INDIANS RUMORS & GOSSIP
The Cleveland Indians lose reliever Joe Smith who signed with the Angels.
The Cleveland Indians bull-pen may look unrecognizable for the 2014 season. The team just lost the services of reliever Joe Smith. He signed a contract with the Angels, for three years at 16 million dollars. While I like what Smith brought out of the Bull-pen, I’d have to say paying a guy 16 million dollars to give an inning of pitching once in a while is crazy. The Indians can’t...
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MLB News and Rumors: Indians lose Smith to the Angels
With the offseason now in full spring, news will continue to become more and more frequent. In this new MLB News and Notes segment, I will be giving occasional reports on the latest news and rumors throughout the MLB. I also will try to tweet news and rumors as I see them, so feel free to follow me on Twitter: @ajnicholsIBI.
Here are the stories from Saturday, November 23rd.
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Tribe Happenings: Roster review, Murphy thoughts, and Smith bolts
Some news, notes and thoughts from my Indians notebook….
Reviewing the roster decisions
The Indians finalized their 40-man roster in advance of the November 20th roster deadline on Wednesday. The team can still sign free agents and trade for players, but the deadline is for adding players to the 40-man roster who are eligible for roster protection from the upcoming Rule 5 Draft...
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MLB News: Indians’ Carlos Santana taking grounders at third base
Indians catcher and first baseman Carlos Santana has been taking grounders at third base this offseason, according to The Plain Dealer’s Paul Hoynes.
In his usual mailbag for Sunday’s paper, Hoynes took a first question about Lonnie Chisenhall’s future at third base. Here was his response:
Yes, I believe the Indians will give Chisenhall a shot at the starting job in 2014 but...
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What to Do With Tony Wolters?
The Indians have a problem in the upper-middle minor league levels that they have yet to fully address. With Jason Kipnis under control through 2017, the Indians have little need for another top level second baseman, but they have a plethora available. From Carolina to Columbus, the Indians have no less than nine Major League quality prospects that could play short stop or second...
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Indians probably won't be able to keep free-agent reliever Joe Smith
Free agent Joe Smith’s chances of getting the three-year deal he’s seeking improved Friday with the help of the San Francisco Giants. Which is another way of saying, Smith probably won’t be re-signing with the Indians.
It was Friday that the Giants came to terms with left-hander Javier Lopez on a three-year deal worth $13 million. Lopez, a free agent, is set to rejoin the...
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How crazy would it be for Indians to consider trading Michael Bourn?
The Indians shocked much of baseball by signing All-Star outfielder Michael Bourn in February to a deal worth up to $60 million over five years.
While the team then surprised en route to 92 wins and an AL Wild Card appearance, Bourn disappointed. After a four-year near-superstar average of 4.8 jWAR (definition here), he posted a measly 2.2 jWAR in 2013 – just barely above legitimate...
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Indians sign lefty Zagurski
The Indians added depth to their bullpen, signing left-hander Mike Zagurski to a minor league contract with an invitation to training camp this spring.
Zagurski spent time with Oakland, Pittsburgh and the New York Yankees last season. The 30-year-old went a combined 6-3 with a 3.04 ERA and two saves in 45 appearances. He struck out 83 in 53 1-3 innings, an impressive average of...
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MLB News: Grady Sizemore drawing interest
As of today, Grady Sizemore has still only played in the majors for the Cleveland Indians. That might just be about to change.
According to Nick Cafardo, Grady Sizemore has been getting a lot of interest because he should be ready for spring training. Of course, it’s hard to figure exactly what “a lot of interest” looks like for a player who has played in only about 200 games...
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Cleveland Indians Adding David Murphy Makes for an Intriguing Offseason Approach
The Cleveland Indians made a surprise November free agency move this week, adding left-handed hitting outfield David Murphy from the Texas Rangers. With many fans and pundits assuming the Indians would pursue a power hitting addition to their outfield, the Cleveland front office took that out of the equation—barring a trade—with the addition of Murphy.
Coming off a season to...
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Indians Rumors: Cleveland willing to listen on Asdrubal Cabrera
The Cleveland Indians are apparently listening to trade offers for shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Paul Hoynes. Hoynes writes in his piece that he doesn’t think Cleveland is actively trying to trade Cabrera, but implies that they could very well be convinced if a proper offer comes along. More from Hoynes’ piece:
…but if a team such as...
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Weighing the pros and cons of the David Murphy signing
David Murphy’s signing was some of the biggest news so far during the baseball offseason. The question is was this a good move for the Indians and what does it mean for the Indians plans this offseason.
The positives in adding Murphy is that at $6 million a year he could be a bargain as a possible starter in right field for the Indians. He is coming off a down year where his numbers...
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Indians Listening To Offers For 2B/SS Asdrubal Cabrera
Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that while the Indians are not actively trying to trade Asdrubal Cabrera, they are listening to offers.
Cabrera’s name has been linked to the Cardinals in the past, writes Hoynes, but since he’s entering the final year of his contract, and can be a free agent after the 2014 season, his value isn’t as high as it would have been...
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News of David Murphy signing with Indians was leaked by his daughter to her daycare teachers
The news that free agent outfielder David Murphy is signing with the Cleveland Indians is boring. The story of how news of Murphy signing with the Indians was broken is much cooler. It turns out that the initial word of the signing was leaked by Murphy’s daughter to her daycare teachers, ended up on Twitter, […]
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The Indians Early Closer Situation
A team's closer should be it's most dominant reliever. The one pitcher who, under any circumstances can be trusted to get the job done. The last Indians closer, Chris Perez, however was not allowed to pitch in any inning, let alone the ninth, for the last three games of the regular season and the one game play-off against Tampa. Going into 2014, this leaves the entire Indians...
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