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C Lou Marson: Three hits in loss
by Chuck Murr of IndiansInk.net, August 10, 2009 at 11:17am ET

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Lou Marson and Andy Cannizaro each had three hits and Matt LaPorta drove in three runs, but Columbus lost to Buffalo 12-8.

Marson (.292) had three singles and scored once. Since being acquired in a trade from the Philadelphia Phillies organization in the last week of July, the catcher has hit .280 (7-for-25) with two runs, three walks three strikeouts.

Marson is expected to compete for a job with the Cleveland Indians in 2010 and may be one of the players called up when the Clippers end their Triple-A season this year.

LaPorta (.297) is sure to be called to Cleveland. He made his MLB debut with the Indians a couple of months ago and was sent back to Columbus to work on playing first base. Considered the key player from Cleveland's point of view in the deal that sent CC Sabathia to Milwaukee for four players in July 2008, LaPorta went 2-for-5, hitting a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning on Sunday.

LaPorta has 14 homers, 56 RBI, 22 doubles and 57 runs in his first season at Triple-A. He's played 44 games in the outfield and 40 at first base, making nine errors.



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Lou Marson
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 202
Position: C

Bats: R
Throws: R
Date of Birth: 06/26/1986
Birthplace: Scottsdale,  AZ
Experience: Prospect
High School: Coronado HS
(Scottsdale, AZ)

2009 Scout Minor League Baseball Rankings (full list):
Pos: C Pos Rank: #9 Pos Rating:


Biography:
Drafted by the Phillies in the fourth round, 2004; traded to Indians with RHPs Carlos Carrasco and Jason Knapp and INF Jason Donald for LHP Cliff Lee and OF Ben Francisco, 7/29/09.

2009 Season
Named the second best prospect in the Phillies organization by Philly Baseball News... Promoted to Philadelphia on April 11th when Carlos Ruiz was placed on the DL... Hit .235 (4-for-17) in seven games with the Phillies before being optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley... Was on the DL from June 12-19 with a right ankle contusion.

2008 Season
Hit a career-high .314 at Double-A Reading in 94 games. Made his major league debut on September 28 against the Washington Nationals and went 2-for-4 and hit his first major league home run.