Rumors for Cleveland Indians
Indians sign Casey Kotchman
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The Cleveland Indians have signed Casey Kotchman to a one-year deal worth $3mm, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports.
Kotchman hit a .306 avg in 563 plate appearances for the Rays last season on a minor league deal that paid him $750k.
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Indians sign Dan Wheeler
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The Cleveland Indians have signed reliever Dan Wheeler to a minor-league deal, Alex Speier of WEEI.com reports. Wheeler will earn $900k if he is in the Majors, and can earn $50K for reaching 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70 appearances, $50K for 35 games finished, $75K for 40 games finished and $125K each for 45 and 50 games finished (contract details compliments of Jordan Bastian of MLB.com).
Wheeler posted a 4.38 era and averaged 7 strikeouts per nine innings in 49 1/3 innings for Boston last season.
Wheeler made $3mm last season and became a free agent when Boston declined his $3mm team option for 2012.
Speier also notes that the Red Sox will not receive compensation for Wheeler signing with the Indians even though he is a type B free agent because he signed a minor league deal.
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Indians Acquire Kevin Slowey From Rockies
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The Cleveland Indians have acquired Kevin Slowey from the Rockies in exchange for Zach Putnam and cash according to a tweet by Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports.
Slowey, 27, is a career 39-29 and a 4.66 ERA in 100 career appearances all for the Minnesota Twins. He was previously traded to the Rockies this off-season in exchange for RHP Daniel Turpen.
Putnam, 24, was 1-1 with a 6.14 ERA in 8 appearances last season. He also made his Major League debut last year.
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Indian sign Julio Lugo
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The Cleveland Indians have signed Julio Lugo to a minor deal with an invite to Spring Training, Dionisio Soldevila of the AP reports.
Last season with the Braves, Lugo hit .136 avg in 136 plate appearances.
In 2005, Lugo posted a career year with the Rays where he hit .295 in 616 plate appearances while posting a .362 OBP. That year he made $3.15mm.
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Indians sign Lewis and agree with Accardo
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The Cleveland Indians have announced that they have signed outfielder Fred Lewis to a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training.
The team has also agreed to terms on a Minor League contract with relief pitcher Jeremy Accardo, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports.
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Orlando Cabrera announces his retirement
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According to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes, Orlando Cabrera has announced his retirement, via a Colombian radio station. Cabrera spent 15 seasons in the Majors spending time with the Expos, Red Sox, Angels, White Sox, Athletics, Twins, Indians and Giants.
Last season Cabrera started off the year with the Indians before making his to the Bay and joining the Giants via the trade route.
In his career, Cabrera posted a .272 avg and had 123 home runs while posting a career .317 OBP.
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Happy Holidays from the PRO Rumors team
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From all of us at PRO Rumors, we’d like to wish you all a Happy Holidays! We hope that all of your holiday wishes (and your baseball wishes) have come true!
Indians in talks with Cameron and LaRoche
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In an article by Terry Pluto of The Plain Dealer, he notes that the Cleveland Indians have been in serious talks with Mike Cameron. The team also has been involved in talks with Andy LaRoche.
Pluto speculates that if the players are signed, they would be Minor League deals.
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Indians acquire Cunningham, DFA Judy
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The Indians acquired outfielder Aaron Cunningham from the San Diego Padres earlier today for Minor League pitcher Cory Burns, according to baseball sources close to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN (later confirmed by the team). In a parallel move, the Indians announced that they have designated Josh Judy for assignment.
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