CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has claimed INF MIKE McDADE off outright waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

McDade, 23, spent the 2012 season between Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Las Vegas where he hit a combined .285 (128-449) with 19 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs and 67RBI in 118 games between the two stops (.360OB/.445SLG/.806OPS).  During his month stint in Las Vegas to end the season he hit .338 (24-71) with 3 2B, 2HR & 18 RBI in his final 18 games of the season (.885OPS). For the year the switch-hitting first baseman hit .298 (97-326) off right-handed pitching.

The Las Vegas, Nevada native was Toronto’s 6th round selection in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Silverado High School. He was named Class-A Dunedin’s Team MVP in 2010 and in 2011 at AA New Hampshire he finished 3rd in the Eastern League with 37 doubles and was a midseason EL All-Star.

To allow room on the 40-man roster for McDade the Indians have designated LHP CHRIS SEDDON for assignment.

Year

Team

AVG

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

OBP

SLG

OPS

2007

GCL Blue Jays

.221

39

136

11

30

6

0

1

17

13

29

0

0

.291

.287

.578

2008

Lansing Lugnuts

.194

60

216

15

42

13

0

2

19

11

63

0

0

.236

.282

.518
 

Auburn Doubledays

.257

52

191

18

49

8

1

3

27

22

53

1

0

.333

.356

.689

2009

Lansing Lugnuts

.277

108

408

50

113

27

1

16

57

32

109

0

0

.336

.466

.802

2010

Dunedin Blue Jays

.267

128

480

60

128

22

1

21

64

27

141

2

0

.315

.448

.763

2011

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

.281

125

484

71

136

37

0

16

74

28

104

0

1

.328

.457

.785

2012

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

.275

100

378

44

104

16

0

15

49

43

85

1

0

.354

.437

.791
 

Las Vegas 51s

.338

18

71

9

24

3

1

2

18

7

11

0

0

.392

.493

.885
 

Minor League Totals

.265

630

2364

278

626

132

4

76

325

183

595

4

1

.323

.420

.744