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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, per [...]

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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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Don’t forget Choo on fantasy draft day

January 21, 2009

The baseball blog, Fangraphs, recently reminded us that Shin-Soo Choo may be a valuable fantasy league pickup this season.
Fangraphs points out that the left-handed hitting Choo did have some success against lefties last year, albeit in 84 at bats.
According to its projections, Choo is in line for a .290 average with 15-20 home [...]

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Tribe adds to roster, minor league depth kept in check

January 9, 2009

A parent club rarely makes the kind of off-season additions to its major league club that the Indians have this winter without having to dip deep into their pool of minor league prospects.
Yet, with Tribe general manager Mark Shapiro admitting he’s likely done dealing with players set to begin reporting to spring training [...]

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