The Cleveland Indians first week of Summer Camp is in the books, and theres been plenty of interesting things that have happened over the first week of action.Manager Terry Francona has liked the attitude the team has shown in their first few days of workouts, and now that the team is playing intersquad scrimmages on an almost daily basis, theres more to play for as those that take the field are looking to win roster spots. You can either complain about it, or embrace it and attack it, Francona said. Our guys have done a really good job of that.Its officially le s than two weeks before the team takes the field against the Kansas City Royals for real at Progre sive Field in the opener, and a lot will need to be decided upon before that first game takes place.For now, heres some observations from a busy first week of camp and how things are Joe Schobert Jersey shaking out down at Progre sive Field.The Reyes IncidentIndians outfielder Franmil Reyes made a calculated error on the 4 of July when he went to a party with friends without wearing a mask, therefore protecting himself from the dangerous covid-19 virus.The incident forced the Indians to tell Reyes to stay away until he tested negative, which he did and then was allowed to return David Njoku Jersey to Progre sive Field. The entire incident was something the team could learn from, and Francona said that Reyes was and is not in any trouble for not wearing a mask. The outfielder apologized for letting the team down, and it seems like everyone can move on and learn from the off the field mistake. Changs Power DisplayOne player who looks like off the field training this past offseason paid off was that of utility infielder Yu Chang. Chang is fighting with veteran Mike Freeman and offseason pickup Christian Arroyo to try and make the roster and get some playing time, and this last week he proved hes got a lot of pop in his bat.The infielder hit two long homers in intersquad games, including a bomb off Carlos Carrasco on Monday afternoon at Progre sive Field.The guy is scary, said Carrasco, Ive got two home runs from him Cleveland Browns Jersey alreadyits really good man, I can tell. Hes got some power. Hes seeing the ball really well.Francona made it known that people are taking notice of Chang, but its still an uphill battle for him to get playing time with Freeman and Arroyo as two players ahead of him on the roster.Scroll to ContinueI know you cant make all of your evaluations based off of Spring Training, but I love watching our guys do well, Francona said.The Batting OrderThere are plenty of chances to mix up the batting order before opening day, but a couple things did stand out for the Tribe as they took the field for their intersquad games this past week.Maybe the biggest thing to stand out was not having Francisco Lindor in the leadoff spot, something that may continue with the addition of Cesar Hernandez, who did leadoff in the game Thursday.The one thing that is of interest with the batting order is the amount of switch hitters, four to be exact and all who could be at the top of the order.Those hitters include Carlos Santana, Hernandez, Lindor and Jose Ramirez. There's a chance those guys hit first, second, third and fourth in the order. Is that the best use of switch-hitters? I don't know, Francona said. But you want your guys hitting at the top of the order. But Ricardo Louis Jersey those are all things to think about.DeShields in the MixAfter testing positive for the covid-19 virus keeping him away from the team for the first full week of Summer Camp, outfielder Delino DeShields is finally in Cleveland with his teammates.DeShields needed two negative tests, the first to travel to Cleveland and the next to be able to workout with his teammates.He was able to pa s both tests, and is now ready to take the field and try and work to earn a spot in a crowded outfield.Theres 10 outfielders currently on the Tribes roster, and its going to be a fight Sheldrick Redwine Jersey to see who in fact wins those spots. Oscar Mercado and Franmil Reyes seem to have two of the spots already locked up or are at least close to it, but that doesnt mean there wont be playing time for the other players on the roster.Mercado, Tyler Naquin, Jordan Luplow, Reyes and Domingo Santana seem to have the inside track to make the roster. Jake Bauers, Greg Allen, Daniel Johnson, Bradley Zimmer and DeShields are all looking to make a big enough impact to make a decision on keeping them on that final roster a tough decision.
