11/16/2023 0 Comments 2017 columbus clippers scheduleMade his MLB debut and split time between Cleveland and Columbus last season. Traded to the Indians in 2014 from the Los Angeles Angels for Vinnie Pestano. Romano struck out 144 batters in 156 innings, allowing only 10 home runs and 34 walks. In 2016 Romano (6’5”, 270 lb.) pitched for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Southern League, where he posted a 6-11 record with a 3.52 ERA. He allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits and 4 walks while giving up one home run and striking out eight. Clevinger faced the Bats twice last season posting an 0-1 mark with a 6.49 ERA in 11.1 innings pitched. Mike Clevinger will face Sal Romano in the season opener, with the latter spending all of last season in Double-A. Columbus and Louisville split last year’s season series, 11 games each. The Bats are coming off a second place finish in the International League West, their best finish since 2010. LOOKING AHEADĬolumbus opens the 2017 campaign with four games in Louisville. 375 in 15 games with a double, three homers, and eight RBI during the spring. 358 with five doubles, a triple, three homers, and a team-leading 14 RBI in Arizona.Īdam Moore returns at catcher. 263 with five doubles, four homers, and nine RBI in 25 spring games. The outfield features the quartet of Bradley Zimmer, Richie Shaffer, Daniel Robertson and Jordan Smith. Ronnie Rodriguez anchors second base, Eric Gonzalez will play shortstop and Giovanny Urshela will play third base. Colabello may not be a prospect, but he offers up some depth at first base for the Indians and he had a nice spring slashing. Chris Colabello and Nelly Rodriguez look to share first base and DH duties. The infield has a lot of high ceiling talent. It will fall on Joe Colon and Perci Garner to close games early in the season. The backend of the bullpen is up for grabs now that Shawn Armstrong, Austin Adams and Ben Heller are all gone. Mike Clevinger and Ryan Merritt were both contributors in the Indians 2016 campaign and provide two good depth options for the rotation in Cleveland. The strength of the 2017 Clippers is in the starting rotation as all five players have major league experience. Mike Clevinger was tied for the league lead in wins with 11, in only 17 starts. Jesus Aguilar, now with Milwaukee, led the league with 30 home runs and 92 RBI. 322 and had a 28-game hitting streak during the season. On the field, Yandy Diaz was named International League Rookie of the Year. The Gwinnett Braves knocked Columbus out of the playoffs, taking the best-of-five series three games to one.ĭuring the regular season Columbus drew over 600,00 fans for the fifth consecutive season, prompting General Manager Ken Schnacke to offer free playoff tickets for the second consecutive season. The Indians benefited from the moves down the stretch with some extra depth having 18 players on the roster in September who passed through Columbus at some point last season. There were 244 player moves during the course of the season, seven coming on September 1st when MLB teams could expand their rosters, so player turnover played a factor in the Clippers early exit in the IL playoffs. Injuries suffered by the Indians in 2016 put a lot of pressure on Columbus. It was the their fifth playoff appearance in seven seasons, a period where they won three Governors’ Cup Championships and also won back-to-back Triple-A national championships in 2010 & 2011. In 2016 the Columbus Clippers won their third consecutive International League West title.
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