR
2002 Age 25 AAA 455 AB, .264/.300/.361, 12 2B, 6 HR
2003 Age 26 AAA 238 AB, .239/.273/.243, 12 2B, 3 HR
2003 Age 26 AL 37 AB, .135/.273/.243, 1 2B, 1 HR
Taken in the 2nd Round of the 1998 Draft
Comments
7-15-03
CLE 22 AB, .182/.280/.316, 0 2B, 1 HR
He can't hit, and he isn't known for his glove, so why is he up here? Well, mainly because the Indians don't want to bring a real prospect up only to have him sit on the bench, and because he can easily be outrighted at a moments' notice. Or maybe Shapiro wanted to validate the 1998 Draft by bringing up the 2nd Round pick up. Well, CC Sabathia was the 1st Round pick in 1998, so it can't be that. Maybe it's because he can play a zillion positions and isn't really good at any of them. In other words, Bill Selby's successor. Ugh.
6-98: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians (2nd Round); Assigned to Watertown (A)
Started 1999 in Kinston (A)
Started 2000 in Akron (AA)
8-25-00: Promoted to Buffalo (AAA)
4-10-01: Placed on Disabled List (AAA)
6-28-01: Transferred to Rehab Stint
7-13-01: Placed on Disabled List (AAA)
9-1-01: Reinstated from Disabled List (AAA)
2003: Non-roster invite to Spring Training
3-23-03: Assigned to minor-league camp
4-1-03: Assigned to Buffalo (AAA)
5-30-03: Contract Purchased and Recalled by Cleveland
10-03: Outrighted to Buffalo (AAA)
1-20-04: Invited to 2004 Spring Training