play video Draft Report: Simeon Lucas, High School Catcher Facebook Twitter Email Seven rounds into this year's First-Year Player Draft, the Tribe took its first catcher. Simeon Lucas heard his name called by Cleveland with the 218th overall pick on Friday. The left-handed-hitting backstop out of Grant Community High School in Illinois become the third prep prospect to land with the Indians on Day 2, following first baseman Bobby Bradley (third round) and lefty Sam Hentges (fourth round). Lucas, signed to play for Illinois State, offers impressive pop at the plate while also possessing plus contact, and with a 6-foot-2, 210-pound frame at 18 years old, the young catcher could stand to...
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