Baseball Babe #126 Honors: 1B/OF Nick Swisher Cleveland Indians helping the Tribe Nation Roll Tribe all the way to playoffs!

The Cleveland Indians are just a half game back for a wild card spot chasing the Texas Rangers.

Nick Swisher gets the Baseball Babe Award for over his last five games he is hitting .350 with 7 hits over 20 at bats with 6 runs and 3 home runs for the Tribe. 

The Indians have 12 games of the regular season. They take on the Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins to end the season. All tribe fans are hoping the baseball gods are looking down on them.

Nick has been over the season a real asset in the locker room as a veteran, a leader and a clown. He has help keep the Tribe in the hunt as season. Swish has morally supporting his team and not the letters on the back of the jersey!

The fans have been sparse at the ballpark but as a Tribe fan in Dallas Tx. I will support my Indians even if I am getting grief from the hometown Texas Rangers fans back home. Go Tribe!

Baseball Babe #123 Honors: OF Clint Frazier 2013 Cleveland Indians First Round MLB Draft Pick Selection #5

Cleveland Indians 

Clint Frazier 

First Round #5 Selection

All in was the theme of the 2013 MLB draft for the Cleveland Indians. Losing a second round pick and a competitive balance round B pick for signing free agents Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn. With out having those picks the Indians had to make a pick that will make it to the majors with star potential. 

 The pick of 6'1" Clint Frazier an outfielder at Loganville high school out of Georgia. Frazier has upside tools with his bat speed that translates into having plus power potential. An outstanding athlete his skills are not limited to hitting he also has a great arm and speed in the outfield, playing center in high school. His talent in the outfield needs some work with raw talent evident he needs better instincts in playing the position. So, will most likely end up in the corner outfield spots when climbing to the big leagues due to the power potential in his bat and limited skills in the field. An above average arm will play well in right field.

The Indians could be looking at a 25 home run .275 batting average and 10-15 steals when ready for Progressive Field play. His senior year at Loganville HS. he hit 17 dingers with a .485 BA. Hoping that the jump to the wood bat from aluminium will not be a problem with the showcase of bat speed.

Their is a risk in taking a high schooler and the Cleveland Indians in the past usually look to the college boys in the draft. The last high schooler taken was Francisco Lindor selected 8th in the 2011 first year player MLB draft, Lindor the #1 rated player in the Indians minor league organization is still a year or two away from the big club.

Cleveland hopes that Clint's youth at age 18 on draft day will give them time to develop his skills. His size will have a natural growth progression at 6'1" and 190 lbs which should enhance his power stroke as he goes up the minor league ladder. 

If Clint follows the path the Cleveland Indians have for the future star he should be a middle of the order bat. Being right handed Clint will hopefully by the time he gets to the big leagues find a lefty in the line up that can counter his power and take the Indians to the playoffs many years to come.

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Baseball Babe #107 Honors: A Cleveland Indians Trifecta Drew Stubbs, Mark Reynolds, and Nick Swisher acquired for 2013 Season.

The Cleveland Indians have really made a big HIT in the 2012-2013 MLB offseason by acquiring three new bats that have experience and POWER. The Indians needed a punch this off season with leading home run hitter last year Carlos Santana hitting only 18 round trippers to lead the team. The three new additions Drew Stubbs, Mark Reynolds, and Nick Swisher could each hit over 20 home runs. The downside to the power is the strike outs all three could swing and miss 150 times or more times next season. A needed priority for 2013 was to add outfield depth. Adding two serviceable starting outfielders to the line up will help new skipper Terry Francona start off on a better playing field than what was left with Manny Acta's departure. As a fan, I hated to lose Shin-Soo Choo. First base was another need that needed to be addressed, signing Mark Reynolds to man the position adds experience to the position. He will be the anchor the infield and of the double play combo of Asdrubel Cabrera and Jason Kipnis. All three additions will be welcomed in Progressive Field and hope to better their 68-94 record and 4th in the division set last year. The hopes of an Indians fan is we start off like 2012 with a 44-41 before the all-star break. but end in reverse of the slide 24-53 the Tribe posted in the second half. That would leave the Tribe with a respectable 97-65 record and the playoffs!!

DREW STUBBS 

Drew Stubbs

Career MLB Stats:
4 Seasons Cincinnati
Games - 486
AB - 1791
Runs - 285
Hits - 431
RBI - 178
HR - 59
SB - 110
Avg. - .241 last season .213
SO - 588

Mark Reynolds 

Mark Reynolds

Career MLB Stats:

5 Seasons Dbacks - Orioles

Games - 853

AB - 2973

Runs - 475

Hits - 699

RBI - 501

HR - 181

SB - 49

Avg. - .235 last season .221

SO - 1122

Nick Swisher 

Career MLB Stats:

9 Seasons A's - White Sox - Yankees

Games -1209

AB - 4241

Runs - 684

Hits - 1085

RBI -673

HR - 209

SB - 12

Avg. - ..256 last season .272

SO - 1070

GO TRIBE!!!

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