Wood Traded To Yankees

The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has traded right-handed reliever Kerry Wood and cash to the New York Yankees for a player to be named or cash. The transaction must be completed on or before October 15. The reason for this according to reports is if Wood remains healthy the rest of the season, the Yankees will pay up to $2.0 million of the $3.6M remaining on his contract this year. If he gets hurt, they only pay $1.5M. Wood, in his second season with the...

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Westbrook Traded, Brown Called Up to Cleveland

The Cleveland Indians have traded right-handed pitcher Jake Westbrook and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a three-team trade between the Indians, Cardinals and San Diego Padres. In the deal the Indians have acquired right-handed pitcher Corey Kluber from the Padres. No word if the Indians are receiving any cash or another player in the deal. Kluber, 24, has spent the entire season to date at AA San Antonio going 6-6 with a 3.45 ERA (122.2IP, 121H, 59R/47ER, 40BB,...

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Minor Happenings: Abraham Leads Lake County

"Minor Happenings" is a weekly column which 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. Okay, slowly but surely I am clearing out the cache of news and notes in regard to the Indians' minor league...

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Indians Minor League Magazine 7/27 (Ep. 14)

"Indians Minor League Magazine" is a half hour program on the Cleveland Indians cable network SportsTime Ohio (STO) which airs weekly on Tuesday nights from 6:00-6:30 PM EST. The show recaps all of the highlights from the week that was in the Cleveland Indians farm system with lots of video, interviews, and in-studio guests. The show recaps the week that was in the system and also features interviews with Double-A Akron right-handed pitcher Bryan Price as well as an interview...

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Game Recap 7/30: Akron Cruz-es to Victory

Aeros Blank Phillies, Secure 6-0 Victory The Aeros continued their recent success at home Friday night with an all-around performance in a 6-0 victory against the Reading Phillies. A crowd of 7,277 fans on Fireworks Friday witnessed Akron win at Canal Park for the 12th time in 13 games, highlighted by six shutout innings from lefty starter Kelvin De La Cruz. Coupled with a loss by the Altoona Curve Friday, the third-place Aeros (56-48) are now only 3.5 games away from the...

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Indians Trade Kearns To Yankees

The Cleveland Indians tonight announced they have traded outfielder Austin Kearns to the New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later or cash. This trade is to be completed on or before August 20. Kearns hit .272 (82-301) in Cleveland this year with 18 doubles, 1 triple, 8 home runs and 42 RBI in 84 games with the Indians. He was signed to a free agent minor league contract this past January 5th and has spent the entire season to date with the Indians prior...

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Goedert’s Big Season Could Bring Big Opportunity

When the Indians traded Jhonny Peralta on Wednesday night it left a wide open competition for the vacant third base position on the team. While top rated prospect Lonnie Chisenhall is expected to become the everyday guy there by the end of next season, the Indians have a need to fill the position in the short term, hence why the likes of Luis Valbuena, Jayson Nix, and Andy Marte will get some looks there the next few weeks. But the trade of Peralta likely opened the door...

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The Scrapperbook: Week Six

As the old saying goes, "When it rains, it pours," and that was exactly the case for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers this week. Amazingly, for as bad of a season as they've had to this point, attendance for home games ranks exactly middle of the pack in the league, averaging about 3,134 per game. With that, I'd like to thank all the great fans who continue to support this team win or lose. Hopefully in the coming weeks when the majority of this year's high draft picks sign...

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Around the Farm: July 29

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player played in yesterday's game. Matt McBride-1B, Columbus: 4-5, HR (1), 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, K. Welcome to Columbus, Mr. McBride. Just promoted from Akron and batting 5th between former Akron teammates Jared Goedert and Cord Phelps, McBride struck out in his 1st at bat. From there though, he went HR/2B/1B/1B for a wildly...

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Game Recap 7/29: Aeros Rally Late

Aeros Rally, Walk Off in 6-5 Win Over ReadingThe Aeros tied the score in the eighth inning before winning in the ninth, defeating the visiting Reading Phillies 6-5 in front of a rowdy Canal Park crowd Thursday night. Catcher Miguel Perez scored first baseman Beau Mills with the walk-off sacrifice fly to left field, providing the dramatic victory for Akron’s 3,838 Thirsty Thursday fans. The win improved the third-place Aeros to 55-48 this season, only 4.5 games behind the...

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McBride Promoted To Columbus

The Indians have promoted Double-A Akron outfielder/first baseman Matt McBride to Triple-A Columbus today. To make room for him in Columbus, outfielder Ezequiel Carrera was placed on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. Outfielder Lucas Montero was promoted from High-A Kinston to Akron to take McBride's spot on the roster. There is no word at this time who may be taking Montero's roster spot in Kinston, though it likely will be one of the five outfielders currently...

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Quick Thoughts On Peralta Trade

If you have not heard already, the Indians traded infielder Jhonny Peralta to the Detroit Tigers for Low-A left-handed pitcher Giovanni Soto. For a recap of the trade along with some quotes from GM Mark Shapiro, Indians.com beat reporter Anthony Castrovince has a very good writeup on the trade. Here are some quick thoughts on the deal: - Make no mistake about it, there was little interest in on the trade front for Peralta. The little interest the Indians received required...

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Around the Farm: July 28

Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player played in yesterday's game. Chun Chen, DH-Kinston: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R Its only been 16 games, but an .887 OPS for a 21-year old catcher in the Carolina League is pretty good. Chen has 10 RBI since the call to Kinston, and has popped two HR's. The selection to the Futures Game and strong showing has resulted...

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Smoke Signals 7/29: Trade Deadline Edition

Paul Cousineau and I are back on the cyberwaves tonight with another edition of "Smoke Signals" from 9:30-10:30 PM EST. I am back and settled in from my two week excursion to the Gulf and East Coast.  Just in time too to talk tonight about any action the Indians may be in on with trades.  We already saw infielder Jhonny Peralta get dealt yesterday, so we will surely discuss that deal and any others which may potentially be on the table for the Indians.  In...

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Game Recaps 7/28: Phelps Paces Clippers

Marson and Phelps key Clippers victory Lou Marson is known for his defense around the Indians organization, but not much for his offense. On Wednesday night, he made the naysayers think twice, as he recorded two hits and two RBI's in a Clippers, 6-4 win. Marson's first hit came in the fourth inning as he doubled to left field, scoring Cord Phelps from second base who was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame. Marson's RBI gave Columbus their first lead of the night and...

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