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4-4-09 Morning Roundup

April 4, 2009

Fausto Carmona will begin this season the way he ended last year: Suspended. The right-hander was suspended for five games at the end of last season for beating the crap out of Gary Sheffield. (If I remember correctly, it appeared more as if he was giving Sheffield a noogie than actually beating the crap out [...]

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4-3-09 Morning Roundup

April 3, 2009

Good riddance, Goodyear. At least that’s the tone coming out of spring training. Appropriately, the Indians ended their 30-game stay by struggling mightily in a 9-8 loss to the Cubs Thursday. This time it was Anthony Reyes turn to get roughed up. He gave up seven runs (six earned) on six hits in two innings, [...]

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PD examines baseball’s economic slate

March 24, 2009

The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Rich Exner and Bill Lubinger used their computer-assisted reporting skills to dig into the economic slate of Major League baseball today. Does maximum cash equate to winning? It’s an interesting report, but flawed in many areas and just not broad enough overall. It is obvious from the onset Exner and Lubinger [...]

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Abreu now a bargain buy?

February 3, 2009

Tyler Kepner of the New York Times recently conducted an interview with Houston Astros General Manager Ed Wade about free agent outfielder Bobby Abreu. Abreu is one of the best available free agents on the market and someone that Wade knows all too well from their time together in Philadelphia. While Kepner’s post does not [...]

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Indians sign two to minor league contracts

January 14, 2009

The Cleveland Indians signed right-handed pitchers Kirk Saarloos and Greg Aquino to minor league contracts today. The two will be non-rsoter invitees to Spring training. Saarloos is a journeyman pitcher who began his seven-year career with the Houston Astros. He has also pitched with the Reds and, most recently, the Oakland A’s. His career record [...]

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