With the Cleveland Indians' pitchers and catchers reporting to Goodyear, Arizona in less than a week, it's once again time to take a look at what the Tribe's Opening Day roster will look like. Those of you regularly following this series will know I've done this in October, November, December and January, but things have still changed in the last month. The Indians now have a new first baseman, new pitchers being signed and other developments...
The AP (via ESPN) reports that the Cleveland Indians have signed right handed pitcher Jon Garland. This morning it had been reported that the two sides had been nearing a deal, and he will take his physical in the Indians spring training complex ...
The most interesting battle on the team besides first base will be for the last spot in the rotation. This battle appears to be coming down to David Huff, Jeanmar Gomez, Kevin Slowey, and Zach McAllister. Huff pitched well last year in his return to Cleveland.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona has found himself to be in hot water after United States officials found out that he was falsifying his identity.It turns out that Carmona's real name is Roberto Hernandez Heredia and that he is actually 31 years old rather than the 28 the Indians had listed him to be in their media guide.The falsification of documents has been a growing problem in Major League Baseball. Leo Nunez (who is really Juan...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — On Tuesday, it appeared the Indians pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona was a step closer to joining his team in the United States. The movement may have been premature. William Weissman, consul general for the U.S ...
Jake Westbrook is a professional baseball player. He's a right-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians and wears number 37. He is managed by pitching manager Carl Willis.