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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

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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.  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