tough crowd

Midwest League managers apparently are hard to impress. Bobby Bradley, the ex-Harrison Central High standout, leads the Class A league in home runs (27), RBIs (88) and slugging percentage (.538). But MWL skippers – there are 16 of them — did not see fit to vote Bradley to the postseason All-Star team at either first base or DH, much less name him the MVP. Ryan McBroom, hitting .324 with 11 homers, 82 RBIs and a .496 slugging average, took all three of those categories. The 23-year-old McBroom plays for Lansing in the Toronto system. The lack of league honors notwithstanding, the 19-year-old Bradley has had a heckuva year for Cleveland’s Lake County club in his first full pro season. He is currently rated the Indians’ No. 7 prospect by mlb.com, so he’s impressing somebody. The 6-foot-1, 225-pound lefty hitter was the Arizona League MVP last year, when he led the rookie loop in average (.367), homers (eight) and RBIs (50).