Brian Slocum pitched two perfect innings and struck out three to pick up a relief win for Mesa of the AFL today.
Slocum, a 2002 second-round pick, went 7-5 with a 4.40 ERA, 98 H and 95/36 K/BB in 102 1/3 IP for Double-A Akron this year. If he keeps improving his slider, he’d be a pretty interesting relief prospect. The Indians probably aren’t going to have room for him on their 40-man roster, so he’ll be a candidate to go in the Rule 5 draft in December.