Indians May Groom Barfield for Utility Role

..You can find them all over the blogosphere...people love to rank prospects. Some of the more prominent listings can be found here, here, and here. They all are intended to give a total summation of who the best players in the minor leagues are based on both talent and performance. You take the experts word for it, and other than a slight difference in the order of the players,...

Andy Marte is out of excuses, bullpen discussion surrounding the sidearmingness of Joe Smith and Adam Miller's opportunity, the reason Tony Graffanino is in camp, and the World Baseball Classic participants are narrowed down for the Cleveland Indians. Plus Mark DeRosa.

Breslow didn’t pitch up to par in Cleveland, so the Indians released him. A few days later, the Twins were very proud of their new acquisition. In the 42 games Breslow appeared with a Twins jersey, he posted an ERA of just 1.63. He walked 14 and struck out 32; a very impressive ratio. Breslow, ...

Q: I really wasn't that surprised to hear A-Rod did steroids. I watched him in Seattle and after he left for Texas, he blew up. Do you think the journalists will ever vote him in to the HOF?Rob M. - Seattle, Washington. ELI: I think a lot depends on how the fans treat A-Rod and how accommodating A-Rod is to the reporters. If he is willing to answer all the questions and have a successful...

The Cleveland Indians bring back Tony Graffanino to participate in Spring Training on a minor league deal.

Steroid use in Major League Baseball has come back to the forefront thanks to Alex Rodriguez’s admission to taking performance enhancers as a member of the Texas Rangers between 2001-2003. Our own Travis Hafner was a teammate for a brief time in 2002 with A-Rod and other alleged juicers Pudge ...