The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)

• Team capsules

- By David S. Glasier DGlasier@news-herald.com @nhglasier on Twitter

Brady Aiken, left-handed pitcher, 20, Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.: First-round draft pick in 2015 bouncing back from Tommy John surgery two years ago. Shane Bieber, right-handed pitcher, 21, Orange, Calif.: Standout at UC-Santa Barbara was selected in fourth round of June 2016 draft. Conner Capel, outfield, 19, Katy, Texas: Stole 10 bases in 13 attempts in profession­al debut last year at short-season Single-A Mahoning Valley. Erlin Cerda, infield, 22, Santiago, Dominican Republic: Mid-season All-Star honoree last season at Mahoning Valley. Li-Jen Chu, catcher, 23, Taichung, Taiwan: Joined the Captains late last season and batted .245 in 26 games. Aaron Civale, right-handed pitcher,

21, East Windsor, Conn.: Third-round selection in June 2016 draft was 0-2 with a 1.67 ERA last season in 13 starts at Mahoning Valley. Juan De La Cruz, infielder, 23, La Guaira, Venezuela: Finished the 2016 season with the Captains, batting .250 in 23 games. Justin Garza, right-handed pitcher, 23, Glendora, Calif.: Eighth-round pick in June 2015 was drafted out of Cal StateFulle­rton. Juan Hillman, left-handed pitcher, 19, Winter Haven, Fla.: Second-round pick in June 2015 draft was a mid-season All-Star honoree last year at Mahoning Valley. Logan Former Ice, Oregon catcher, State 21, standout Tacoma, was Wash.: the PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2015. Todd Isaacs, outfielder, 20, New Providence, Bahamas: Batted .333 with six home runs and 20 RBI last season at Mahoning Valley. Domingo Jimenez, right-handed pitcher, 23, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic: Split last season between rookie-league Arizona and Mahoning Valley. Ben Krauth, left-handed pitcher, 23, Concord, Calif.: Selected in 16th round of the June 2016 draft out of Kansas. Michael Letkewicz, right-handed

pitcher, 23, Waterloo, Iowa: Made pro debut last season at Mahoning Valley, going 6-0 with a 1.74 ERA and four saves in 21 appearance­s. Henry Martinez, right-handed pitcher, 22, Cabral, Dominican Republic: Relief pitcher had 29 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings last season at Mahoning Valley. Jose Medina, outfielder, 22, Santiago de

los Caballeros, Dominican Republic: In 60 games with the Captains last season, batted .240 with eight home runs and 22 RBI. Gabriel Mejia, outfielder, 21, Azua, Dominican Republic: Had a team-high 29 stolen bases and batted .322 last season at Mahoning Valley. Micah Miniard, right-handed pitcher, 20, Danville, Ky.: Was 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA in eight late-season starts with the Captains last year. Alexis Pantoja, infielder, 21, Manati, Puerto Rico: Batted .197 last season at Mahoning Valley with 23 RBI. Jorma Rodriguez, infield, 21, Palo Negro, Venezuela: Split last season between rookie-league Arizona and Mahoning Valley. Ryder Ryan, right-handed pitcher, 21, Huntersvil­le, N.C.: Relief pitcher had 24 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings last season with rookie-league Arizona. Dalbert Siri, right-handed pitcher, 21, Moca, Dominican Republic: Relief pitcher had 36 strikeouts in 24 innings last season with rookie-league Arizona. Emmanuel Tapia, infielder, 21, Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic: First baseman batted .251 last season at Mahoning Valley with six home runs and 24 RBI. Tanner Tully, left-handed pitcher, 22,

Elkhart, Ind.: Ohio State product had a strong first pro season at Mahoning Valley, going 4-1 with a 1.17 ERA in 13 appearance­s, seven of them starts. Luke Wakamatsu, infielder, 20, Phoenix, Ariz.: Son of former major-league player and WakamatsuS­eattle Marinersba­tted .232 managerlas­t seasonDon at Mahoning Valley. Larry Day, manager, 32, Salem, Mass.: Makes his minor-league managerial debut after serving as hitting coach at Lake County (2015) and high Single-A Lynchburg (2016). Junior Betances, bench coach, 43, La Vega, Dominican Republic: This will be his second straight year with the Captains. Jason Blanton, pitching coach, 37, San

Antonio: In his first season with the Indians’ minor-league staff after two years as a pitching coach in the Seattle farm system. Justin Toole, hitting coach, 30, Council Bluffs, Iowa: Spent last season as the hitting coach at Mahoning Valley after seven years as a player in the Indians’ minor-league system.

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