CLEVELAND, Ohio – Just because No. 1 picks Bradley Zimmer and Clint Frazier weren't invited to spring training with the Indians big league players, doesn't mean they won't get a chance to show manager Terry Francona and his coaching staff what they can do.
"You've seen that Tito uses young players all the time in (Cactus League) games so I expect we'll see those guys a lot in spring training," said GM Mike Chernoff. "We've seen them in the past and they'll have their chances."
The Indians invited four of their minor league players to big league camp Tuesday – infielders Todd Hankins and Eric Stamets and right-handers Adam Plutko and Will Roberts.