Cord Phelps is a 2B was drafted by the Indians in the third round (107th overall) out of Stanford University. At Stanford he was his teams lead-off hitter. He drew an impressive 40 walks and hit 13 homeruns his Junior season. In an elimination game against the top ranked Miami, Cord had a great game, being only a homerun away from the cycle.
For a second basemen, he is pretty big. At 6'2" 200lbs he is not your prototypical middle infielder but the Indians believe he is good enough to stay there defensively. He has the potential to bring good power from a middle infield spot. He has a patient approach at the plate by evidence of his 40 walks this past season for Stanford.
He was able to get in 35 games at Mahoning Valley and hit .312/.376/454. As well as hitting 10 doubles, 2 homeruns, 21 RBI, 15 walks, 22 strikeouts in 141 at bats. He and fellow 2008 draftees Jeremie Tice, Tim Fedroff, and Lonnie Chisenhall should give Lake County a pretty good offense next season.
I could see Cord Phelps putting up numbers similar to Kelly Johnson of the Braves. However we never know exactly how much power he will develop. No current 2B in baseball right now is as big as Cord.
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