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Hit safely in 9 of last 10, 3 for 3 last nite, BA up to .346, OBP at .408 and SP at .531. With Zimmer up in the majors, apparently to stay, and Frazier traded to Yankees last year, Mitch now looks to be one of tribe's half dozen best outfield prospects. Biggest issue would appear to be lack of power/run production, particularly for a right fielder. Since he was hurt earlier this year and has only played 35 games at LC, I don't know that the tribe will rush to promote him. That said, it certainly appears he could handle the competition at High-A. Last Edited: 8/4/2017 3:49:00 PM by brucecuth Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 8/9/2017 2:13:50 AM  Nice piece on Mitch and his family... http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20170808/mitch-longo-ex... Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 8/13/2017 6:25:39 PM  What an august for Mitch...batting ave up to .383, going 3/3 with an RBI and a walk as Lake County picks up a road win Sunday. Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 8/21/2017 12:47:56 PM  Now hitting .376. That's the second highest average in all of minor league baseball (minimum 200 plate appearances). Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 9/1/2017 4:16:27 PM  Mitch was moved up to High A Lynchburg on August 31 and celebrated by going three for four with an RBI... Back to Top Ohio69 General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 2,956 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 9/5/2017 10:30:32 AM  Boy - I'd love to see the Indians challenge him in next year and send him to Akron right away. He's had no problem hitting A-ball pitchers so far this year. Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?..... Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 9/12/2017 9:48:54 AM  Mitch's fantastic season has come to an end. Batted .563 for Lynchburg in the Carolina League playoffs (which were shortened because of Irma, with Lynchburg crowned co-champ). Overall, Mitch had a .376/.448/.541 slash line with 20 stolen bases in 21 attempts. Have not seen anything about what the Tribe might have in store for Mitch during the winter. He only played 50 games because of injury... Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 2/5/2018 3:01:25 PM  Mitch has not garnered much love from the scouting sites that put together organization Top 25 lists. Baseball America's is still to come, but neither John Sickles at Minor League Ball or ESPN's Keith Law have him listed. One little known site, Prospects1500.com, has Mitch ranked 14th among the Tribe's minor leaguers. 2 things have probably contributed to this lack of love. First, Mitch lacks power, and these days power is expected for corner outfielders. Second, a lot of sites, from what I'm told, really don't pay much attention to college players that were low draftees until they reach Class AA. They're expected to excel against the high schoolers they face in the low minors... I expect Mitch will begin where he left off last season, at High A Lynchburg. It will be interesting to see if he can get thru the year without injury and perhaps develop a modicum of power... Back to Top spongeBOB CATpants General User Member Since: 8/16/2016 Post Count: 782 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 2/7/2018 4:18:43 PM  brucecuth wrote: Mitch has not garnered much love from the scouting sites that put together organization Top 25 lists. Baseball America's is still to come, but neither John Sickles at Minor League Ball or ESPN's Keith Law have him listed. One little known site, Prospects1500.com, has Mitch ranked 14th among the Tribe's minor leaguers. 2 things have probably contributed to this lack of love. First, Mitch lacks power, and these days power is expected for corner outfielders. Second, a lot of sites, from what I'm told, really don't pay much attention to college players that were low draftees until they reach Class AA. They're expected to excel against the high schoolers they face in the low minors... I expect Mitch will begin where he left off last season, at High A Lynchburg. It will be interesting to see if he can get thru the year without injury and perhaps develop a modicum of power... I'd agree with your assessment. One area Mitch can really improve in is defense. Reading fly balls was difficult at times for him while at Ohio. His speed and athleticism allowed him to make up for many misplayed fly-balls. I played with Mitch while at Ohio and I'll tell you that he does not lack power. He packs a TON of power and plenty of bat speed for such a small frame, he's having trouble replicating that power in games. That is all a result of facing better pitching. With time he will develop more plate discipline and jump on mistakes at a higher rate. A major factor to developing power at the professional level is being able to lay off tough pitches, something he also struggled with at times in college. This season will be a big year for him as well as the organization moving forward. He will have to stay healthy and remain in the lineup to get his AB's. Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 2/22/2018 1:34:50 PM  MLBpipeline.com ranks Mitch 27th among tribe prospects this spring, with "skills and tools that give him a solid chance to outperform projections." Back to Top spongeBOB CATpants General User Member Since: 8/16/2016 Post Count: 782 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 2/22/2018 3:52:36 PM  brucecuth wrote: MLBpipeline.com ranks Mitch 27th among tribe prospects this spring, with "skills and tools that give him a solid chance to outperform projections." Sounds like he is in a great position to make some noise, hope he has a healthy spring and continues to produce! Back to Top ytownbobcat General User Member Since: 8/7/2006 Post Count: 1,226 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 3/19/2018 10:23:14 PM  Inserted into today's spring training game. Defensive replacement. No at bats. Tribe won today. Replaced Chisenhall who had 4 at bats. Thinking he played in the field for the final inning. Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 3/30/2018 4:24:45 PM  Opens the season at High A Lynchburg. Go get 'em Mitch! Back to Top UpSan Bobcat General User Member Since: 8/30/2005 Location: Upper Sandusky, OH Post Count: 3,767 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 4/22/2018 5:33:33 PM  http://didthetribewinlastnight.com/blog/2018/04/21/clevel... / Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 5/8/2018 3:39:27 PM  After a slow start in the cold weather, Mitch put together a 16 game hitting streak and was batting about .315 on May 6. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 13,466 Status: Online     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 5/8/2018 6:47:40 PM  brucecuth wrote: After a slow start in the cold weather, Mitch put together a 16 game hitting streak and was batting about .315 on May 6. Happy to hear the news! "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 5/22/2018 8:45:42 AM  Mitch is riding a 7 game hitting streak (ll for 32). Last night, 2 for 4 with a double and HR. Now hitting .305 Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 6/17/2018 6:53:04 PM  A very nice weekend for Mitch. Breaking out of a 3 for 25 slump, Mitch had 5 hits in 13 official trips to the plate, including an HR. BA back up to .288. Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 7/8/2018 8:27:26 AM  A 3 for 6 effort capped a recent 10 game span in which Mitch batted .341 and raised his figure for the season to .294. During that stretch he also stole 5 bases giving him 13 on the year. Back to Top ytownbobcat General User Member Since: 8/7/2006 Post Count: 1,226 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 7/9/2018 10:16:21 PM  4 for 4 tonight back to 300 for the season could he get to Akron later this year? Back to Top brucecuth General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 1,771 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 7/28/2018 9:06:07 AM  2 for 5 last nite continues a hot month for Mitch. Batting .345 in July and .301 overall. Keep in mind also that this is by far the most games Mitch has played in a season since being drafted. Keep it going for 5 more weeks, Mitch! Back to Top ytownbobcat General User Member Since: 8/7/2006 Post Count: 1,226 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 7/29/2018 11:26:27 AM  Now in top list of Tribe prospects :http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2018?list=cle Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 13,466 Status: Online     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 7/29/2018 1:48:26 PM  Good to see him getting this recognition. I wonder if he'll move up to a higher minor league next year. What do you think his next stop might be? "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,309 Status: Offline     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 7/30/2018 1:48:56 PM  At this point I doubt they move him and figure as long as he stays healthy, has a solid August and a solid spring training, he will likely start next season at AA Akron. AA is often a make or break stop as a lot of the top talent is there and the level of competition should get tougher for Mitch. Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 13,466 Status: Online     RE: Mitch Longo - Cleveland Indians    Posted: 7/30/2018 2:34:29 PM  Andrew Ruck wrote: At this point I doubt they move him and figure as long as he stays healthy, has a solid August and a solid spring training, he will likely start next season at AA Akron. AA is often a make or break stop as a lot of the top talent is there and the level of competition should get tougher for Mitch. Thanks for the insights. "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. 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