Tribe Happenings: Indians Should Be Quiet In Free Agency

Resigning Choo will be priority number one for the Indians - AP Some news and notes from my Tribe notebook… Limited Checkbook If anyone is expecting the Indians to be any kind of player in free agency this offseason, sorry, it's just not going to happen. This of course should not be much of a surprise given the financial situation the team is in these days. In the past the Indians have been able make some considerable moves in free agency. They have never been big players...

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Around the Farm: October 30

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Saturday October 30th.  Happy Halloween! Travis Turek - RP, Peoria Javelinas: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 0 K. Turek is also on the taxi squad and had a chance to appear in his third game in the AFL on Saturday. He struggled as he threw 10 strikes in 22 pitches (45.5%). Cord Phelps - 3B, Peoria Javelinas: 3-for-5, R, K. Three singles in five at bats for Phelps,...

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Around the Farm: October 29

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Friday October 29th: Scott Barnes - SP, Peoria Javelinas: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Barnes was credited with the win, though he clearly was not as sharp as he was in his first three outings as he threw just 37 of his 68 pitches for strikes (54.4%). Eric Berger - RP, Peoria Javelinas: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K. Berger has still yet to allow a run in 5 games,...

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2010 Winter League Stats Update

Here is a snapshot of how all the Indians players are doing out in fall/winter ball. All stats are as of Saturday October 30th. BATTERSLGEGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGOBPSLG Abraham, AdamAFL41535100133.333.444.400 Apodaca, JuanVWL41002100112.200.273.300 Carlin, LukeDWL5800000024.000.200.000 Carrera, EzequielVWL14551017500546.309.356.400 Constanza, JoseDWL625711000223.440.481.440 Diaz, JuanDWL2311000001.333.333.333 Goedert, JaredVWL123961240031011.308.460.410 Head, JeradPWL62357201524.304.407.522 Kipnis, JasonAFL103957312934.179.238.462 McBride, MattDWL72537200146.280.379.360 Montero,...

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Indians Remove Three From 40-man Roster

The Cleveland Indians today announced that they have outrighted right-handed pitcher Hector Ambriz, catcher Chris Gimenez, and right-handed pitcher Anthony Reyes to Triple-A Columbus. Since this is the second time Gimenez and Reyes have been outrighted off a 40-man roster, they are now eligible for free agency. As a first time 40-man roster removal, Ambriz is still with the Indians. The Indians 40-man roster now currently stands at 39 players. Both catcher Carlos Santana and outfielder Grady Sizemore are on the 60-day disabled listed and are...

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Around the Farm: October 28

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Thursday October 28th: Chen Lee - RP, Peoria Javelinas: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 1 K. A clean outing for Lee, something that has been tough to come by in the early going for him. To be expected when you throw 15 of 20 pitches for strikes (75%). Cord Phelps - DH, Peoria Javelinas: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB. Phelps is showing all kinds of top of the order ability at...

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2010 Instructional League: Final Stats

Here are the final stats from the 2010 Instructional League out in Arizona. Note, the final stats listing is not 100% complete due to the absence of about three to four games worth of stats, but this should still give an idea how players did regardless. Also, in case you missed them the final Parallel League stats were posted on Saturday. Both of these stat listings will be housed in the reference section on the right panel. BattersAVGSLGGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSE Charlie Valerio1.0004.00012111001110000 Ronny Rodriguez.000.00024400000002000 Juan...

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Indians 40-man Review: Who Do They Remove?

Photo Credit: Tony Lastoria With the World Series getting under way on Wednesday, the official start to the 2010-2011 offseason draws nearer for Major League Baseball. The November 20th roster deadline is a little over three weeks away.  This is a key date in the offseason where teams set their 40-man rosters for the upcoming season by making decisions on which players to keep, which players to remove, and which young players to add in order to protect them from...

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