26-year old lefty swinging 1B Jordan Brown will be undergoing knee surgery today which will cause him to miss the next 4-8 weeks. Brown is the Indians’ #14 prospect coming into this season according to the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. He played in 111 games in AAA last season in which he was 140 of 417 (.336 avg, .913 OPS) with 65 runs scored, 15 homers and 67 RBIs. This was bad timing for Brown to get hurt as he was going to have a legit chance to make the Indians’ opening day roster this spring.

The Indians might have Carlos Santana behind the plate next season if he can beat out Lou Marson in spring training. The 23-year old switch hitter came into the season as the Tribe’s #1 rated prospect according to Baseball America. He played in 130 games in AA-ball this season and he was 124 for 428 (.290 avg, .943 OPS) with 91 runs scored, 23 homers an 97 RBIs. He also has a good eye at the plate as he walked 90 times last year while only whiffing 83 times. The Indians need help on offense and Santana could be just what the doctor ordered for them.

23-year old switch hitting catcher Carlos Santana came into this season as the #1 rated prospect in the Indians’ system according to Baseball America. With Victor Martinez now out of town and Kelly Shoppach struggling it might only be a matter of time before the Indians recall Santana. Santana has played in 98 games in AA-ball so far this season and he is 90 for 320 (.281 avg, .934 OPS) with 69 runs scored, 19 homers and 76 RBIs. Santana also has a good eye at the plate as he has walked (65 times) more than he has struck out (60 times). The Indians shouldn’t wait in bringing up their top prospects since it’s clearly time to rebuild.

21-year old righty starting pitcher Hector Rondon is pitching well enough to get a chance soon from the Indians. Rondon has pitched in 19 games (17 starts) in AA+AAA ball this season and he is 10-6 with a 2.75 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. He has whiffed 97 batters in 95 innings this season while only allowing 84 hits. Rondon also shows great control walking only 20 batters in the minors this season. The Indians would be smart to give one of their own prospects a chance before the guys they got in the firesale.

The Indians have recalled 25-year old righty swinging 3B Andy Marte from AAA. Marte will play more 1B than 3B this time around as he will essentially be replacing Garko. Marte was outstanding in the minors this season, playing in 82 AAA games in which he was 98 for 300 (.327 avg, .962 OPS) with 48 runs scored, 18 homers, 66 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. It will be interesting to see how Marte does this time around in the majors as he has yet to live up to his “potential”. Marte has played in 174 games in parts of 4 years in the majors and he is 108 for 513 (.211 avg, .603 OPS) with 47 runs scored, 9 homers and 52 RBIs.