Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes reports that the Indians will call up catching prospect Carlos Santana prior to Friday's game against the Nationals.
Santana is perhaps the best of the MLB-ready prospects not already in the majors, but the Indians indicated just last week that he was unlikely to be called up any time soon. Acquired from the Dodgers in the mid-2008 deal for Casey Blake, the 24-year-old switch-hitter is batting .307/.440/.568 with 12 homers and more walks than strikeouts in 56 games at Triple-A. His arrival could mean a demotion to Triple-A for Lou Marson given that the Indians would likely want to keep veteran Mike Redmond around in a backup role.
Source: Enrique Rojas on Twitter
Santana is perhaps the best of the MLB-ready prospects not already in the majors, but the Indians indicated just last week that he was unlikely to be called up any time soon. Acquired from the Dodgers in the mid-2008 deal for Casey Blake, the 24-year-old switch-hitter is batting .307/.440/.568 with 12 homers and more walks than strikeouts in 56 games at Triple-A. His arrival could mean a demotion to Triple-A for Lou Marson given that the Indians would likely want to keep veteran Mike Redmond around in a backup role.
Source: Enrique Rojas on Twitter
