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Little help for Cleveland pitching woes in Columbus

July 10, 2009

The Indians pitching problems this year go much deeper than just the major-league organization. Cleveland’s Triple A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, are hurting just as bad for pitching help. The Clippers’ pitching staff ranks last in the International League in ERA (4.67),  home runs allowed (77), strikeouts (534). They lead the league in hits allowed (856) [...]

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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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5-23-09 Morning RoundUp

May 23, 2009

The Indians seemed like they were finally making strides to piece together the season. That was before Anthony Reyes and Aaron Laffey were bit by the injury bug yesterday. 
Reyes lasted three innings before inflammation of the elbow sent him to the locker room. Laffey felt pain in his side while pitching in the eighth inning. 
Oh [...]

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Chulk making impression?

April 25, 2009

Vinnie Chulk pitched two strong innings Friday night, throwing 94 mile-per-hour fastballs. 
So far Chulk has been almost an afterthought in the bullpen — he pitched once in six days — and was called up from Columbus as the eighth reliever when the bullpen was struggling mightily. 
Manager Eric Wedge had planned to return to seven after [...]

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Relievers wanted: Call Tribe

April 17, 2009

The knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone, and the thigh bone’s is connected to the hip bone…
Depending on whether all the parts of work together, life will be easier or a struggle. Eric Wedge is painfully aware of this fact, which is a key component of the Indians’ 3-8 record. 
The Tribe’s relief corps is [...]

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Add Scott Lewis to Tribe DL

April 11, 2009

It might be almost a relief to some Indians observers that Scott Lewis was placed in the disabled list Saturday with a strained left elbow.
That would explain his sudden vulnerabiltiy Friday, when after delivering three scoreless innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, he gave up four runs (including two homers) in the next two.
“We found [...]

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Mujica traded, Chulk re-assigned

April 1, 2009

The Indians traded right-handed relief pitcher Ed Mujica to the San Diego padres today for a player to be named or cash considerations.
There has been no word whether a bucket of baseballs was included as well.
Vinnie Chulk was assigned to minor league camp.
Also, waiver claim Jae Kuk Ryu is back with the Padres [...]

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3-28-09 Morning Roundup

March 28, 2009

Top prospect Adam Miller finally received some good news Friday when the Tribe announced that his injured finger is responding to an altered grip on the baseball.
Miller, whose career was threatened by the injury, may not need surgery if his finger continues to show progress.
Here are the three stories on it:
Akron Beacon [...]

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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 ink Chulk

February 3, 2009

The Indians on Tuesday signed veteran right-hander Vinnie Chulk to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to spring training. Chulk, 30, has spent all or parts of six seasons in the big leagues with San Francisco and Toronto, compiling a 7-14 record and 4.36 earned-run average in 244 relief outings.
After missing the first [...]

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