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Carlos Carrasco Has Some Maturing to Do

Evan Vogel — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:39 +0000

Carlos Carrasco was the prize in the Cliff Lee trade with Philadelphia in July of 2009, having been ranked by Baseball America as the 52nd-best prospect in all of baseball prior to the season and the Phillies’ top prospect in both 2007 and 2008. While Jason Knapp and Jason Donald never established themselves in Cleveland, Carrasco and Lou Marson are still around, so there is hope still, nearly four years later. (more…)

Where Do Indians Go Now That Winter Meetings Are Over?

Ed Carroll — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:44:06 +0000

The Winter Meetings ended this week without any major transactions being completed, however you’ll hear time and again this doesn’t mean “nothing happened.” The Indians have been linked to free agent outfielders Shane Victoroino (signed with Boston), Jason Bay (signed with Seattle) and Nick Swisher (unsigned as of writing) and infielder Kevin Youkilis (unsigned as of writing), as well as connected to trading incumbent shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to Arizona. Then, after the Nashville conference was over, the team signed Mark Reynolds to a one-year deal Sunday night. (more…)

Should Indians Sign Kevin Youkilis or Mark Reynolds?

Merritt Rohlfing — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:29:13 +0000

There was a time when first base at Jacobs Field was manned by a country plowboy, a superman among mortals, the great Jim Thome. Since Jim left, the Indians have had Ben Broussard, Jose Hernandez, Lou Merloni, Eduardo Perez, Ryan Garko, Andy Gonzalez, Michael Aubrey, Andy Marte, Russell Branyan, and Casey Kotchman. (I might have missed some, but you get the idea.) The replacement search hasn’t exactly been kind. (more…)