AFL Wrapup
The Peoria Sags finished the 2009 Arizona Fall League campaign in third place in the West Division with a 14-18 record. They were four games behind the eventual champion Peoria Javalinas. The AFL winner is pretty much irrelevant, as the focus is on individual prospect development. With that being said, lets take a look at how the Indians prospects fared this season: Matt McBride
Against All Odds, Stiller Nears End Of Incredible Journey
If there is one area of the Cleveland Indians minor league system where they have a lot of depth and talent, it arguably is in the bullpen. They have relievers of all different types up and down the system, be it high impact potential prospects or just good middle relief depth options. Power righties or crafty lefties. You name it, they pretty much have all bases covered in the system when it comes to relief pitch
2009 Rule 5 Eligibles
With the Indians making their 40-man roster selections, the final listing of Rule 5 Draft eligibles is now known. Here is the final listing going into the draft which will be held on Thursday December 10th. This listing will be linked on the right side of the page in the "Indians Resource Center" for easy reference.Pitchers:Dixon, Kevin*Edell, RyanEspino, PaoloFlores, JoseHerrmann, FrankJackson, ZachLewis, ScottLofgren, ChuckMartinez, AnillinsMeyer, MattPestano, VinniePino, YohanRosario, GregorioSmith, CarltonStiller, ErikTomlin, JoshTseng, Sung-Wei
Winter Ball Stats: 11/22 Update
First off, this is just another reminder that Paul Cousineau and I will be airing a special offseason edition of Smoke Signals tonight from 9:30-10:30pm. We will be talking about the recent roster moves, coach additions to Manny Acta's staff, and more, and will also have Indians left-handed pitcher Chuck Lofgren on as our guest. If you have any questions you would like answered on the show, please e-mail us at smokesignals@theclevelandfan.com or feel free to call us
Reviewing The Indians Roster Decisions
As a quick FYI, Paul Cousineau and I will be airing a special offseason edition of Smoke Signals this Sunday night November 22nd from 9:30-10:30pm. We will be talking about the recent roster moves, coach additions to Manny Acta's staff, and more, and may have an interview or two.