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MLB Draft 2012: Indians Come To Terms With Top Pick Tyler Naquin

2012-06-15T17:31:34Z

On Friday afternoon, the Cleveland Indians announced that they had come to terms with outfielder Tyler Naquin, the club's top pick with the No. 15 overall selection in June's First-Year Player Draft. Naquin and the Tribe have reportedly come to terms on a deal that would give the former Texas A&M product a $1.75 million signing bonus (pending a physical), which is well below the assigned value of $2.25 million that was given to the No. 15 pick.

Naquin was the second college position player taken in this year's draft and is considered a pure hitter with a great deal of speed and a strong arm. A right fielder at A&M, some have speculated that Naquin's speed may allow him to move to center field in the future.

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2012 MLB Draft: Keith Law Says Indians Started "Poorly," But Quickly Rebounded

2012-06-07T15:00:09Z

The Indians puzzled some MLB Draft experts with their selection of Tyler Naquin with the 15th overall pick on Monday, but Brad Grant has demonstrated his ability to hit on the Tribe's top choices. There are persistent questions of Naquin's ability to hit for power, and these concerns led Keith Law to question their Indians' Round 1 choice. But Law thought the Tribe made up for it quickly, by adding plenty of potential in the subsequent rounds:

This started somewhat poorly with the overdraft of Tyler Naquin (1), a plus runner who should hit (albeit without power) but does have to prove he can play center field, since Texas A&M was busy with the 80-run, 20-hit Krey Bratsen out there. However, Cleveland rolled the dice on more ceiling with their next three picks, high school arms Mitch Brown (2) and personal favorite Kieran Lovegrove (3) as well as raw high school athlete D'Vone McClure (3).

On the second day, Grant and company added some intriguing arms to start rebuilding in the minors after the trade of Drew Pomeranz and Alex White last year.

Indians Draft Picks 2012: Nick Hamilton, Son Of Broadcaster Tom Hamilton, Among Day 3 Choices

2012-06-07T12:36:12Z

The Cleveland Indians wrapped up the MLB Draft on Wednesday, and among the slew of players chosen was Nick Hamilton, son of Indians radio announcer Tom Hamilton, who was drafted in Round 35 at pick No. 1,073.

The younger Hamilton is currently playing in the NCAA Super Regional for his Kent State Golden Flashes.

An MLB.com article had this to say about Hamilton's selection:

...when Hamilton was drafted by the Indians in the 35th round, he didn't immediately hear about it. He was too busy at practice.

"My coach [Scott Stricklin] pulled me aside and just gave me a handshake," Hamilton said. "It was really thrilling. It was something I'm never going to forget. But then it was back to practice."

Hamilton, a short stop, is hitting .364 with a .417 on-base percentage. He was the fourth of four shortstops that the Indians drafted yesterday. The Indians took the quartet in the span of six picks.

The Tribe also took a whopping 12 right-handed pitchers Wednesday, including their first Day 3 pick, Cody Penny.

Here is the entire Day 3 haul:

