The Cleveland Indians called up their top prospect, Francisco Lindor, last night. Lindor, the eighth overall pick in the 2011 draft, is expected to fit into the lineup today against the Detroit Tigers. He will presumably replace the plug of Zach Walters and Mike Aviles.
There is no doubting the talent that the 21-year-old will bring, as he is a consensus top-ten prospect, with MLB.com and Baseball Prospectus rating him as the fourth-best prospect entering the year. As with many top prospects, keeping Lindor’s financial cost low is a huge consideration.