Cleveland Indians

Latest Updates

Cleveland Indians Have High Interest in Shane Victorino

According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Cleveland Indians are a “prime suitor” for the services of top free agent outfielder Shane Victorino. Crasnick added that Terry Francona personally…Read More

New York Mets interested in acquiring Vinnie Pestano

According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the New York Mets are interested in trading for Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano. The 27-year-old sported a terrific 2.57 ERA in 70 appearances for the…Read More

Jason Bay, Melky Cabrera Possible Fits for Tribe

Cleveland Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes did a mailbag piece this weekend and mentioned both Jason Bay and Melky Cabrera as options for upgrade the left field position in Cleveland. While Cabrera’s…Read More

Indians Interested in Kevin Youkilis

Cleveland Indians GM Mark Antonetti didn’t come out and say as much, but Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer connected the dots and determined that free agent Kevin Youkilis would fill a need, or a few…Read More

Indians Swap with Blue Jays: Rogers for Aviles, Gomes

The Cleveland Indians have acquired infielder Mike Aviles and utility man Yan Gomes from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for relief pitcher Esmil Rogers in a trade announced yesterday afternoon. It’s…Read More

And more..

2012 Season Review Series: Cleveland Indians

In 2011, the Cleveland Indians raced out to a 35-15 start. They were the talk of baseball and their manager,…Read More

Terry Francona Returns To Dugout

Almost without fail, no matter how much fun they have, and regardless of how relaxing they find the job…Read More

Indians to Interview Terry Francona

The Cleveland Indians fired manager Manny Acta last week, with just six games to go in the season. According…Read More

Francona Will Interview for Cleveland’s Managerial Opening

About a year ago, the Boston Red Sox, then piloted by long-time skipper Terry Francona, were about to…Read More

Manny Acta Fired by Indians

The Cleveland Indians announced Thursday that they have relieved manager Manny Acta of his duties with…Read More

Indians Improve Their Starting Pitching by Shelving Jimenez

At the trade deadline in 2011, the Cleveland Indians were desperately trying to hang on in the AL Central…Read More

Is Manny Acta’s Job in Jeopardy?

The Cleveland Indians were one of baseball’s great stories for most of the 2011 season. They raced…Read More

Weiters and Santana Stuck in Neutral

2012 has been an excellent season for catchers. Yadier Molina, Buster Posey, and A.J. Pierzynski…Read More

Grady Sizemore Won’t Play in 2012

It’s easy to forget how good Grady Sizemore once was. In a four-year period beginning with his first full season in…Read More

As First Women Enter Augusta National, Where Does MLB’s Gender Barrier Stand?

Yesterday, Augusta National Golf Club announced that it would admit two female members for the first…Read More

Indians’ Acta Points Out Several Holes in Cleveland Lineup

The Cleveland Indians rode into the All-Star break among the leaders in what was then a three-horse race…Read More

Behind The Transactions Names Are Real People

Running my eyes up and down the long list in my local sports section recently I couldn’t help…Read More

Frank Robinson Still In The Game

Frank Robinson was a Hall of Fame player with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. He was the…Read More

The Luckiest Teams In Baseball

Recently, fellow Call to the Pen author Spencer Hendricks used some advanced metrics to examine which…Read More

Indians Designate Derek Lowe, Dodgers Designate Bobby Abreu

Now that the non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone, teams will start to trim the fat on their rosters. Players…Read More