sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 7/3/2009
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Indians higher-ups say they aren't likely to trade hitting star Victor Martinez. Not only is Martinez one of the better hitters in baseball, with 14 home runs, 57 RBIs and .313 batting average, but the Indians hold a bargain 2010 club option on Martinez for $7 million.
mysportsrumors.com - 7/7/2009
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mysportsrumors.com —
The Cleveland Indians are on the move and
I definitely don’t mean in the standings. The trade...
of Mark DeRosa has solidified that the Indians are the first official sellers in this years trade market. Yes, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made a few trades but we knew they’d sell players ...
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Indians On The Move
sports.espn.go.com - 6/29/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
"We got beat by a great team. We've
got a lot of young guys on this team....
This wasn't the end of something. It was the beginning of something." -- Cleveland first baseman Ryan Garko after the Indians, one win from the World Series, blew a 3-games-to-1 ...
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Cleveland Indians fall on hard times
clevelandfrowns.com - 7/6/2009
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clevelandfrowns.com —
Yesterday, Tribe GM Mark Shapiro announced that Eric
Wedge’s job is safe at least until the end...
of this season. This is undoubtedly upsetting news to a great number of WKNR hosts, callers, and the rest of the throng that’s been calling for Wedgie’s head since May, many of whom also believe that ...
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Call Off the Wedgehunt
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Heyman On V-Mart, Red Sox, Chapman
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Jon Heyman of SI.com says the Red Sox will come calling if the Indians are willing to part with Victor Martinez. And take this for what it's worth, but the Indians were scouting Boston's best prospects this week. Here are details on those two clubs and the rest of Heyman's rumors: ...
Heyman: If Cleveland’s willing to trade Martinez, Boston’s a likely suitor
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Heyman: If Cleveland’s willing to trade Martinez, Boston’s a likely suitor Bah...rumors, rumors. Remember when it was rumored that Don Mincher had invented drooping tear-drop eyeglasses? Wasn’t true. Indians higher-ups say they aren’t likely to trade hitting star Victor Martinez. Not only is Martinez one of the better hitters in baseball, with 14 home runs, 57 RBIs and .313 batting average, but the Indians hold a bargain 2010 club option on Martinez for $7 million. A trade for Martinez still has to be considered something of a long shot. Yet, within the past day or two the ...
A Lazy Sunday After the Fireworks
The DiaTribe —
... On said trade front, there are a couple of hot spots to hit in terms of relating it to Indians’ news starting with SI’s Jon Heymann, who adds the “Will the Indians trade Victor Martinez” to what must be his already full “Will the Indians trade CP Lee” basket, mentioning the Red Sox and the Giants as potential suitors but only by reading the first two paragraphs, you get the sense that this is simply idle speculation by Heymann: ...
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Cleveland Indians: The year of the miserable
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/3/2009 — The Cleveland Indians’ miserable season continues. Whatever can go wrong does—injuries, relief pitching, starting pitching, and hitting. They opened their annual summer garage sale with the trade of Mark DeRosa. Who is next? There are so many rumors. There are rumors about Victor Martinez. ...
C Victor Martinez Named to 2009 All-Star Team
thetribedaily.com 7/5/2009 — Catcher Victor Martinez selected to represent the Cleveland Indians at the 2009 All-Star Game. Why the Indians suckness has led to Shin-Soo Choo being left off roster and final vote.
Indians On The Move —
My Sports Rumors
The Cleveland Indians are on the move and I definitely don’t mean in the standings. The trade of Mark DeRosa has solidified that the Indians are the first official sellers in this years trade market. Yes, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made a few trades but we knew they’d sell players ...
Would the Indians really trade Victor Villian? —
Diamond Hoggers
There's a few rumors out there that trade possibilities for Indians catcher Victor Martinez are being explored. Martinez is having an All-Star season at 30 years old for the Tribe. He's hitting .313 with 14 home runs and 57 RBI. He's probably got five or six very good years left as long ...
The Mike Lowell Dilemma —
The Bottom Line
Mike Lowell hit the DL today and, as expected, Jeff Bailey was added to the roster.
If Lowell's hip bothers him for the rest of the season, the Sox will have to make some decisions and they could make a move in that direction before the trade deadline on July 31st.
Here are some options:
Jeff ...