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Cleveland
Indians Rumors
12-18-2006
This isn't really an Indians
rumor yet but Buster Olney's blog is saying Alexis Rios
OF is available with Toronto's signing of Vernon Wells. The Blue
Jays have a good young prospect that is ready for the OF in Adam
Lind. They are hoping Rios could bring back a middle to back end
of rotation starter. (Olney's rumor mentioned a #4) I really
don't know what the Indians would do with him since they have
too many OF now. But he fits the model they seem to like:
cheap: four years away from free
agency
a scout's dream: all physical
tools (6'5"/195) and won't take a walk to save his life
He'd be better than Blake and
Dellucci/Michaels though. Still, he's not worth Lee or
Westbrook. Maybe Byrd and an extra young OF?
12-06-2006
This rumor doesn't involve the Indians, but it should if
Hayden Penn is available. The Orioles appear to be looking
for a young 1st baseman (Indians don't want Garko anyway) and
outfield help, of which the Indians have quite a few.
"Orioles vice president Jim Duquette said
he exchanged text messages with
Brian Roberts
yesterday and assured him that he is "not going anywhere." On
Monday, the first day of the winter meetings, the Orioles and
the Braves were in the advanced stages of a deal that would have
sent Roberts and pitching prospect
Hayden Penn
to Atlanta for second baseman Marcus Giles and first baseman
Adam LaRoche."
More Manny
"The
Red Sox's signing of J.D. Drew to a five-year, $70
million deal could allow general manager Theo Epstein to
lower the asking price for Manny Ramirez, possibly
sending him to the Angels. Ramirez is reportedly interested in
returning to Cleveland, but the Indians aren't believed to have
gotten involved."
Lastings Milledge?
"Those
items still draw daily interest from clubs wondering if Milledge
is available, and if so, for what players. One executive
identified the Cleveland Indians as a club interested in
Milledge; another pointed to the Oakland Athletics as a possible
destination."
12-05-2006
More
Manny related rumors. It seems the asking price is
changing from the often reported three top prospects (for the
Indians, it was Adam Miller, Fausto Carmona, & Trevor Crowe) to
major league players now. Typical of the big spending teams.
They only want prospects as a last resort, and then only as trade currency to help their teams
win now.
"Boston
is asking a ton for outfielder Ramirez, who can veto any trade,
and the Red Sox aren’t having much luck. They asked Texas for a
package that included shortstop Michael Young – then told the
Dodgers they wanted three major league players in return."
Chicago is looking for starting pitching and Jake
Westbrook's name has been mentioned in many rumors involving
them over the last
month. Can't see Jacque Jones being of interest to the Indians.
"The
Cubs also may use Jones to lure starting pitcher Jake Westbrook
from Cleveland, but the Indians have shown little inclination to
move Westbrook, who looks to be a better fit in Wrigley Field
than Lilly."
12-03-2006
The 2006
MLB GM Winter Meetings have started Here is a running recap of
current rumors involving the Cleveland Indians.
In their
other rumors section, the Whittier Daily News had this to
say:
"Scot
Shields to the Cleveland Indians for minor-league outfielder
Trevor Crowe, a sweet swinger that Baseball America tabs as the
Indians' best hitter for average and the prospect with the best
strike-zone discipline."
The Providence Journal (Rhode
Island) has more rumors involving the Indians and Manny
Ramirez
here.
"At least five
teams have expressed varying levels of interest: San Francisco,
Seattle, San Diego, Cleveland and Los Angeles. Of those, the
Dodgers have by far the most to offer.
The Indians are
a long shot, but their stash of young players is as good as any
organization in the American League. And there's this: there's
little doubt that Ramirez would agree to the organization with
which he began his career."
From
RotoWorld:
"The
Indians are reportedly having serious conversations with free
agent Octavio Dotel.
Cleveland really needed quality over quantity when it came to
the pen, but they've already brought in two veterans and seem
likely to acquire a third. Dotel would be a candidate to close
if signed. However, there are going to be a lot of teams in on
him, including some from large markets."
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