Weekly Wroundtable: Were Indians Right to Give Up on Luis Valbuena?
This weekend, the Indians traded infielder Luis Valbuena to the Toronto Blue Jays for “cash considerations.” For three years, Valbuena had been bouncing between Triple-A, where he consistently…Read More
Indians Could Regret Trading Luis Valbuena
The Cleveland Indians continued their already-busy offseason this weekend by dealing infielder Luis Valbuena to the Blue Jays for “cash considerations.” Seeing Valbuena moved wasn’t…Read More
Indians Roster Danny Salazar, Juan Diaz—But Why?
Normally, the run up to the Rule 5 Draft is a time for players that seem close to being MLB-ready and have some potential as big-league players to be rostered. In the draft, any minor-leaguer with more…Read More
Luis Valbuena Designated for Assignment
The Cleveland Indians designated Luis Valbuena for assignment Friday night, potentially ending his tenure with the Tribe. The Indians had to make room on the 40-man roster for minor-league pitchers Scott…Read More
Who Could the Cleveland Indians Use as Trade Bait?
The Derek Lowe deal showed that the Cleveland Indians are not planning to be passive this offseason. As the team eyes a serious run at the playoffs in 2012, the Tribe will likely make more deals before…Read More
Could the Indians Sign Omar Vizquel?
When the Indians traded for Jim Thome in August, they didn’t just get a booming bat to help anchor…Read More
Jason Kipnis Has Arrived
The Indians have finally made the move that many have been waiting for them to make all year. It was…Read More
Notable Final Cuts
In my previous post I discussed the official active roster for opening day. In that roster a few familiar…Read More
“I Got a Lot of Problems With You People!”
On behalf of Deep Left Field, I’d like to wish you all a Happy Festivus! More information on Festivus…Read More
Looking Back at What Was: Second Base
Source: Yardbarker.com This is the sixth in a series of posts looking back at the realities of the Indians…Read More
Looking Back at What Was: Third Base
Source: Yardbarker.com Note: This is the third in a series of posts looking back at the realities of…Read More
Justin Masterson: Starting Reliever
Source: Yardbarker.com My demands were finally met, and Justin Masterson was moved to the bullpen for…Read More
An Open Letter to Manny Acta RE: Third Base
Dear Manny, I’m sure you’ve never heard of me, but I feel like I’ve gotten to know…Read More
Three Things to Fix the Tribe in the Short-Term
Yesterday’s 8-1 loss (and three game sweep) by the Detroit Tigers felt like rock bottom for this…Read More
Trying to Stay Positive…
As I sit here and watch the Indians hand the Royals (yes, those Royals) another game, I find myself grasping…Read More
Tribe Still Has Questions to Answer in 2010
A harsh dose of reality hit me last week when I discovered catcher Carlos Santana would miss the rest…Read More
8/10 Game Recap
Maybe it’s time I stopped going up to the Jake. Â I work nights, so lucky for the Tribe I’ve…Read More
Weekend 8/6-8/8 Recap: Welcome to the HOF, K-Love!
It was a somewhat eventful and exciting weekend for the Indians, who narrowly lost a three game series…Read More
T-Shirt Winners!
Hey, sorry for the lack of posts, been a crazy weekend for me and I haven’t been able to devote…Read More
Indians’ Comedy of Errors Continues; Nix Claimed
Some quick thoughts on the Tribe: Carlos “Smooth” Santana wasn’t too smooth in the…Read More



