Seems Edward Salcedo HAS been signed by the Indians - but not officially yet! News on Kelvin Diaz & others as well!

by indiansfan on Mar 18, 2008 8:14 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

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According to Tony Lastoria of TheClevelandFan.com, it seems Salcedo has in fact been signed by the Indians for $2.9 million, but the deal will not be made official until he passes his physical, his birthdate and age have been confirmed, etc.

This LGT thread alerted me to this, while Tony's article explains in more detail (look toward the bottom of the page.)

While he does not name the source, Tony is not one to make unsubstantiated claims or rumors, so if he's reporting it on his blog, chances are, it is accurate. We'll likely find out more details in the coming weeks.

Also of interest on that ClevelandFan page is the fact that supposedly, 3B Dominican prospect Kelvin Diaz's visa problems have been cleared up, so he should make his debut in the States this season with either the GCL Indians, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, or the Lake County Captains.

Five more interesting items on that page:

- C Matt McBride is out until July as he recovers from shoulder surgery he had on the right (? - not sure) shoulder that was bothering him since he was drafted by the Indians in 2006 out of Lehigh University. This may explain to some extent why he was doing a poor job containing the running game last season.

- OF Trevor Crowe blasted a booming opposite-field home run the opposite way in AAA Buffalo's 11-1 victory over the Richmond Braves Monday afternoon, finishing with a line of 1-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB.

- 1B Michael Aubrey had three hits in that same game, and would have had a grand slam if not for the fact a 20-25 MPH wind coming in from RF knocked down his laser shot.

- 1B Ryan Mulhern is hitting .700 (7-10) with 5 2B and 4 RBI this spring.

- OF Nick Weglarz arrived in camp late Sunday night after playing with Team Canada in Olympic qualifiers in Australia and Taiwan. Supposedly, as one of the youngest players in the entire tournament, he hit nearly .500 and led all players in HRs and SLG percentage. Supposedly, at age 20-YO, he is now 245 lbs. and is "all muscle."

Just my 2 cents.

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Salcedo vs. Duran

Who would people choose? Duran seems like the early choice to me, he has had rave reviews so far.

Remember: baseball guys... baseball...

by Metty5 on Mar 18, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

$$$!

That's A LOT of moola!

I don't know anything about this kid. Are there any early projections for his upside?

Now raise your goblet of rock. It's a toast to those who rock!

by Dewey Finn on Mar 18, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

From what I have read and heard about Salcedo...

it seems that he grades out as above-average in 4 tools, with only his speed being about average or so.

Of course, being only 16-YO, this is not a guarantee that he'll turn into a great player, but by most accounts, the tools seem to be there. However, some are not convinced he'll play at that great of a level against higher competition.

Only time will tell.

Take care and have a great day!

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Mar 19, 2008 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if any of the organizational ratings

will change as a result. Would John rank him as a top 20? This is a lot of money for people to ignore for a year even though he is only 16-17.

by sdtribefan on Mar 19, 2008 7:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

As highly as Salcedo was rated by many, I

could see where it might raise the Indians a spot or two, but being that most have not seen Salcedo play because he hasn't played in the States yet, most will probably be cautious and only raise the ranking slightly, if at all, being that he is so young and there isn't that much objective and subjective data to base how good he'll be and how likely he'll be to reach his ceiling.

If Salcedo performs very well in 2008, then I could really see the Indians' farm system ranking getting a considerable boost from his inclusion in the system, being that most are talking about him as a viable blue-chip prospect, but I suspect they'll give him a year to see if he lives up to the hype before adjusting the farm system ranking to reflect his true potential, being that many are probably not that sure at this point what his true potential really is.

Just my 2 cents. :-)

Take care and have a great day!

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Mar 19, 2008 6:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs