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They're going to keep him at SS until someone else moves him, though.

Long-term, I agree.

Still firmly entrenched on the Indians still having a good chance at keeping Lindor around long term. Part of the reason I see them moving him to 2B in the near future.

Also think he’s up sooner than people expect him to be.
 
Also watch for Angel Martinez in the DSL. Really impressive this spring in AZ.

If he grows like his brother did, he could be "big big time" as well. Good bloodlines and already an advanced hitter.

Really hope he doesn't get lost in the Gabriel Rodriguez shuffle.

Currently riding a 10 game hitting streak. .393/.479/.623 slash through 15 games. Think he'll be a quick riser himself.
 
Haven't heard anything about Jones or Gonzalez heading to Akron. Lynchburg will have a loaded lineup if those two are staying put for the time being.
 
Freeman and Benson debut at Lynchburg tonight, and are promptly shutout by Mentor's own Kade McClure (son of former NFL QB Brian)
 
Not sure how I missed it, but last year's 4th round pick, Adam Scott was moved up to Akron. He got shelled today, but he's a 6'4" lefty with swing and miss stuff. 125 K in 97 IP since being drafted.
 
Not sure how I missed it, but last year's 4th round pick, Adam Scott was moved up to Akron. He got shelled today, but he's a 6'4" lefty with swing and miss stuff. 125 K in 97 IP since being drafted.

Where do you see his potential at? I saw his name mentioned in an off season one as a possible sleeper guy, but from scouting reports I see more of a reliever than a starter.
 
Where do you see his potential at? I saw his name mentioned in an off season one as a possible sleeper guy, but from scouting reports I see more of a reliever than a starter.

He's a starter all the way. At least as much as any prospect can be. I can see why you'd think reliever since he wasn't starting games last year, but he was coming off a full college season. They were still pitching him multiple innings, and giving him 5 days rest between outings.
 
He's a starter all the way. At least as much as any prospect can be. I can see why you'd think reliever since he wasn't starting games last year, but he was coming off a full college season. They were still pitching him multiple innings, and giving him 5 days rest between outings.

I figured as much last season with him being drafted, I haven't gotten to watch a ton on him yet so I was just going by what scouting reports I could find online (which was very few honestly) and they stated could be a starter, but better chance as a reliever. Do you know anywhere that has a full scouting report on him, not just like a baseball writer's opinion on him?
 
I figured as much last season with him being drafted, I haven't gotten to watch a ton on him yet so I was just going by what scouting reports I could find online (which was very few honestly) and they stated could be a starter, but better chance as a reliever. Do you know anywhere that has a full scouting report on him, not just like a baseball writer's opinion on him?

This is the Baseball America write-up from last year's draft:
2018 Draft Scouting Report
Scott figures to be a solid top-10 round senior sign thanks to a very loud spring with Wofford during his fourth year in the Southern Conference. After striking out 108 batters in 2017 with a 10.4 K/9, Scott has gone to another level this spring with 137 strikeouts in 103 innings of work--good for an 11.9 K/9. A big, 6-foot-4, 220-pound lefthander, Scott throws a fastball that averages around 90 mph, in the 88-92 mph range. His secondaries are solid though none of the pitches project as above-average. His loudest game of the season came on April 27 vs. UNC-Greensboro when Scott went nine innings and struck out 17 batters on 124 pitches.


He's really flown through the system so far, showing swing and miss stuff along with good control numbers (which was a problem prior to his senior year at Wofford)
 
This is the Baseball America write-up from last year's draft:



He's really flown through the system so far, showing swing and miss stuff along with good control numbers (which was a problem prior to his senior year at Wofford)

Gotcha, the fastball velocity scares me a bit as a starter, though lefties I know don't have to throw as hard, but players are getting more and more adjusted to the mid 90s it feels like which makes the low 90s not as effective without good off speed pitches/good deception in his motions and release points. Probably why I saw a fair amount of middle reliever more than starter potential from when I went and did some digging earlier.

Though from quick projections, it feels like he will make his MLB debut from the pen mostly because of our lack of lefties at the moment at the big league level from the pen plus where he would be in our depth chart since he should be making his mlb debut around next summer/early 2021. Him and Nelson from the left side out of the pen, wouldn't on paper be bad idea at all, since O. Perez is already up in age, and I don't trust Olson or Smith all that much overall (though we do have some control over both of them for awhile).
 
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