News and Notes: Acta Speaks, Again.
More photos » by Tony Dejak - AP Mark Shapiro, normally the public face of the Indians, has given way this offseason to Manny Acta.

40-man updates
40-man updates Per Hoynes, the following were added to the 40-man roster: Jordan Brown Nick Weglarz Jason Donald Jeanmar Gomez Wes Hodges Carlos Rivero Kelvin De La Cruz Discuss.

Indians Expected To Name Alvaro Espinoza to Staff
Manny Acta and the Cleveland Indians have announced a press conference for tomorrow morning where they will announce that Alvaro Espinoza has been hired to a newly minted position: On/Off-Field Coordinator With Regards To Preparing For A Mid-1990s Style Run Of Success. Acta was enthusiastic about the hire in a chat with the media on Thursday. "When we decided to create this position, there were a lot of big names that people threw out. Roberto Alomar's name came up. So did Albert Belle's. