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Check Orlando Hudson Off the List
The Indians have ruled out committing to a multiple-year contract for Orlando Hudson because of injury concerns. Which in effect says that they aren't going to sign him, for someone else is going to give him a multiple-year contract. For a team that saw their two biggest investments (Jake...
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Published 9 hours ago

Decisions, Decisions
Baseball's free agency has in past years been a hierarchical process, with money frozen up until the premium players sign. Thus we wait for CC Sabathia to choose the Yankees or a West Coast team; that decision will trigger concrete offers for the next tier of top free agents, as the principals in...
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Published 3 days ago

Transactions
Signed IF Andy Cannizaro and C Damaso Espino to minor-league contracts and Invited them to Spring Training The first free agent signings of the offseason! Cannizaro finished the 2008 season with the Bisons after being acquired by the Indians from Tampa Bay. The 30-year-old has played mostly...
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Published a week ago

Added to the 40: Santana, Crowe, Gimenez, Stevens, Rondon
Added to the 40: Santana, Crowe, Gimenez, Stevens, Rondon Among the Rule 5 unprotected: Brown, Lofgren, Burton, Newsom and Herrmann. And we can start getting ready for the agony of Rondon being out of options in 2012.
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Published 2 weeks ago

Indians name new bullpen coach
Indians name new bullpen coach ...and it's Chuck Hernandez, former pitching coach of the Detroit Tigers.
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Published 2 weeks ago

BBWAA awards AL MVP to Travelocity Gnome
BBWAA awards AL MVP to Travelocity Gnome Dustin Pedroia, all 4 feet of him, wins it. Mauer 4th, Sizemore 10th. Cliff Lee 12th. Raul Ibanez actually got a vote. Everyone back at the Keebler tree is very excited.
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Published 2 weeks ago

Affeldt Signs with Giants
The Giants have signed Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year deal worth $8M. The left-hander isn't really a matchup guy, and that's a good thing; he's been a versatile and durable reliever, making 74 and 75 appearances, respectively, since moving to the bullpen on a full-time basis in 2007. Last season...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Grady adds Silver Slugger to Gold Glove
Grady adds Silver Slugger to Gold Glove One of three players to get both... along with Wright and Mauer. (intentional)
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Published 3 weeks ago

Open Cliff Lee Just Won the Cy Young Award Thread
UPDATE, 2:00 PM:  And boom goes the dynamite via img390.imageshack.us   22-3, 4 CGs, 2 SHOs, 223.3 IP, 170/34 K/BB, 3.8% BB/PA, 19.1% K/PA, .304 BABIP, 0.48 HR/9, 1.11 WHIP, 2.54 ERA, 175 ERA+, 3.81 tRA, 141 tRA+   I figure at about oh, say 3:00 PM (or whenever the award gets announced) this...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Herb Score has died.
From the PD: Former Cleveland Indians pitcher and broadcaster Herb Score's died this morning at age 75 in his room at home in Rocky River, the Indians confirmed today. He was a brilliant Indians pitcher whose baseball career was virtually ended at age 23 when he was hit in the right eye by a...
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Published 3 weeks ago

News and Notes
So far, it's been quiet for Cleveland this offseason, though I think we all expect this winter to be eventful. We know that the Indians will acquire an infielder, a significant reliever, and possibly a another starter. With only one arbitration case on the roster and no significant free agents to...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Grady wins Gold Glove
Grady wins Gold Glove Michael Young, really?
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Published 4 weeks ago