Here is the press release:
CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has signed CA MIKE REDMOND to free agent Major League contract.
Redmond, 38, owns a 12-year Major League career batting average of .289 (636-2201) with 113 doubles, 13 home runs and 238 RBI in 741 games with the Florida Marlins and Minnesota Twins since debuting in 1998. The Spokane, Washington native was a member of the 2003 World Series Champion Marlins and was a member of Minnesota’s AL Central winning teams in 2006 and 2009.
Redmond has spent the last five seasons, since 2005, in the AL Central with the Minnesota Twins where he hit a combined .297 (256-863) in 257 games. He hit .341 (61-179) for the Twins in 2006 and last season hit .237 (32-135) in 45 games.
The 40-man roster now stands at 39 players.
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The youth movement continues…..
Well…it looks like the front office will use the same pattern to try to achieve success…hope and a prayer.
Wow, we could’ve had Gary Matthews, Jr. and $21.5-million in cash…for a junk reliever….from the Angels.
Baseball execs, please take note: For decades now, you’ve doled out idiotic contracts to buffoons, steroid-users, and mediocre flash-in-the-pans. After ONE average season, the Angels lavished $50-million over 5 years for Matthews, who flopped from Day 1.
The list is too long of players like his ilk who’ve cashed in at the owners’ and fans’ expense, but never posted numbers even approaching worthiness. OWNERS and GMs: STOP GIVING OUT THESE MULTI-MEGA-MILLION-$-DEALS!!!! You’re ruining the game for all of us. The cost is passed on to the fans, who can’t afford tickets as it is. And we’re rapidly losing interest because of the corruption, cheaters, and outlandish deals. It’s a huge turn-off.
This sounds all too familiar. Although not really a Padres fan, reading this is just like reading what’s being said about the local Padres. They trade most of the talent they have for “prospects”. They won’t pay anyone any money. They were kind of cheap to begin with and have changed ownership to a group led by Manny Ramirez’ old agent Jeff Moorad. Now they’ve gotten cheaper. It really sucks when all you can hope for is to catch lightning in a bottle one year with young guys that had been brought up in the system at cheap contracts but lose them quickly because now that they’re good, you can’t afford to pay them: see Indians and Padres. Let’s see, it’s Carmona’s turn to have a great year. His contract’s probably due up next. That’ll guarantee a trade!
Yea, you knew that Matthews deal was a stinker the day he signed it, but now quietly the Angels have a had a good off season. They’ll be a force to be reckoned with again in ‘10
I’ve got no problem with the Indians signing Redmond unless it pushes Marson back to AAA. I’m not too concerned with Marson, but where they really need the veteran is in Columbus. A latin vet to help finish Carlos Santana would seem to be the way to go.