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Found January 15, 2012 on Indians Baseball Insider:
PLAYERS: Casey Kotchman,  Carlos Pena,  Albert Pujols,  Prince Fielder,  Derrek Lee,  Matt LaPorta,  Chris Ray,  Chris Seddon,  Hector Ambriz,  Chad Huffman,  Luke Carlin,  Andy LaRoche,  Jose Lopez,  Matt Pagnozzi,  Felix Pie,  Robinson Tejeda,  Aaron Cunningham,  Juan Diaz,  Tim Fedroff,  Jordan Henry,  Thomas Neal,  Roberto Perez,  Manny Acta,  Shelley Duncan,  Jason Kipnis,  Jack Hannahan,  Jason Donald,  Josh Tomlin,  Vinnie Pestano,  Adam Everett,  Chad Durbin,  Justin Germano
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays,  Chicago Cubs,  Los Angeles Angels,  Milwaukee Brewers,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Cleveland Indians,  Seattle Mariners,  Baltimore Orioles,  Miami Marlins,  Boston Red Sox,  Toronto Blue Jays
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Pena's power would be much welcomedto the Indians lineup. (Photo: AP)Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook…First base options come into focusThe Indians are about five weeks from the start of spring training as pitchers and catchers will report on February 20th. As spring training gets closer a lot of teams are still making moves to add players to their Major League rosters, and the Indians could be one of them very soon. Reports this week surfaced that talks between the Indians and free agent first basemen Casey Kotchman and Carlos Pena have heated up.The Indians have yet to address their need at first base this offseason, but they have been talking to lots of free agents and to lots of teams about potential trades to fill their need there. After Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, the market for the remaining first baseman was expected to drag out late into the winter, and it has. In fact, Fielder has yet to sign with a team.There are lots of options still ava...
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