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5/14 Game Recap: Indians 5 - Twins 4
Player of the Game
Starting pitcher Jeanmar Gomez was the top player in tonight's game against the Minnesota Twins. He pitched 7 strong innings, giving up just 3 singles, walked 3, and struck out 2. One Twin run was scored while Gomez pitched, but it was unearned. With a score of 6.54, this is Jeanmar's first Player of the Game award of the season. Casey Kotchman took...
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Indians 1B Kotchman scratched with sore back
Cleveland first baseman Casey Kotchman did not play Sunday because of tightness in his lower back.
Kotchman did not participate in morning drills and was scratched from playing in either of the Indians' split-squad games on the road against the Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers.
The first baseman was signed to a one-year contract as a free agent last month. He hit .306 with...
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March 11, 2012
Did the Indians wear the wrong uniforms for ‘Photo Day’?
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In an item that probably only interests me and a select few others, the Indians had their ‘Photo Day’ recently. That isn’t the interesting thing of course, as teams do this every spring. The interesting part is that the team apparently was wearing last year’s uniforms.
You may remember the Indians announcing changes were being made to the team...
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March 01, 2012
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March 01, 2012
Indians trade De La Cruz to Rangers
From the Indians:
The Indians traded left-hander Kelvin De La Cruz to the Rangers on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations.
De La Cruz was designated for assignment on Feb. 13 to vacate a spot on Cleveland’s 40-man roster for recently-signed first baseman Casey Kotchman. The Indians signed Kotchman to a one-year contract worth $3 million earlier this month.
The 23-year...
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February 21, 2012
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February 21, 2012
Kotchman upgrades Tribe offense and defense
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 05, 2012
Cleveland Indians sign Casey Kotchman
The Cleveland Indians finally addressed their hole at first base yesterday when they signed free agent first baseman Casey Kotchman. What a difference a year makes. No one would have taken that opening sentence seriously a year ago, but Kotchman experienced something of a renaissance last season in Tampa Bay.
Kotchman returned from the baseball scrapheap to post a .306/.378/.422...
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February 03, 2012
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February 03, 2012
Indians ink 1B Kotchman to one-year pact
The Cleveland Indians signed first baseman Casey Kotchman to a one-year contract Thursday.
The deal is worth $3 million for the 28-year-old Kotchman, who batted a career-high .306 with 10 home runs and 48 RBIs for the Tampa Bay Rays last season.
A strong defensive player, the left-handed hitting Kotchman appeared in a career-high 146 games last season.
He has a lifetime batting...
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February 02, 2012
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February 02, 2012
AP Sources: Indians, Kotchman agree to 1-year deal
Two people familiar with the talks say the Cleveland Indians have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent first baseman Casey Kotchman.
Kotchman, who batted a career-best .306 for Tampa Bay last season, will make $3 million this season, said the people who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been finalized. Kotchman can make an additional $1.75...
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February 02, 2012
Source: Indians, Kotchman agree to deal
The Cleveland Indians completed their quest to land a new first baseman Thursday, reaching agreement with free agent Casey Kotchman on a one-year contract, according to a major-league source.
Kotchman, who turns 29 on Feb. 22, spent last season with the Tampa Bay Rays, batting .306/378/.422 with 10 homers and 48 RBI in 563 plate appearances.
One reason Kotchman appealed to the...
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February 02, 2012
Report: Indians to Sign Casey Kotchman
Yesterday I was coming home from out of town and walking to baggage claim when I saw a man from a limo company with a sign that read “Kotchman.” I tweeted right away what I saw. I figured it was a coincidence. Evidently, I was wrong.
According to CBS Sports’s Jon Heyman, the Indians are about to sign former Tampa Bay First Baseman Casey Kotchman. The terms and...
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February 02, 2012
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February 02, 2012
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