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Piecing Together the Indians’ Bullpen After a Chris Perez Trade

The Cleveland Indians need pitching. That’s just a fact. The Tribe’s starting five was inconsistent to downright terrible in 2012, and it was one of the biggest reasons for that late July swoon…Read More

Why Indians Should Non-Tender Rafael Perez

Rafael Perez is eligible for salary arbitration for the fourth and final time this offseason. The Indians will have until the end of November t0 offer him arbitration or non-tender him and grant him free…Read More

This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 17

After wrapping up a series with the Baltimore Orioles, the Indians played host to the Detroit Tigers, taking two of three including a series finale win against Justin Verlander. A trip to Minnesota proved…Read More

Royals Finally Win One, Beat Tribe 8-2

The Royals finally snapped their 12-game losing streak Wednesday night as Kansas City finally beat the Indians (9-7) in game two of a three-game set at Progressive Field. Read | Share

Breaking Down the Tigers and Indians: The Bullpens

Heading into 2012, the bullpen was seen as an area of strength for both the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. Considering the seasons both teams’ relief corps enjoyed in 2011, that was a logical…Read More

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The Making Of The 2012 Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians compiled their 2012 Opening Day roster through a variety of different means. The…Read More

Pragmatic Predictions for the Indians’ 2012 Opening Day Roster

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been previewing the Cleveland Indians’ season by profiling…Read More

Pessimistic Predictions for the Indians’ 2012 Opening Day Roster

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been previewing the Cleveland Indians’ season by profiling…Read More

Optimistic Predictions for the Indians’ 2012 Opening Day Roster

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been previewing the Cleveland Indians’ season by profiling…Read More

2012 Indians: Improving the Pitching and Defense

Yesterday, we looked at how the Cleveland Indians will look to produce more runs in 2012 than they did…Read More

2012 Player Preview: Rafael Perez

As we count down the days until the start of the season, we’re profiling every player who is likely…Read More

Spring Training Preview: What to Look for from the Pitchers

We can’t put too much stock in spring training numbers, and we can’t judge a player—or even…Read More

Video: Bullpen Mafia

During the recent series in New York, the Indians bullpen took a trip to the MLB Fan Cave. The bullpen…Read More

The Glorious Tradition of Avoiding Arbitration Like the Plague Continues

If you’re new, I’m going to make this real simple for you. The Cleveland Indians HATE arbitration. No,…Read More

Smith, Lewis Sign Contracts

A bit of minor news today as the Indians have signed Joe Smith to a one-year contract worth $870,000…Read More

Looking Back at What Was: Bullpen

Source: Yardbarker.com This is the eleventh in a series of posts looking back at the realities of…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

Andy Marte Can Pitch!

So I slept on it, and I still don’t know what to make of last night’s 11-4 loss to the New…Read More

The Return of Rafael Perez

Last month, I was not only calling for Rafael Perez’s roster spot, I was calling for his head.…Read More

33 In – What We Know (But the Tribe Won’t Admit)

It is 33 games into the 2010 campaign. While I’m one to stress sample size, and 33 games is indeed…Read More