Jake Westbrook

When the Indians traded Jake Westbrook to the Cardinals this summer, there was a near-universal suggestion that the Tribe could sign him this off-season, since 2010 was the final year of his three-year contract extension. Now that he’s played a few months with the Cardinals, the notion that we have a shot to bring Jake back into the fold is looking to be less than a sure thing. According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Jake is already thinking about a potential deal with...Read Full Story

Most of the current Indians fall neatly into one of two fairly defined camps: those who are worth keeping and those who should be traded to contenders for prospects.  It’s obvious that the Indians would love to trade Peralta, Kearns, and Wood to any team that would take them.  Santana, Cabrera, Choo et. al. are obvious pieces that must stay with the team into the next contending cycle. But Jake Westbrook provides an interesting dilemma for the Indians, especially considering the recent...Read Full Story

Last night’s win over the Tigers was promising.  Not only was this team hurting for a victory after losing three of four to the Yankees, but other than Choo’s home run, each of the performances buoyed the potential trade value of some Cleveland assets.  Russell Branyan hit his seventh home run, Kerry Wood gathered a save, and Jake Westbrook looked sharp, giving up one run through seven and two thirds solid innings. While everybody knows that the goal will be to trade Branyan and Wood before...Read Full Story

As if the financial imbalances of Major League Baseball weren’t bad enough to begin with, the rich seemingly got richer this winter, while our little engine that probably can’t signed Austin Kearns and Shelley Duncan to minor league contracts. During the 2005 and 2007 seasons, the Indians were built to win with their pitching leading the way. The 2005 rotation looked like this: Kevin Millwood – 30 starts, 2.86 ERA C.C. Sabathia – 31 starts, 15 wins Cliff Lee – 32 starts, 18 wins...Read Full Story

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Indians MLB Pick: Cleveland Indians (150) Fri May 1st 2009 7:05p - MLB Baseball Odds Visit Touthouse.com for more MLB Baseball Picks and Baseball Betting info from LT Profits The Cleveland Indians have won the last seven straight head-to-head meetings with the Detroit Tigers including a three-game sweep here in Detroit, and at this nice price, they are worth an investment to keep that streak going. The Indians have been rather erratic at 8-14 so far, but...Read Full Story

The Indians haven’t been exactly forthcoming with the injury reports this year, so I suppose it is no surprise that we are still in the dark about Jake… Let’s start with what we know. On June 3rd the Indians placed Westbrook on the DL retroactive to May 29th. They called it “right elbow inflammation” and said Jake experienced tightness after his start on the 28th against the White Sox. Rumors then began to circulate that Jake was possibly in line for Tommy John surgery when they scheduled a...Read Full Story

The Cleveland Indians wasted no time in signing soon to be (at season's end) FA, Jake Westbrook . Westbrook is a very reliable starter in the league and given the prices of .500 pitchers such as Gil Meche (5 year, $55 million) and Ted Lilly (4 year, $40 million), this could prove to be a steal. Westbrook has won 44 games the past three seasons. Since 2004, only Westbrook, Cleveland teammate Cliff Lee, Minnesota's Johan Santana and Tiger's Kenny Rogers have won at least 14 games in each season...Read Full Story

Something that was glossed over in the wake of the Cliff Lee trade was a comment made to the press from GM Mark Shapiro: When asked who might be the Indians’ opening day starter next season, GM Mark Shapiro said, “Jake Westbrook if he’s healthy.” Quite an interesting development considering Jake hasn’t pitched since May 2008 and has never been considered top of the rotation material. True, Jake is a rock of consistency and probably the one vocal leader left on the team, despite being on...Read Full Story

Cardinals Add Jake Westbrook Lose Ryan Ludwick. by Joe Pawlikowski – July 31 2010. The NL Central figured to be a battleground once again this year but few Im sure had the Reds in it as late as July. Yet there they are … Continue reading here: Jake Westbrook SB Nation is a collection of over 250 individual communities each offering high quality year-round coverage and conversation led by fans who are passionate about their favorite teams leagues or sports. By empowering fans SB Nation...Read Full Story

A pair of Cleveland Indians starters were on rehab assignments yesterday as Jake Westbrook was the scheduled starter for the Double-A Akron Aeros, while Ohio State product Scott Lewis started for the Class A Lake County Captains. Westbrook is currently aiming for a late-June/early-July return to Cleveland after a couple more starts in Columbus, while Scott Lewis was reassigned back in late-April to the 60-day disabled list will hopefully return by the All-Star Break after several more minor...Read Full Story