Born and raised in Cleveland Heights I developed a love for the Cleveland Indians and baseball that has remained with me for 35+ years. In 1988 I transferred from Cleveland State to the University of South Florida in Tampa and immediately began to follow the Rays. Despite my passion for the Rays I still follow the Indians with as much fervor today as I did when I packed up the car and headed south in 1998.
When the Indians signed Mark Reynolds to a one-year, $6 million contract there were a lot of arguments about his high strikeout rate (32.6%) and low batting average (.235). The counterpoint was that these…Read More
Prior to the new Major League Baseball Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), many teams signed major league players with six or more years of service to minor-league contracts with opt-out dates either…Read More
Preparing for a season is a daunting task for any manager in the major leagues. The manager has to be able to convey his vision to a group of men and most importantly have them buy in with a clear understanding…Read More
Nate Spears has a grand total of seven career games in the major leagues—all with the Boston Red Sox, including three games in 2011 while Terry Francona was managing the Red Sox. So don’t be surprised…Read More
Earlier this week, I wrote that based on the remaining in-house options and the lack of quality remaining left handers on the free agent market that the Indians should be confident in their left-handed…Read More
Over the winter the Cleveland Indians said goodbye to both of their established left-handed relievers, Tony…Read More
Jordan Bastian of MLB.com first reported that the Indians were close to signing former Detroit Tiger Ryan…Read More
Jim Bowden is a former General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds and later the Expos/Nationals and is now…Read More
Carlos Carrasco will report to Goodyear Arizona for spring training next month as he continues his quest…Read More
Anytime there is even the mention of a trade rumor of a closer being dealt or a free agent closer receiving…Read More
Last week, ESPN’s Buster Olney published an article in which he discussed the possibility of a…Read More
Last spring, the Tampa Bay Rays signed top pitching prospect Matt Moore to an eight-year contract extension.…Read More
The Cleveland Indians currently control Justin Masterson through the 2014 season. MLB Trade Rumors estimates…Read More
One name which was absent from the trade winds blowing at the recently completed winter meetings was…Read More
The Cleveland Indians are coming off a disappointing 2012 season which saw the team finish with a 68-94…Read More
When the Indians traded Esmil Rogers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Aviles and Yan Gomes the blogosphere…Read More
The Indians front office should aggressively spend the offseason actively eliminating the words rebuild…Read More
The Indians finished the 2012 season with a 68-94 record, which included a second half record of 24-53,…Read More
The Indians traded relief pitcher Esmil Rogers to the Toronto Blue Jays for shortstop Mike Aviles and…Read More
Chris Perez was not happy with the Cleveland Indians organization in 2012. He lambasted the fans for…Read More
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