blog.cleveland.com - 5/22/2008
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Chicago- Asdrubal Cabrera says he doesn't even look at his batting average. It's a good thing or he may suffer sticker-shock arrest. Cabrera is hitting .175 (22-for-126). It's the lowest batting average for an American League player among the 90 players ranked by ESPN.com. Under normal circumstances - meaning two or three Indians regulars were at or above lukewarm with the bats - Cabrera ...
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There's A New Rightfielder In Cleveland
Fantasy Alpha —
From this morning's Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Right fielder Franklin Gutierrez, sitting for his fifth straight start, was not. What happened to Gutierrez? 'Ben Francisco happened to him,' Wedge said. 'Benny has come up and swung the bat well and taken some time away from him.' Francisco is one of the few Indians hitters who looks like he has a clue at the plate, and is hitting .340. He's taken over right field, while Gutierrez appears to be David Dellucci's latest platoon partner in left." Gutierrez was a sexy sleeper coming off his 2007 season ...
The Offense is Bad
1835 Miles Away —
... Cabrera is apparently still playing because of his defense. The way he is hitting might be tolerable if he was playing brilliant defense at short-stop but he only plays there when Peralta needs a rest. Second base is not as premium a position that we can just give at-bats away. His glove isn’t so important that a struggling offense can continue to carry a .172/.272/.234 hitter. I’m not sure even Ozzie Smith would be playable if he hit like Cabrera is right now. Of course, the options we have available to ...
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Borowski set to return —
Major League Baseball News 5/23/2008
Joe Borowski, the closer who led the American League in saves last season but has struggled in the early going his year, will be activated off the 15-day disabled list Friday and will resume his role in the back end of the Indians' bullpen.
