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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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Aeros win streak snapped at seven; Westbrook throws

August 4, 2009

CONNECTICUT DEFENDERS 4, AKRON AEROS 3
KEY STATS: Akron and Connecticut represent the the top two teams in the Eastern League as the Aeros entered Tuesday’s action leading the Southern Division with 68-41 mark and a seven-game lead over second-place Reading. The Northern Division-leading Defenders were 63-45 with a 10-game lead over second-place Trenton…The loss [...]

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Betancourt dealt for BG native

July 23, 2009

TORONTO: The Indians plunged into the annual mid-summer deal derby Thursday by trading Rafael Betancourt to the Rockies for a Class A starter from Bowling Green.
The target of General Manager Mark Shapiro was 24-year-old Connor Graham, currently 7-4 with a 3.14 earned-run average in the California League, where hitters usually outshine pitchers.
In the case of [...]

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Indians trade Betancourt

July 23, 2009

The Indians have traded setup man Rafael Betancourt to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Class A right-hander Connor Graham.
Press conference is scheduled for 4 p.m. Check back for more details.

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Will Lee end up with the Phillies?

July 21, 2009

Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitcher Roy Halladay is the obvious headliner in the trade deadline derby this season, but could Indians pitcher Cliff Lee steal his thunder?
Fox Sports senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal writes that it could be a viable possiblility in his latest column.
Rosenthal writes that Phillies neither confirm nor deny that they are [...]

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Wedge challenges relievers

July 9, 2009

CHICAGO: Eric Wedge doesn’t get it. The manager of the Indians fails to understand why so few among the 19 pitchers who have tried to find employment in the bullpen have fallen short.
Rafael Betancourt is not one of those. He returned Thursday after spending more than five weeks on the disabled list with a strained [...]

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Betancourt recalled; Sowers sent down

July 9, 2009

The Indians started Thursday morning with a roster move. reliever Rafael Betancourt will be returning to the major league squad from the 15-day disabled list. Left-handed starting pitcher Jeremy Sowers will be returning to Triple A Columbus to make room on the roster for him.
Betancourt pitched 3.1 innings of scoreless baseball while on rehab assignment [...]

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Sowers headed for bullpen?

July 8, 2009

CHICAGO: Jeremy Sowers has presented the Indians with their latest dilemma.
Sowers has consistently breezed through four innings before running into certain trouble in the fifth or sixth inning. Manager Eric Wedge has watched this happen often enough to believe that Sowers is not merely going through a temporary slump.
“We can’t have starters who are only [...]

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Laffey stumbles, comes off DL, anyway

July 7, 2009

CHICAGO: How many pitchers are rewarded with a promotion to the big leagues after giving up 10 runs in 7 1/3 innings during their final two minor-league starts?
At least one: Aaron Laffey.
Laffey will the Indians’ starter tonight against the White Sox in his first major-league appearance since May 22, the day before he was placed [...]

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Shapiro fights to maintain normalcy

July 6, 2009

Until this year, General Manager Mark Shapiro had never gone through a season in which the Indians’ performance fell so totally below expectations and the heat on his manager, Eric Wedge, was so intense.
These kinds of seasons take a toll on all of the decision makers associated with a club. But maybe it’s true that [...]

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Wedge issues for Tribe manager

June 16, 2009

CLEVELAND: Manager Eric Wedge doesn’t mind identifying two aspects of the Indians’ game that cause a spike in his blood pressure: walks and strikeouts.
Only one American League team’s pitchers have issued more walks per game than the Tribe. The Yankee staff has walked an average of 3.97 batters per game, the Indians 3.95.
Among the league’s [...]

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Cabrera out two-four weeks

June 3, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS: The Indians’ body count continued to rise Wednesday with the news that Asdrubal Cabrera was placed on the 15-day disabled list. 
Rather than being struck down with a dislocated shoulder, as Cabrera thought, the diagnosis, made in Cleveland, is a sprain.
“An MRI and an exam by Dr. (Mark) Schickendantz confirmed that it’s an AC joint [...]

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6-2-09 Morning RoundUp

June 2, 2009

Those darn Midges couldn’t slow Joba Chamberlain this time. The mass of Seagulls had no affect either. What living creature can we throw at him next?
The Yankees didn’t really beat the Indians Monday. They just circled the bases as the Tribe offered free passes 11 times. It is a miracle the Yankees scored just five [...]

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Rotation could turn over by end of month

June 1, 2009

   CLEVELAND: Barring further disabling injuries, by the end of June the Indians’ rotation might include most of the players, and more, who started the season.
Before the end of the month, Scott Lewis, Aaron Laffey and Jake Westbrook might rejoin the rotation.
“Laffey (right oblique strain) played catch from 60 feet today for the first time,” [...]

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Laffey assigned to save bullpen

May 6, 2009

With few moves to make and lots of holes to fill in the Indians’ bullpen, General Manager Mark Shapiro and manager Eric Wedge are using the creative approach.
Why not ask a starter to become a reliever, at least temporarily, or maybe not. At this point, nobody can say when the bullpen crisis will end, or [...]

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5-3-09 Morning RoundUp

May 3, 2009

Rafael Betancourt step right up. It’s your turn to cough up a lead!
The Indians have been able to score back-to-back wins just once this season and are now fighting to get over that hump.
In Saturday’s 9-7 loss to the Tigers the Indians responded to a five-run deficit early before eventually taking the lead in [...]

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Wedge holds early team meeting

April 15, 2009

Indians officials did not send an advisory to the Guinness Book of World Records, but when manager Eric Wedge addressed his troops after only eight games Tuesday night it might have established an American League mark, at the very least.
But there was no use waiting around, inasmuch as the Tribe had only one win.
“I talked [...]

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Wedge will play it by ear

March 29, 2009

Manager Eric Wedge tried Sunday to explain how he would handle the Indians’ logjam at first base and catcher among Victor Martinez, Kelly Shoppach and Ryan Garko.
In essence, Wedge will figure it out as he goes along.
There is no reasonable way to predetermine a rigid plan for using the three players. Martinez probably will [...]

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Breaking down the bullpen

February 16, 2009

MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince has a breakdown of how the bullpen is formulating so far for the Indians.
These six guys are already locks:
Kerry Wood
Joe Smith
Rafael Betancourt
Rafael Perez
Jensen Lewis
Masa Kobayashi
As for the final bullpen spot, Castrovince provides these names with some commentary by me.
Adam Miller – a top pitching prospect who always seems to find himself [...]

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Indians to be well represented at WBC

January 21, 2009

The Cleveland Indians should be well represented at the World Baseball Classic, MLB.com beat writer Anthony Castrovince reported two days ago.
Fourteen Indians players could be competing in the WBC:
Center fielder Grady Sizemore (USA)
Third baseman Mark DeRosa (USA)
Shortstop Jhonny Peralta (Dominican Republic)
Starter Fausto Carmona (Dominican Republic)
Reliever Rafael Perez (Dominican Republic)
Reliever Masa Kobayashi (Japan)
Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo [...]

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