Round 16, Cody Penny, RHP, North Carolina, NC

Round 17, Andrew Calica, CF, Eastlake HS, CA

Round 18, Louis Head, RHP, Texas St. U

Round 19, Colyn O'Connell, RHP, Dunedin HS, FL

Round 20, Nicholas Pasquale, RHP, Diablo Valley Col, CA

Round 21, Joe Sever, 2B, Pepperdine U, CA

Round 22, James Stokes, RHP, Elon University, NC

Round 23, Richard Stock, C, Nebraska, NE

Round 24, Thomas White, RHP, South Georgia Col, GA

Round 25, Cameron Cox, RHP, Weatherford Col, TX

Round 26, Pick 803: Justin Garza, Bonita High School, RHP

Round 27, Pick 833: Ray Castillo, Russell County High School, RHP

Round 28, Pick 863: Joshua Pigg, Franklin High School, 3B

Round 29, Pick 893: Randall Fant, Arkansas, LHP

Round 30, Pick 923: Josh Lester, Columbus High School, SS

Round 31, Pick 953: Daniel Holst, Parkway South Senior High School, CF

Round 32, Pick 983: Paul Hendrix, Howard College, SS

Round 33, Pick 1013: Cory Raley, Uvalde High School, SS

Round 34, Pick 1043: Matthew Fultz, Lee's Summit West High School, C

Round 35, Pick 1073: Nick Hamilton, Kent State University, SS

Round 36, Pick 1103: Benny Suarez, Hill Junior College, RHP

Round 37, Pick 1133: Jacob Morris, Arkansas, OF

Round 38, Pick 1163: Joshua Nervis, Sonoma State University, RHP

Round 39, Pick 1193: DJ Brown, James Madison University, RHP

Round 40, Pick 1223: Anthony Hawkins, Fresno High School, OF

If you want to follow Kent State's postseason baseball run: The Golden Flashes are playing Oregon in the Eugene Super Regional on Saturday night. More on that here.

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MLB Draft 2012: Indians Add Six Pitchers, Four Short Stops In Later Portion Of Day 3

2012-06-06T21:37:10Z

Apparently the Cleveland Indians are looking to add some depth in their organization as the team's later picks on Day 3 have revolved around the pitcher and short stop positions. After selecting 14 pitchers (all of which were right-handed) in the first 25 rounds of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft, the Tribe added six more pitchers (five of them right-handed) in rounds 26 through 40.

After not selecting a short stop through the entire draft, the team apparently decided they needed to stock up as they selected four of them over the course of six rounds.

Here are the names and positions of the newest members of the Indians' system:

Round 26, Pick 803: Justin Garza, Bonita High School, RHP

Round 27, Pick 833: Ray Castillo, Russell County High School, RHP

Round 28, Pick 863: Joshua Pigg, Franklin High School, 3B

Round 29, Pick 893: Randall Fant, Arkansas, LHP

Round 30, Pick 923: Josh Lester, Columbus High School, SS

Round 31, Pick 953: Daniel Holst, Parkway South Senior High School, CF

Round 32, Pick 983: Paul Hendrix, Howard College, SS

Round 33, Pick 1013: Cory Raley, Uvalde High School, SS

Round 34, Pick 1043: Matthew Fultz, Lee's Summit West High School, C

Round 35, Pick 1073: Nick Hamilton, Kent State University, SS

Round 36, Pick 1103: Benny Suarez, Hill Junior College, RHP

Round 37, Pick 1133: Jacob Morris, Arkansas, OF

Round 38, Pick 1163: Joshua Nervis, Sonoma State University, RHP

Round 39, Pick 1193: DJ Brown, James Madison University, RHP

Round 40, Pick 1223: Anthony Hawkins, Fresno High School, OF

MLB Draft 2012: Indians Start The Day With RHP Cody Penny, Add Nine Others Thus Far

2012-06-06T18:34:28Z

The 2012 MLB Draft is moving right along, and teams around the league are adding so many new faces, they're the only ones who will remember who everyone is off-hand. Day two wrapped up with the 15th-round selections, and day three is now underway with rounds 16-40.

At the time of writing, the Indians have already added 10 new faces to the team on day three, starting with Cody Penny in round 16 out of North Carolina. Penny is a right-handed pitcher who is an interesting prospect as a bullpen arm, according to Indians Prospects Insider:

Quick take: Penny looks to be a pen arm in the minors as he has shown the stuff to be a dominant reliever at the college level. He has pitched in 48 career college cames, starting two of them, and has thrown just 41.1 innings with a 5.67 ERA (26 BB, 47 K). He has a fastball that touches the mid-90s and a good spike curve, so if the Indians can develop his delivery and command he has some interesting stuff as a pen arm.

