Wedge And Entire Staff Let Go

The Indians today announced that the organization will not retain manager Eric Wedge for the 2010 season, which was to be the final year of his contract. In addition to this announcement, all seven members of his coaching staff have also been informed that they, as of now, will not return next year. It is possible that some of the coaches could return in some capacity depending on who the new manager is, but it looks likely that they will start completely from scratch with the entire coaching staff.For now, Wedge and the rest of his coaching staff...

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Instructional League Recap: 9/25-9/28

I have several box scores from the Instructional League and Parallel Fall League that I have accrued over the past few days. Here are the box scores for all games from Friday through Monday: September 28, 2009RHECleveland14182Seattle151Player NamePOSINNPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSE1. Webb, DonnieCF95511---------2. Phelps, Cord2B953211---2----3. Rodriguez, JoshDH953 11---2----4. Recknagel, Nate1B95521-----2---5. Kipnis, JasonRF95522--13-----6. Greenwell, BoLF95423----11---7. Rivas, RonaldSS52212---2----- Sub Sanchez, KarexonSS43211--12-1---8. Tice,...

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2009 Playoff Stats

Akron Aeros (AA) Hitting ABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBAVGOBPSLGOPS Arnal, Cristo1000000000.000.000.000.000 Chisenhall, Lonnie307142002220.467.500.5331.033 Constanza, Jose316102006171.323.353.387.740 Drennen, John296111025120.379.400.6211.021 Goedert, Jared1000000000.000.000.000.000 Head, Jerad297106209260.345.375.6901.065 McBride, Matt28592011370.321.424.500.924 Mills, Beau30683028270.267.333.567.900 Rivero, Carlos27681005450.296.387.333.720 Rodriguez, Josh325124018252.375.429.6301.022 Santana, Carlos27780037540.296.424.6301.054 Pitching GWLSERAIPHRERHRBBKWHIPBAA Barnes,...

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Recknagel Looking For A Position

When the Cleveland Indians drafted first baseman Nate Recknagel out of the University of Michigan in the 19th round of the 2008 Draft, they knew they were getting a power hitter who lacked a true defensive position.Recknagel has very good power and strength, which he showcased when he set a Michigan record with 23 home runs in 2008. He spent most of his time this season in Low-A Lake County, and in 117 combined games between High-A Kinston and Lake County he hit .270 with...

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Indians Sign 15 Latin Free Agents

The Indians today announced the signing of the following fifteen (15) players to non-drafted minor league free agent contracts:DOMINICAN REPUBLICOF Angel HernandezLHP Alexander JosephINF Jairo KellyINF Jorge MartinezINF Luigy RodriguezRHP Amiro SantanaRHP Juan Santana VENEZUELARHP Yan Carlos CaripaCA Juan Carlos DelaCruzINF Richard DelgadoRHP Nietzer JimenezRHP Alejandro RivasCA Gustavo Rojas PANAMALHP Jonathan Cedeno CA Franklin Moreno“We are very excited about the upside of this group,” said Indians Assistant General Manager, Scouting Operations...

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Popham Working Hard To Make It

Short-season Single-A Mahoning Valley almost had a season for the ages. They won a franchise record 49 games this year, but fell just short of the NY-Penn League Championship losing a lead in the late innings of their decisive Game 3 matchup with Staten Island.The key to Mahoning Valley’s success this season was their starting pitching as all five of their regular starters finished ranked in the top 25 for ERA, with four of them ranked in the top 13 of the 14-team league.With...

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Indians Announce On-Base Program Winners

The Cleveland Indians today announced the year-end organizational winners of their Minor League On-Base Program “On-Base-Where Careers Take Off”, sponsored by Continental Airlines. The on-base program stresses pitch recognition and patience at the plate for all position players within the organization’s Player Development System.Players are rewarded with a cash recognition for their performances based on three different non-traditional hitting categories at each of the six Indians Minor League affiliates (AAA Buffalo, AA Akron, A Kinston, A Lake...

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Minor Happenings: Akron Wins Another Title

"Minor Happenings" covers the important developments and news in the Indians farm system. While most of the information in this report is from my own research and through interviews I have conducted with organizational personnel, some information in this report is collected and summarized from the various news outlets that cover each team. While this may be the last true edition of Minor Happenings this year, the coverage won't end here. Things surely will slow down as the...

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Instructional League Recap: 9/22 & 9/24

Yesterday I posted the box score from the second day of games in the Instructional League going on currently in Goodyear, Arizona. I was able to get a copy of the box score to the first game from Tuesday 9/22. Also, the new Arizona Parallel League has started. This is a new league which was thrown together this year to provide an opportunity for clubs to get in extra work for players and runs in conjunction with the Instructional League and Arizona Fall League (which starts up in three weeks). This league was put together at the last minute this...

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No Smoke Signals Tonight

Just an FYI, but there will be no Smoke Signals tonight. Paul and I are at the Indians game tonight, so are unable to host the show. We will be back next week (Oct 1st) and start season wrap up on the big league team and hand out some minor league awar...

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Indians Begin Housecleaning Of 40-man Roster

Today the Indians outrighted LHP Zach Jackson, LHP Rich Rundles, and LHP RJ Swindle from the 40-man roster and placed them onto the Triple-A Columbus roster. The 40-man roster is now at 36 players, with RHP Jake Westbrook and RHP Anthony Reyes still not included as they are still on the 60-day DL.This is just the first of several more moves that will be made in the coming days to clear space on the 40-man roster this offseason, where the Indians could end up with as many as seven to eight open spots to add players from their farm system or via...

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Instructional League Recap: 9/23

I don't know how often I will be able to post these, but here is the box score from yesterday's Instructional League game versus Texas (September 23rd):Player NamePOSINNPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSE1. Fedroff, TimCF533-----------Sub Cid, DelviCF411-----------2. Phelps, Cord2B944-------1---3. Kipnis, JasonRF944-2---------4. Recknagel, Nate1B94221----2----5. Tice, Jeremie3B5211------1---Sub Brito, Jesus3B421-----------6. Rivas, RonaldSS/DH942-----1-1--17. Greenwell, BoLF522121--2-----Sub Webb, DonnieLF411-----------8. Sanchez, KarexonDH/SS932------1----9....

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