http://ballhype.com/mlb/victor_martinez/ The Web's top Victor Martinez news from BallHype - find more at http://ballhype.com/mlb/victor_martinez/ en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.dailyradar.com/media/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/mlb/victor_martinez/ 120 60 http://ballhype.com/article/know-your-prospects-of-1b-cleveland-indians-jordan/ <p>   And he's sad, sad Jordan Brown, He's the saddest slugger in the whole damn town. He's better than a minor league star, But with the Indians he won't go far. -From Jim Croce's unreleased Sad, Sad Jordan Brown   The Cleveland Indians' hard-hitting, lefthanded first baseman/outfielder Jordan Brown is major league ready. But from the Cleveland Indians' treatment of him, one would think otherwise. Through four full professional seasons, Brown has excelled at every level: in 2006 he captured the high Class A Carolina League's Most Valuable Player award, in 2007 the Double-A Eastern League's Most Valuable Player award, and in 2009 the Triple-A International League's batting championship. Still, Brown has yet to receive even a September call up to the big league club. Yesterday, Brown's contract was purchased by the Indians, effectively protecting him from the Rule 5 Draft and thus ensuring he will be in the Cleveland system in 2010. And since Brown is blocked at all of&nbsp;...</p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/cleveland_indians/">Cleveland Indians</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/victor_martinez/">Victor Martinez</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/travis_hafner/">Travis Hafner</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/andy_marte/">Andy Marte</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/grady_sizemore/">Grady Sizemore</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/kinston_indians/">Kinston Indians</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/know-your-prospects-of-1b-cleveland-indians-jordan/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:28:27 +0000 MLB Cleveland Indians Victor Martinez Travis Hafner Andy Marte Grady Sizemore Kinston Indians http://ballhype.com/article/red-sox-release-catcher-kottaras/ <p>With Victor Martinez already entrenched as the starter behind the plate in 2010 and Jason Varitek guaranteed to return as his backup, the Red Sox have released catcher George Kottaras, according to a team spokesman.</p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/victor_martinez/">Victor Martinez</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_varitek/">Jason Varitek</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/george_kottaras/">George Kottaras</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/red-sox-release-catcher-kottaras/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:30:00 +0000 MLB Boston Red Sox Victor Martinez Jason Varitek George Kottaras