blog.cleveland.com - 7/22/2008
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Associated PressAngels starting pitcher Jon Garland is eligible for free agency this winter, but may be too expensive for the Tribe.Anaheim, Calif. -- For a team such as the Indians, free agency can be a risky venture. GM Mark Shapiro...
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Morning Update: Carmona To Start Saturday
The Tribe Daily —
... Mark Shapiro isn't expecting to spend much on Free Agents, even with CC Sabathia and Paul Byrd's contracts coming off the books. There is roughly 20 million less that they had this year that they won't have to worry about next year. Not to mention Casey Blake's six million which is the second highest yearly salary on the team aside from Travis Hafner and Jake Westbrook. ...
Would Cleveland Sign This Free Agent?
WaitingForNextYear —
Despite comments from GM Mark Shapiro that the Indians are ‘not the kind of team that can sign free agents’, Les Levine has his eye on a slugger that just might be available… Forget whether or not Shapiro would actually do this. We understand that he probably wouldn’t. The question is would you want Manny back? He certainly found a way to get ubder the skin of Clevelanders, first by signing a big contract in Boston and then by beating the Indians in the playoffs. He gets booed everytime he comes to the plate or to right field, yet only Jim Thome has hit more home runs in team ...
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Major League Baseball News 7/23/2008
Gary Matthews was given a day off Tuesday after making his first start in nine days Monday, but he is expected to be in the starting lineup again Wednesday when the Angels face left-hander Aaron Laffey in the series finale against the Indians.