They also have good things to say about some of the other picks - you can find the list here. They're particularly complimentary of outfielder Andrew Calica, who was drafted in the 17th round. At any rate, here's a full list of players taken thus far on day three for the Indians:

Round 16, Cody Penny, RHP, North Carolina, NC
Round 17, Andrew Calica, CF, Eastlake HS, CA
Round 18, Louis Head, RHP, Texas St. U
Round 19, Colyn O'Connell, RHP, Dunedin HS, FL
Round 20, Nicholas Pasquale, RHP, Diablo Valley Col, CA
Round 21, Joe Sever, 2B, Pepperdine U, CA
Round 22, James Stokes, RHP, Elon University, NC
Round 23, Richard Stock, C, Nebraska, NE
Round 24, Thomas White, RHP, South Georgia Col, GA
Round 25, Cameron Cox, RHP, Weatherford Col, TX

2012 MLB Draft Order: Indians Pick 15th Every Round On Final Day

2012-06-06T14:01:22Z

The Cleveland Indians have had a colorful draft so far with tons of different positions being filled including a slew of right handed pitchers. They can continue to stock up on their players on Wednesday as the final day of the MLB draft approaches, consisting of the final rounds, 16-40 in the long, long draft process.

In every single round of the draft after round four, the Indians are given the 15th overall selection. That trend will obviously stay the same and they'll continue to draft 15th in each round until the draft has ended.

Coverage of the third day of draft action will begin, just like it did on Tuesday, at 12 p.m. Eastern time with the best live coverage being provided on MLB.com.

2012 MLB Draft Results: Indians Select 12 New Prospects On Day 2

2012-06-06T13:10:05Z

The Cleveland Indians along with every other team grabbed a ton of new faces in the First Year Player draft's second day on Tuesday. Cleveland went with a large mix of position players andright handed pitchers scattered throughout with the first several rounds being covered on SB Nation Cleveland. Past about round eight though, the coverage dries up as teams start to pick up guys that few people know anything about.

Here's a list of all of the guys that the Indians grabbed in the second day of draft activity:

Round 4, D'Vone McClure, CF, Jacksonville H.S. (Ark.)

Round 5, Dylan Baker, RHP, Western Nevada College

Round 6, Joe Wendle, 2B, West Chester University

Round 7, Josh McAdams, OF, Calhoun H.S. (Ga.)

Round 8, Caleb Hamrick, RHP, Cedar Hill H.S. (Texas)

Round 9, Jacob Lee, RHP, Arkansas State

Round 10, Josh Martin, RHP, Samford University

Round 11, Logan Vick, OF, Baylor

Round 12, Jeremy Lucas, C, Indiana State

Round 13, Tyler Booth, OF, Central Arizona College

Round 14, Scott Peoples, RHP, Western Oklahoma State

Round 15, Nelson Rodriguez, C, George Washington H.S. (N.Y.)

If you want to know more about all of those new players in the Indians organization, they put out an article on Wednesday covering all of them with short bios and tidbits.

2012 MLB Draft: Indians Add Trio Of Right-Handed Pitchers, Baylor OF Logan Vick At No. 353

2012-06-05T23:37:54Z

After going with a pair of position players in the sixth and seventh rounds, the Cleveland Indians reeled off three consecutive pitching selections on Tuesday to keep the 2012 MLB Draft moving in style.

At No. 263 overall, the Indians pulled the trigger on high school pitcher Caleb Hamrick, a 6-foot-2, 210 pound righty from Texas' Cedar Hill High School. The organization followed Hamrick's selection with the additions of Arkansas State's Jacob Lee at No. 293 and Samford's Josh Martin at No. 323, a pair of seasoned college players who were each born in 1989. Lee went 9-1 with a 2.77 ERA over 16 starts with the Red Wolves in 2012, and struck out 86 batters in 97.1 innings.

Next up for the Indians was the selection of Baylor junior outfielder Logan Vick, who hit .344 and swiped 17 bases for a stellar Bears squad this past season. Vick was second on the team with a .436 slugging percentage, and was an extra-base machine over 61 games as he recorded a whopping 25 doubles.