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Indians payroll drops about $20 million

March 10, 2010

GOODYEAR, Ariz.: The Indians wrapped up signing season, announcing this morning that every player on the 40-man roster was no under contract. The final active roster won’t be chosen for a few more weeks, so we won’t know how much the club will pay for its 25-man roster, the one the fans care about. However, [...]

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Reexamining the Indians 2007 prospects

February 26, 2010

Four years ago Baseball America annointed the Indians farm system the 10th best in baseball. “The Indians formula remains consistent,” they wrote in the 2007 Baseball America Prospect Handbook. “They have outstanding depth, keeping them around the top 10, even while remaking the big league club. The organization’s strengths include left-handed pitching and power relievers.” [...]

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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. [...]

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Growing pains making winning tougher

September 22, 2009

CLEVELAND: Lots of attention has been paid to the Indians’ novices lately,mostly because there are so many of them in the lineup or on the mound. Manager Eric Wedge has cited the team’s inexpierience as a cause of several breakdowns during the Tribe’s recent skid — 17 losses in 20 games — heading into Tuesday [...]

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High draft pick at stake

September 21, 2009

What is left for the Indians to play for? No matter how many of the last 13 games they win, they will not induce the fans to visit Progressive Field next year. Neither can they significantly improve their place in the standings nor come close to finishing .500. But they can reach for one goal: [...]

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Bunt hits are Brantley’s game

September 19, 2009

Michael Brantley has foot speed, but he still needs to refine his techniques. That doesn’t just mean stealing bases. “”I’m a bunter, and I have to start taking advantage of my speed that way,” he said, referring to bunting for hits. “”I didn’t have as many bunt hits in the minors as I should have [...]

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Choo big hit in South Korea

August 4, 2009

CLEVELAND: Chan Ho Park remains the reigning baseball icon in South Korea, but Shin-Soo Choo is gaining ground. As the next big thing in Korean baseball circles, the Indians’ right fielder has seen a quantum increase in the attention he receives from South Korean media members — both print and electronic — who have followed [...]

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8-3-09 Morning Highlights

August 3, 2009

INDIANS 11, TIGERS 1 — Grady Sizemore, Asdrubal Cabrera, Andy Marte and Trevor Crowe all drove in two runs while Indians starter Carl Pavano held the Tigers at Bay. Pavano scattered six hits over eight innings and struck out four. The Indians have eight of their last 12 games. BOX SCORE Sheldon Ocker’s game story [...]

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Roster moves R’ us

July 31, 2009

CLEVELAND: The Indians’ roster will undergo more changes in the wake of the trades of Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez. Wyatt Toregas will report to Progressive Field today from Columbus and join Kelly Shoppach to form the Tribe’s tandem of catchers. He will take Martinez’s place on the roster. Right-hander Justin Masterson also is scheduled [...]

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the latest on the Lee trade

July 29, 2009

Sheldon Ocker has the story with the Indian’s reasoning for the trade. Indians General manager Mark Shapiro says the moves are not a salary dump and the Dolan family did not give him any directive that such a move needed to be made. Shapiro did say that there is a financial freeze for next year [...]

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Now is no time to quit

July 10, 2009

DETROIT: Why not call it a season after the All-Star Game? Forfeit the rest of the games and tell the guys, “Don’t fall in any holes over the winter; eat your granola, and see you in Goodyear next spring.” Sounds like a plan for the Indians. Of course, there’s a catch, maybe two: The commissioner [...]

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Ups and downs of a rookie

June 14, 2009

CLEVELAND: Trevor Crowe has yet to establish himself in the big leagues, but he knows the joys and disappointments inherent in the learning process. He earned a place on the roster in spring training but was back in Triple-A by May 2, when the Indians optioned him to Columbus. “It was very exciting to break [...]

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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 [...]

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6-1-09 Morning RoundUp

June 1, 2009

When the Indians need a win they turn to… Carl Pavano? The Indians are now 6-1 in his May starts after Sunday’s late-inning win over the New York Yankees. The veteran right hander lost three times in April in four tries, the Indians lost his other start as well.  There was also another strange sighting [...]

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LaPorta sent down, Crowe recalled

May 26, 2009

Cleveland Indians outfielder Matt LaPorta has been optioned to Triple A Columbus. Taking his place on the Indians roster will be outfielder Trevor Crowe, who is being optioned from Columbus. LaPorta appeared in 13 games for the Tribe, hitting .190 with one home run in 42 at bats. LaPorta struck out 11 times and walked four [...]

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A look around the Indians minor leagues

May 6, 2009

With the parent-club Indians calling up players, demoting others and even turning starting pitchers into relievers in an effort to help right the ship, let’s find some positives by checking in on the Tribe’s minor league teams. Triple-A Columbus the Clippers are 11-15 and remain in last place in the International League West Division, 2 [...]

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LaPorta, Valbuena get first shot at bigs

May 1, 2009

You want moves? Eric Wedge will give you moves. After Friday night’s 6-5 win over the Tigers, the Indians’ skipper announced three roster moves involving six players. Arriving today from Columbus will be the club’s No. 1 prospect, left fielder Matt LaPorta, plus infielders Luis Valbuena and Josh Barfield.  To make room for them, right-hander [...]

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04-29-09 Morning RoundUp

April 29, 2009

  It was one of those games the Indians had no business winning, but they found a way with Boston shining the light. The Red Sox committed three errors — some could argue four with that Jacoby Ellsbury sliding attempt in centerfield — including the final play of the game that allowed the Indians to [...]

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4-24-09 Morning RoundUp

April 24, 2009

  Thursday’s game against the Royals was one the Indians had no business winning, but somehow, they still did.  They survived three errors and 16 batters with out a base runner before Grady Sizemore bailed out the team with a three-run home run in the eighth inning. The Indians went on to win 5-2, thus [...]

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4-17-09 Morning Roundup

April 17, 2009

The Indians really know how to crash a party. After outlasting former ace CC Sabathia, the Tribe bludgeoned the Yankee bullpen for nine runs in the seventh inning to spoil the opener of the New Yankee Stadium with a 10-2 win. It is the Indians second consecutive victory. Both Sabathia and Indians starter Cliff Lee [...]

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