Clevelinks: Indians’ Truck Day, guilty pleas, and more

Indians prospect Justus Sheffield pleads guilty to charges

Back on the 12^th of January, Justus Sheffield and two of his former high-school baseball teammates broke into a home. There he barged into a man’s bedroom and promptly accused him of “messing around with [his] girlfriend” before being arrested. On the 22^nd of January, Sheffield pleaded guilty before receiving probation and being told to donate $500 to Haven for Hope. The incident can be removed from his record if he is well-behaved for the next year.

The 31^st overall pick in the 2014 draft pitched his way to a 4.79 ERA in rookie ball, but 2.68 FIP suggest that his ERA is quite inflated. Sheffield struck out 29 batters while walking nine over 20.2 innings. The Indians gave the lefty a $1.6 million signing bonus this June.

Jordan Bastian of MLB.com took a peek into Truck Day (Link). On this special day, Tony Amato led a team of workers to pack up trucks with equipment before embarking on the multi-thousand mile journey to Goodyear, Arizona. While this day didn’t see Corey Kluber rack up any more strikeouts or Yan Gomes throw out yet another base runner, it served as a nice reminder that baseball is just around the corner.

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Richard Clark of Wahoo’s on First looks ahead to Carlos Santana’s pending 2015 season (Link). Armed with an eagle eye at the plate and the potential to hit 30 home runs, can Santana have a breakout season? Or will his arch nemesis, the defensive shift, take down El Oso? 

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With the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in full swing, Evan Vogel wondered which Cleveland Indians could participate in the events (Link). Some of the selections are a little creative, but the piece truly makes you think about alternative careers for MLB players.

"Give me a triple-digit fastball or put him in a tight outfit on a small blade traveling at the same rate of speed, because Danny Salazar is capable of anything. Not only is he likely to become a superstar due to his sexy repertoire on the mound, but his grace and ability to change speeds (see: amazing split-change) allow him to be comfortable in whatever role he is needed within."

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