Next Man Gone: Who Will The Tribe Trade Next?
bleacherreport.com 7/2/2009 — Over the weekend, the Cleveland Indians started the process of what many believe is their fire sale to end their 2009 season. Mark Shapiro and company believe that there is still a sliver of hope, because they traded from a deep spot to improve on ...

Report: Indians open to trading Lee, Martinez
scoresreport.com 7/3/2009 — While it would have to take quite the package(s) to pry them away from Cleveland, the Indians are open to the idea of trading pitcher Cliff Lee and catcher Victor Martinez according to a report by the Plain Dealer . The Indians could put together a decent rotation next year with Lee, Jake ...

Off Day Notes on the Tribe
indiansconfidential.com 6/22/2009 — Today the Indians signed their 13 th round selection from the 2009 First Year Player Draft…Today the Indians signed RHP JEREMY JOHNSON out of Washington State University… They have now signed 18 of their 50 selections and 13 of their top 16 choices. INF ASDRUBAL CABRERA will begin a 20-day ...

Too Soon, the Victor Martinez Era Ends
letsgotribe.com 8/2/2009 — More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP Talent, dedication and leadership put Martinez in the front rank of this era's signature stars. Browse more ...

Martinez Is Back
mvn.com 5/10/2009 — Victor Martinez has been one of the premier offensive catchers in baseball since 2004. Martinez burst onto the scene with the Cleveland Indians at 25 years old that spring, hitting .283/.359/.49 with 23 home runs and a 125 OPS+. He produced an excellent 10.3 BB% rate and .358 wOBA. For ...

Victor Is Back
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 5/10/2009 — Victor Martinez has been one of the premier offensive catchers in baseball since 2004. Martinez burst onto the scene with the Cleveland Indians at 25 years old that spring, hitting .283/.359/.49 with 23 home runs and a 125 OPS+. He produced an excellent 10.3 BB% rate and .358 wOBA. For his ...

However Beautiful the Strategy
letsgotribe.com 6/22/2009 — The season is over. We've had some dreadful luck, but a reversal of fortune by itself couldn't change the commanding position our rivals cumulatively hold over us.  We're five games behind Chicago and no better than they are, in terms of runs ...

Indians On The Move
mysportsrumors.com 7/7/2009 — 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 ...

A Look Back at A Look Ahead
clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com 7/14/2009 — Since I’m not one of these All-Star Game guys and couldn’t care less about the Home Run Derby or anything associated with it and as I’m going to venture to say that a “where do we stand now” piece is not going to be anything different than what’s been posted here for the last month, I thought ...

Indians Fall to Sox Again
deepleftfield.com 7/9/2009 — In news that should surprise no Indians fan, Cleveland was shut down by Chicago 5-1. The loss is Cleveland’s 17th over their last 22 games. Chicago, in the meantime, is now 44-40, a mere two games behind Detroit for the division lead. Contrary to Cleveland’s downfall, the White Sox ...

Perez activated, available out of 'pen — Major League Baseball News 6/29/2009
Newly acquired right-handed reliever Chris Perez was activated by the Indians on Monday and was available to pitch out of the bullpen for the series opener against the White Sox.

Indians option Barfield, clearing spot for Perez — SI.com - MLB 6/29/2009
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Infielder Josh Barfield has been optioned to Triple-A Columbus by the Cleveland Indians, clearing a roster spot for newly acquired right-hander Chris Perez.

Laffey to make another start in Minors — Major League Baseball News 6/29/2009
Indians lefty Aaron Laffey, working his way back from a right oblique strain suffered in May, made what he had hoped would be his final Minor League rehab start at Double-A Akron on Sunday. Trouble was, it wasn't much of a start.

Indians recall newly acquired RHP Perez (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/30/2009
Chris Perez jumped leagues and went backward in the standings. In three days, the reliever went from first place to last. Acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals to help Cleveland's dreadful bullpen, Perez, a right-hander with a fastball in the mid-90s, ...

Cleveland Indians add Chris Perez; Josh Barfield sent to minors — ESPN.com - MLB 6/30/2009
Acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals to help Cleveland's dreadful bullpen, Chris Perez was added to the roster on Monday as the last-place Indians opened a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox.