System Overview:Coming into the season, the Indians farm system was widely regarded as one of the worst, if not the worst, in all of baseball. After graduating Jason Kipnis and Lonnie Chisenhall, dealing away Drew Pomeranz and Alex White, and the usual array of injuries and general lack of development, the system was very thin, […]
I was quite high on Esmil Rogers when Cleveland claimed him on waivers from the Rockies in mid-June, writingat the time that the right-hander “should prove to be a fantastic buy low option for the budget-conscience Indians, as (he) has consistently outperformed his ugly numbers.” And Rogers, despite a career 6.77 ERA prior to the […]
Dave Cameron — of FanGraphs fame — posted a rather intriguing article on ESPN Wednesday morning entitled: 5 AL Moves That Need to Happen. (Warning, it’s part of ESPN’s Insider.) It’s nothing more than conjecture, something to pass the time prior to the beginning of free agency. But it’s a good read, typical of Cameron. […]
ESPN’s Buster Olney probably said it best, “And there are a lotof people around who believe that he’s crazy to take the Cleveland job.” When CBS’s Jon Heyman first broke word that Francona could potentially end up in Cleveland in mid-September it seemed to be a pipedream at best, nothing more than rumor mill fodder. […]
There’s been a fair amount of speculation surrounding designated hitter Travis Hafner’s future with the Cleveland Indians beyond this season, going back as far as March and as recently as August. Hafner, 35, is coming off of another injury-marred season, appearing in just 62 games this year and just 368 total since his four-year, $57 […]
For the first time in years, the Cleveland Indians should have some serious money to play with in the offseason. Travis Hafner’s albatross of a contract is finally coming off the books. The Grady Sizemore gamble proved to be a $5 million bust. The same could be said for Derek Lowetoo. All three, by the […]
With just over two weeks remaining in the season and Indians fighting to stay on the positive side of 100 losses, CBS’ Jon Heyman dropped a bit of a bomb on Wednesday evening, reportingthat Terry Francona’s “name is already making the rounds in insider circles as a possibility to manage either Detroit or Cleveland, if […]
Shin-Soo Choo is arguably the best transaction made under the Mark Shapiro-led regime, be it during his time as GM (2001-2010) or team president (2010-current). Choo, who was acquired along with Shawn Nottingham from Seattle for first baseman Ben Broussardand cash, has developed into a solid, five-tool, owning a career .289/.381/.468 line and generally playing […]
Ugh. Here we go again. Chris Perez – or more appropriately, his mouth – is back in the news, this time blasting not only the Indians’ budget-conscience ownership, but also the front office. Perez, according to Jon Paul Morosi over at FoxSports, stated the obvious differences between Cleveland’s ownership, the Dolans, and Detroit’s, Mike Ilitch. […]
Prior to the Indians’ horrific collapse – they started the season 50 – 50 and have gone 8 – 28 since – the organization showed a fairly large amount of reluctance in trusting what prospect depth it has dwelling in the upper minor leagues. Right-hander Jeanmar Gomez, never a solid prospect because of some fringy […]
