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A complete list of Indians participating in Winter and Fall leagues

by Jonas Fortune on October 15, 2009

Many members of the Cleveland Indians organization will be looking to enhance their skills by playing winter and fall league baseball. Here is a complete chart, passed on by by Indians Public relations manager Bart Swain, listing every member of the organization participating in the different leagues. Although I listed the members of the Arizona Fall League the other day they are still included in the chart.

Hector Rondon, Andy Marte, Niuman Romero and Luis Valbuena are all members of the Indian’s 40-man roster.

Venezuela Pos Team
Cristo Arnal INF Caracas Played at all three full-season levels, batting a combined .284 (84-296)
Jordan Brown INF/OF Caracas Led the IL in hitting with a .336 average (140-417) and was 3rd in slugging% (.532)
Carlos Rivero INF Caracas Appeared in 131 games at shortstop and 1 as the designated hitter
*Hector Rondon RHP Caracas #9 International League Prospect according to Baseball America, led organization with 137K
Karexon Sanchez INF Caracas Named to SAL All-Star team and was named All-Star MVP going 2-for-2 with 2B, 2RBI, 2R and SB
*Niuman Romero INF Caribes de Oriente Made Major League debut on Sept. 8 vs. Texas as a pinch-hitter
Steven Wright RHP Caribes de Oriente Carried a perfect 10-0 record with a 2.32ERA (81.1IP/21ER) in 36G/5GS for Akron
*Luis Valbuena INF Cardenales de Lara Was 2nd among AL rookies in 2B (25) and XBH (38), 3rd in runs (52) and tied for 4th in HR (10)
Johan Pino RHP Tigres de Aragua Went 2-0 in two starts for Columbus after being acquired from MIN on Aug. 28
Dave Hudgens Manager Caracas Finished 4th season a Indians Field Coordinator
Jon Nunnally Hitting Caracas Completed 3rd season within the organization, 1st with Columbus
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Dominican Republic Pos Team
Jose Constanza OF Azucareros del Este Led the Eastern League with 49 stolen bases and 98 runs scored
*Andy Marte INF Azucareros del Este Started 44 games at 1B for Cleveland and batted .313 (10-32) with RISP
Frank Herrmann RHP Aguilas Was a combined 4-4 with a 2.95ERA in 49G/5GS (106.2IP/35ER) between Columbus and Akron
Juan Lara LHP Las Estrellas Orientales Pitched in 15G for AZL Indians and carried a 2.00ERA (9.0IP/2ER) in 10G on the road
Lucas Montero OF Gigantes de San Francisco Stole a Kinston team-high 35 bases and was second in the league with nine triples
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Puerto Rico Pos Team
Roberto Perez CA Mayaguez Hit .313 (61-195) with 14 2B and 37RBI between AZL, Mahoning Valley and Lake County
Neil Wagner RHP Mayaguez Appeared in 46 games, going 1-3 with 2 saves and had a 2.95ERA (61.0IP/20ER)
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Colombia Pos Team
Giovanny Urshela 3B Cartagena Batted .257 (27-105) in 32 games with the AZL Indians
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Mexico Pos Team
Roman Pena OF Played in 92 games for Kinston, batting .204 (64-313)
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Arizona Fall League Pos Team
Nick Weglarz OF Peoria Saguaros 75BB was T2nd in EL; Was selected to play in the Future’s Game in St. Louis
Matt McBride OF/1B Peoria Saguaros His 23-game hitting streak with Kinston was longest in Carolina League
Carlos Rivero SS Peoria Saguaros
Zach Putnam RHP Peoria Saguaros Appeared in 33 games in relief  for Akron where he was 4-2 w/a 4.13ERA (56.2IP/26ER)
Carlton Smith RHP Peoria Saguaros Selected to play in the Eastern League All-Star game
Connor Graham RHP Peoria Saguaros Went 8-7 with a 3.72ERA (118.2IP/49) in 24G between Modesto (A) and Akron (AA)
Josh Judy RHP Peoria Saguaros His 14 saves at Akron and Kinston was fourth among the organization
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Arizona Paralella League Pos
Rob Bryson RHP
Joey Mahalic RHP Allowed 6ER in 28.1IP/6GS for Lake County
Michael Pontius RHP
Chris Jones LHP Was 6-4 w/a 4.91ERA in 16G/11 starts at Akron and Lake County (73.1IP/40ER)
Dave Roberts RHP Had a combined 3.23ERA in 42 games (83.2IP, 72H, 30ER)
Alex Castillo CA Hit .236 (57-242) in 74 games for Kinston
Beau Mills 1B His 516 at-bats and 33 doubles were tied for fourth in the EL
Matt Brown OF Had a .702OPS in 48 games at Kinston
Tim Fedroff OF Finished the season with a team-high .278 batting average and 10th best in the Carolina League
Adam Davis INF/OF Played in 114 games at Kinston, batting .228 (87-382) with 16 2B, 3B, 8HR and 40RBI
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* currently on 40-man roster

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