"The problem isn't prospects performing in the system - they do for the most part. It's the step to the pros. Too many of these guys look more like AAAA players than pros. Part of it is the Indians method of being too over the top in handling these guys with kid gloves. They come up, sit, get some at bats, play multiple positions, go back down and repeat three or four times. Bring them up and let them sink or swim." - wareagle30
View full sizeFans hope that Manny Acta's approach to playing prospects is different than that of former manager Eric Wedge. In response to the story Alex White, Indians' first-round pick in 2009, impressive in first pro season: Minor league report, cleveland.com reader wareagle30 doesn't like how the Indians handle some of their prospects. This reader writes,
"The problem isn't prospects performing in the system - they do for the most part. It's the step to the pros. Too many of these guys look more like AAAA players than pros. Part of it is the Indians method of being too over the top in handling these guys with kid gloves. They come up, sit, get some at bats, play multiple positions, go back down and repeat three or four times. Bring them up and let them sink or swim."
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