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Cleveland Indians prospect watch: 5 players whose stock is surging

By Nick Dudukovich

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 20: A view of the Cleveland Indians batting helmets before their game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on April 20, 2012 in Oakland, California. the Indians won the game 4-3. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 20: A view of the Cleveland Indians batting helmets before their game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum on April 20, 2012 in Oakland, California. the Indians won the game 4-3. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA – AUGUST 27: Baseballs sit in the well during the Champioinship Game of the Little League World Series between Japan and the Southwest Team from Texas at Lamade Stadium on August 27, 2017 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA – AUGUST 27: Baseballs sit in the well during the Champioinship Game of the Little League World Series between Japan and the Southwest Team from Texas at Lamade Stadium on August 27, 2017 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Aaron Civale, SP + 11 spots (Preseason 21, currently 10)

Aaron Civale jumped up 11 spots, from 21 to 10, and even earned a promotion during his first full season of big-league baseball.

A third-round pick in 2016, Civale started the season with Class A Lake County, where he demonstrated good enough command to earn a promotion to Lynchburg, and boy, did his stock shoot up.

After going 2-4 with 4.58 ERA in Lake County, Civale proceeded to make 17 starts for Lynchburg where he went 11-2 with a 2.59 ERA.

The Indians took Civale out of Northeastern University during the third round of the 2016 draft. The 22-year-old figures to open up the season at Class AA with the Akron RubberDucks.

Civale started and appeared in games out of the bullpen while in college, but the Tribe viewed him as a starter from the day they drafted him.

At the time of his selection, Civale was throwing 93-94 miles per hour out of the bullpen, according to MLB.com, while his cutter was clocking in at 88 miles per hour. Last season, he was usually working around the 90-93 mile-per-hour range, according to this story from WFNY. He also throws a slider in the high 80s that’s responsible for lots of ground-ball outs.

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