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Indians 2010 financial commitments

October 14, 2009

MLBtraderumors.com put together this off-season outlook for the Cleveland Indians about a month ago, so this will be old news to some of you. Anyways, here is the Indian’s financial obligations for 2010, which I copied and pasted from their outlook. (They have a bit more information on the actual site if you want to follow [...]

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LaPorta to miss 4-6 months

October 14, 2009

Cleveland Indians outfielder/first baseman Matt LaPorta underwent surgical procedures to repair his left hip and left big toe yesterday in Vail, Colorado. The procedures will force LaPorta to miss 4-6 months.
LaPorta underwent arthroscopic surgery for a “debridement of a bony impingement in the joint” in his left hip,  according to an Indians press release. In a [...]

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Eight Indians prospects playing in Arizona Fall League

October 14, 2009

The Arizona Fall League got underway yesterday and a slew of Indians prospects are taking part. Outfielders Nick Weglarz and Matt McBride; shortstop Carlos Rivero and second baseman Josh Rodriguez; and pitchers Zach Putnam, Carlton Smith, Connor Graham and Josh Judy will all be suiting up for Peoria Saguaros.
For those in the Akron area, the [...]

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An indepth look at how the Martinez trade went down

October 10, 2009

The trade of Victor Martinez obviously didn’t happen over night. It took a lot of patience by the Boston Red Sox and it was nearly a package deal for Cliff Lee as well.
Rob Bradford of WEEI put together an indepth look of how the Red Sox acquired Martinez. It is definitely worth a read.
here is [...]

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Prospects make all-league list

October 9, 2009

Indians public Relations guru Bart Swain just passed along Baseball America’s top 20 prospect list for the Carolina League and South Atlantic League, a few Indian farm hands made the list:

CAROLINA LEAGUE
TOP 20 PROSPECTS

1. Jason Heyward, of, Myrtle Beach (Braves)
2. Brian Matusz, lhp, Frederick (Orioles)
3. Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Lynchburg (Pirates)
4. Freddie Freeman, 1b, Myrtle Beach [...]

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Can Hafner return to past glories?

October 4, 2009

BOSTON: The Indians’ lineup hasn’t been nearly as robust since Travis Hafner was regularly hammering pitches into the seats in 2006.

That was the year Hafner hit 42 home runs, amassed 117 RBI and batted .308. Then came the mysterious on and off slump of 2007 (.266, 24 HR, 100 RBI), followed by the injury-filled [...]

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Can Tribe assemble viable rotation?

October 3, 2009

BOSTON: If no new candidates are added to the Indians’ group of starters, will the team be able to field a representative rotation? Manager Eric Wedge thinks so.
“”I think there are enough guys here to potentially do that,” he said
Wedge thinks Fausto Carmona and Justin Masterson need to rise to the top of the pecking [...]

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Who will be in Columbus next year?

October 3, 2009

Where will the Indians top minor leaguers end up playing next year? It is probably too early to say for sure, but Jim Massie of the Columbus Dispatch still had some fun speculating who may be in Columbus. Check it out here.

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Martinez: I wanted to stay

October 2, 2009

BOSTON: Victor Martinez didn’t get his wish, but maybe a he got something better: a trip to the playoffs and a chance to win the World Series.
If the Indians hadn’t traded him to the Red Sox July 31, his season would be ending on Sunday rather than continuing with the Division Series against the Angels [...]

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Wedge has no time to ponder future

October 1, 2009

BOSTON: It’s not often that a man is dismissed from his job and keeps right on working at the same assignment.
But that is the position Eric Wedge finds himself after being fired on Wednesday — he was told several days earlier — with five days left in the Indians’ season. So it was just another [...]

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What they said about Wedge firing

September 30, 2009

With the firing of manager Eric Wedge today, here is audio from Wedge, GM Mark Shapiro, owner Paul Dolan, third-base coach Joel Skinner and players Grady Sizemore, Jamey Carroll and Kelly Shoppach.
Eric Wedge- [Download]

GM Mark Shapiro- [Download]

Owner Paul Dolan- [Download]

Third-base coach Joel Skinner, Jamey Carroll and Kelly Shoppach- [Download]

Grady Sizemore- [Download]

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Will Farrell replace Wedge?

September 30, 2009

One name that is quickly being thrown around t replace the fired Eric Wedge is Boston Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell, although his availability is a currently a point of contention.
Fox sports senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal writes that Farrell’s contract states he cannot take an outside managerial position until after 2010.
ESPN senior baseball writer [...]

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An interesting manager comparison

September 30, 2009

The Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies both faced interesting managerial decisions at the end of the May. Here is a look at how both teams handled the decision:
The Rockies:
On May 29th the Colorado Rockies announced the firing of then manager Clint Hurdle. At the time the Rockies were 18-28 and in fifth place in the [...]

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Wedge fired

September 30, 2009

The Indians fired Eric Wedge.
They are holding a news conference at 1:30 p.m. today.
Sheldon Ocker will have more on the news later today.

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Doubleheader today

September 29, 2009

Tuesday night’s game against the White Sox was postponed because of rain, even though there was very little precipitation in the forecast for 7 p.m. and afterward.

But for whatever reason, Indians officials prefer to play a doubleheader today beginning at 4:05 p.m. It will require only one admission, and [...]

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Does Marte have a future with Tribe?

September 28, 2009

CLEVELAND: One of the many decisions the Indians must make in the off season concerns Andy Marte.

Do they keep him on the 40-man roster and give him a chance to make the team in spring training or leave him unprotected and allow him to seek employment elsewhere?

Marte was [...]

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Indians dip into Latin America talent pool

September 28, 2009

In a press release Monday, the Indians announced the signing of 15 minor-
league free agent players.
The names won’t be familiar as the group of players come from Venezuela, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
Here are the names of the players (all are 16 years old unless otherwise noted in parenthesis) and Latin American [...]

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Aubrey making most of his chance

September 27, 2009

CLEVELAND: At 27, Michael Aubrey finally has begun a major-league career that was stalled for years by injury.

Aubrey was the Indians first-round draft pick in 2003 but spent most of his first five years as a professional rehabbing injuries: a strained quad in 2003, hamstring strain in 2004, stress fracture in [...]

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Wedge treating LaPorta with care

September 26, 2009

Manager Eric Wedge did not want to take a chance on aggravating Matt LaPorta’s inflamed left hip in wet weather and left him out of the lineup Saturday night.

“”It’s tough to put him in there with this rain,” Wedge said. “”I don’t want to lose him for the rest of [...]

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Peralta’s stats deceiving

September 25, 2009

CLEVELAND: It’s been a struggle for Jhonny Peralta this year.
But when you look at his numbers, there is little indication that this has been anything but a normal season for the Indians’ new third baseman.
Going into Friday night’s game against the Orioles, Peralta was batting .262 with 11 home runs and 78 RBI. Granted, his [...]

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