College Splits: Cleveland Indians 2010 Draft Recap

Cleveland Indians 2010 Draft Recap

June 14, 2010

By now, you probably thought we'd had enough of talking about Cleveland's picks of Florida State outfielder Tyler Holt and Kansas outfielder Brian Heere.

You were wrong.

At pick #300, Tyler Holt brings a steadlily above-average bat, well above-average center field defense, and an additional 5 runs above average on the basepaths. Not bad.

In the 41st round, the Indians selected another pet player of ours, Brian Heere. A redshirt junior, he should sign quickly and come cheaply. With an otherwordly +8 runs above average in center field this season, and an additional +7 runs above average on defense in 2009, Heere will be worth whatever the Indians give him.

Oh, did we mention the Indians selected Drew Pomeranz with their first pick...he of the highest weighted pitching runs above average of any college pitcher available this year? Yeah, they took him too. Sure, it was a no-brainer to take the best player on the board at #5, but plenty of teams failed that test in the first round.

In other words, Cleveland Rocks.

Draft Class Breakdown

Here's a general idea of who they took, and where they got 'em. To compare to other teams and MLB averages, check out this post at THT Live.

  Pos    4YR  JC  HS  Total  
  RHP     12   5   5     22  
  LHP      2   1   3      6  
  C        1   0   2      3  
  1B       1   0   0      1  
  2B       1   1   0      2  
  3B       1   0   0      1  
  SS       0   1   2      3  
  LF       2   0   2      4  
  CF       2   1   1      4  
  RF       1   0   1      2  
  OF       0   2   0      2  
  Total   23  11  16

Splits for Indians Draftees

5 - Drew Pomeranz, Ole Miss

55 - LeVon Washington, Chipola JC

87 - Tony Wolters, Rancho Buena Vista HS (CA)

120 - Kyle Blair, University of San Diego

150 - Cole Cook, Pepperdine University

180 - Nicholas Bartolone, Chabot Col

210 - Robbie Aviles, Suffern HS (NY)

240 - Alexander Lavisky, St. Edward HS (OH)

270 - Jordan Cooper, Wichita State

300 - Tyler Holt, Florida State

330 - Hunter Jones, Lakewood HS (CA)