Beat writer Jordan Bastian answers questions about the Indians' lineup, what to expect from Casey Kotchman and the future of Fausto Carmona in his latest Inbox.
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February 05, 2012
Indians general manager Chris Antonetti began the offseason by saying that Matt LaPorta would have to come to spring training and win the first base job. Antonetti made no secret of the fact that in searching for another hitter, he was considering any and all available first basemen below the two marquee free agents, Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder.
That search ended Feb. 3 when...
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February 08, 2012
Kotchman not the right-handed option many were hoping for (photo: MLB)The talk of the Cleveland offseason, long before, really, has been a lack of right-handed hitters in the Indians' lineup in general, but especially a lack of power from the right side.It is no secret that exactly zero of the team's projected regular position players are strictly right-handed, as only switch...
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February 07, 2012
Cord Phelps (Photo: IPI)Being in the minor leagues is all about proving yourself, but for these five players, 2012 will be even more critical on their quest to proving that they belong in the Cleveland Indians' long-term plans.Two weeks ago, I listed the five most exciting prospects for 2012.Continuing on with this theme, now I'll take a look at the five Tribe prospects with...
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February 07, 2012
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Five prospects with the most to prove this year- “Unfortunately for Phelps and Tribe fans, his brief, 35 game major league stint was a disaster. Phelps had terrible...
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February 08, 2012
Asdrubal Cabrera image taken from Google Images
There just has to be a big bat out there somewhere. At least that’s what the Indians keep thinking. According to press conferences from various front office personnel over the past week, the team claims they have achieved all of the offseason goals they set for themselves except for one: finding a big bat to add to the lineup.
One...
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February 06, 2012
Name:
Rocco Dominico Colavito
Position:
Right Field
Nick Name:
Rocky
Number:
38
Tribe Time:
1955-1959, 1965-1967
DOB:
08/10/1933
Accolades:
3 Time All-Star (1959,1965-1966), Top 5 MVP (1958-1959, 1965)
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AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
TB
BB
SO
SB
CS
SB%
OBP
SLG
AVG
OPS
ISOP
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February 07, 2012
Silly monkey, BRAINS ARE FOR ZOMBIES.
Casey Kotchman is in many ways a man without a home — a player equal parts under-appreciated and over-valued, who irks both old and new schools at the same time. Old school analysts say his defense is amazing, but they cannot quantify it, and in 2011, they claimed his cleared vision meant he finally learned how to aim the ball “where...
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February 07, 2012
Joshua Gunter/The Plain DealerKyrie Irving was a big topic of discussion on this week's chat with Terry Pluto.Audio: Terry Pluto podcast Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto talks Cleveland sports. What should the Indians do with Matt LaPorta? Do the Browns...
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February 05, 2012
If the Indians are for sale, who does LarryDolan sell the team to? (Photo: AP)Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook…To sell or not to sellFirst off, let me just be up front and note that before I get into any of this I am merely speculating. No one from SportsTime Ohio or the Indians has told me anything, I am simply just putting two and two together with some...
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February 06, 2012
WAR stands for Wins Above Replacement, and replaced VORP, value over replacement player, as the go to stat for trying to figure out the overall value of a player. It is simply the number of wins a player should help his team win in comparison to what a AAA player would do if called up in place of them. The idea being that a AAA team in the majors would be historically bad winning...
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