The Cleveland Indians’ minor league affiliates begin their spring training schedule today. The Columbus Clippers (Triple-A), Akron Rubberducks (Double-A), Lynchburg Hillcats (Advanced-A), and Lake County Captains (Class-A) all are scheduled for their first spring training games today.
These clubs are the Tribe’s four full-season affiliates; their Short-Season club, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, don’t begin play until June. Although a few guys have seen some action with the big league club (Bradley Zimmer, Nellie Rodriguez, and Ronny Rodriguez among others), most of the young guys that weren’t invited to big league camp will start seeing their first real game action of the spring as they prepare for the 2016 season ahead.