castrovince.mlblogs.com - 7/2/2009
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The Indians and Rays have completed a trade of relievers. Triple-A right-hander John Meloan has been sent to the Rays in exchange for right-hander Winston Abreu, who will slot into the Tribe's big-league bullpen in the coming days. The 32-year-old...
cleveland.com - 7/4/2009
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cleveland.com —
CLEVELAND -- After tonight's game, the Indians were
expected to announce the addition of right-handed reliever Winston...
Abreu to the major-league roster. Manager Eric Wedge did not comment on who was coming or going, but in the clubhouse, reliever...
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Indians (apparently) designate Herges for assignment
mvn.com - 7/6/2009
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mvn.com —
I had a guide to the Tampa Bay
Rays blogosphere almost three months ago. Since then, there...
has been about every one and their uncle making their own. Today I will just provide you a list of all the blogs I could find and a quick sentence for some of them (These are broadly ranked): Key : ...
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Tampa Bay Rays Blogosphere: A List Of Rays Blogs
mvn.com - 7/2/2009
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mvn.com —
The Rays have finally made a move to
complete the DF'A of Winston Abreu by trading him...
to the Cleveland Indians for reliever John Meloan . Meloan will be placed on the 40-man roster, in the last open spot. Abreu was designated for assignment to make room for Chad Bradford last Saturday. Abreu ...
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Rays Acquire Reliever John Meloan From Indians For ...
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John Meloan Traded to Tampa for Winston Abreu
The Tribe Daily —
Anyone have John Meloan on the next to be traded pool? I didn't.. I didn't even have him on the list. I wrote that this morning. This is downright stupid. The Indians traded Meloan to Tampa for Winston Abreu. You might be saying, oh well who's Winston Abreu, and will he help us? The answer to that second question is, I don't know. But the answer, really doesn't mean jack. Because Winston Abreu is a 32 year old Triple-A relief pitcher. WHAT? Yeah I just said that. Meloan as we know was the 18th ...
Friday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... of fan balloting are in, and Brett Lawrie bobbleheads will be given to the first 1000 fans through the gates for the Timber Rattlers' game on September 3.
One power ranking to pass along today: Yahoo moved the Brewers up from seventh to sixth.
Around the majors:
Cubs: Completed their trade for Rockies IF Jeff Baker, sending minor league pitcher Al Albuquerque to the Rockies. They also designated Ryan Freel for assignment.
Indians: Acquired reliever Winston Abreu from the Rays for AAA reliever John Meloan.
Marlins: ...
A Lazy Sunday After the Fireworks
The DiaTribe —
... While moving the 24-year-old John Meloan for the 32-year-old Winston Abreu certainly doesn’t make a lot of sense at first blush as the Indians essentially traded a AAA reliever for a AAA reliever, netting the OLDER player at a time when all young bullpen options should be getting looks, let’s take a different look at this with the assumption that this is simply a precursor to another move. ...
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Tampa Bay Rays acquire pitcher from Indians for Winston Abreu
blogs.tampabay.com 7/2/2009 — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired right-handed relief pitcher John Meloan from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Winston Abreu, according to a news release issued by the team. Meloan (ma-LONE) has been added to the ...
Indians Trade John Meloan to Tampa Bay
waitingfornextyear.com 7/2/2009 — Acquired just last season, pitcher John Meloan will find a new team in the Tampa Bay Rays as the Indians have traded him for right-handed pitcher Winston Abreu.
Abreu, 32, will reportedly join the 25-man roster upon his arrival. The majority of his season thus far has been spent with Triple-A ...
Rays acquire reliever from Indians
tboblogs.com 7/2/2009 — The Rays acquired right-handed relief pitcher John Meloan today from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Winston Abreu. Meloan will report to Triple-A Durham. Meloan, who turns 25 on July 11, has spent the entire 2009 ...
The Rays Love Winston Abreu So Much, They Get Him Back
mvn.com 8/6/2009 — The Rays have signed reliever Winston Abreu to a minor league contract after being released by the Indians. After a brief call up with the Rays in June, Abreu was traded to the Cleveland Indians for another reliever, a younger one in John Meloan . He would not last to long with the Indians ...
Rays DFA Winston Abreu
mlbtraderumors.com 6/29/2009 — Marc Topkin of The St. Petersburg Times reports that the Rays have designated reliever Winston Abreu for assignment. He also notes that starter Andy Sonnanstine has been demoted to Triple-A Durham, and that Scott Kazmir and Chad Bradford were ...
Tribe acquires righty Abreu from Rays —
Major League Baseball News 7/2/2009
On Thursday, the Indians acquired right-hander Winston Abreu from the Rays in exchange for right-handed relief prospect John Meloan. Abreu will join the Tribe's bullpen in the coming days, with a corresponding roster move to be announced at that time.
