When Travis Hafner went on paterntiy leave earlier this week, the Indians had an interesting decision. Well, relatively interesting. Ok, barely interesting. Interesting in the context of rabid fandom? In any case, the Indians had the opportunity to fill their 25th active roster spot, and there were a litany of Hafner-like (and, I guess, Hafner-lite) options available. We could do an analysis of option years but, frankly, the Indians do not have a ton of guys on the 40-man roster who's option years need to be preserved. In short, the Indians could have called up any of Matt LaPorta, Russ Canzler, Jason Donald, Cord Phelps, Juan Diaz, Ezequiel Carrera, or Vinny Rottino without much fanfare. Lars Anderson may have also been an option, but of all the players listed his remaining options are probably the most valuable and, of course, he's brand new to the organization. With a little brute force, here is the approximate matrix the Indians were considering:
Name Level Positions OPS Matt LaPorta AAA 1B/LF 873 Russ Canzler AAA 1B/LF/RF 808 Jason Donald AAA 2B/SS/3B/LF/CF 815 Cord Phelps AAA 2B 794 Juan Diaz AA SS 731 Ezequiel Carrera AAA LF/CF/RF 770 Vinny Rottino AAA 1B/LF/RF/C 874 Lars Anderson AAA 1B/LF 774
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS | BB | SO | ||||
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2003 | 23 | Helena | PION | Rk | MIL | 64 | 261 | 42 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 25 | .311 | .404 | .369 | .773 |
2004 | 24 | Beloit | MIDW | A | MIL | 140 | 584 | 78 | 161 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 71 | .304 | .352 | .482 | .834 |
2005 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | MIL | 129 | 548 | 67 | 149 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 74 | .299 | .354 | .408 | .762 |
2005 | 25 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | MIL | 120 | 516 | 63 | 139 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 68 | .296 | .351 | .403 | .754 |
2005 | 25 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 9 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .345 | .406 | .483 | .889 |
2006 | 26 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 117 | 452 | 55 | 125 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 74 | .314 | .379 | .440 | .819 |
2007 | 27 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 107 | 430 | 59 | 109 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 58 | .289 | .363 | .446 | .809 |
2008 | 28 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 118 | 477 | 59 | 112 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 72 | .260 | .313 | .392 | .705 |
2009 | 29 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AA | MIL,LAD | 129 | 484 | 64 | 108 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 53 | .261 | .355 | .333 | .689 |
2009 | 29 | Chattanooga,Huntsville | SOUL | AA | MIL,LAD | 129 | 484 | 64 | 108 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 53 | .261 | .355 | .333 | .689 |
2009 | 29 | Huntsville | SOUL | AA | MIL | 98 | 395 | 46 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 47 | 45 | .249 | .339 | .323 | .662 |
2009 | 29 | Chattanooga | SOUL | AA | LAD | 31 | 89 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | .315 | .427 | .384 | .811 |
2010 | 30 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | FLA | 121 | 506 | 68 | 136 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 58 | 54 | .308 | .390 | .438 | .828 |
2010 | 30 | Jacksonville | SOUL | AA | FLA | 116 | 493 | 67 | 133 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 53 | 51 | .307 | .384 | .430 | .814 |
2010 | 30 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | FLA | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .375 | .615 | .875 | 1.490 |
2011 | 31 | New Orleans | PCL | AAA | FLA | 119 | 524 | 81 | 142 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 50 | 62 | .304 | .374 | .443 | .818 |
2012 | 32 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | NYM,CLE | 66 | 295 | 42 | 78 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 36 | .304 | .369 | .486 | .856 |
2012 | 32 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | NYM | 36 | 155 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | .307 | .361 | .479 | .840 |
2012 | 32 | Columbus | IL | AAA | CLE | 30 | 140 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 16 | .299 | .379 | .496 | .874 |
10 Seasons | 1110 | 4561 | 615 | 1189 | 223 | 30 | 81 | 114 | 41 | 417 | 579 | .295 | .363 | .425 | .788 | |||||
AAA (7 seasons) | AAA | 541 | 2223 | 301 | 579 | 123 | 14 | 45 | 66 | 33 | 194 | 311 | .294 | .361 | .440 | .801 | ||||
AA (3 seasons) | AA | 365 | 1493 | 194 | 380 | 65 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 155 | 172 | .289 | .363 | .390 | .753 | ||||
A (1 season) | A | 140 | 584 | 78 | 161 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 71 | .304 | .352 | .482 | .834 | ||||
Rk (1 season) | Rk | 64 | 261 | 42 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 25 | .311 | .404 | .369 | .773 |