Jhonny Peralta

Shapiro, who replaced Hart as general manager, continued the practice by negotiating multiyear deals with Grady Sizemore, Jhonny Peralta ... but Choo and his agent, Scott Boras, said no. Six Indians players filed for arbitration in January.  

We soldier on with the latest installment of Sleepers & Busts, looking at a couple of fellas whose names are prounced the same but spelled differently. For the sake of keeping things simple, let's keep the Jonny Gomes references to...  

He might well pitch one of the Mariners exhibition games in Japan, but Felix Hernandez and Jason Vargas had the first two that counted. Iwakuma took the news well – but it says much that Wedge didn’t let the matter linger. It’s a reminder ...  

Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge speaks at the baseball team's annual news conference ahead of spring training on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) SEATTLE (AP) - Right around the first of the year, Eric Wedge ...  

They were: Chone Figgins, Franklin Gutierrez, Miguel Olivo, Casper Wells, Kyle Seager, Brendan Ryan, new catcher John Jaso, Smoak and Ackley. Wedge's standard will be much higher this season, and he wanted those players to be the first to know it.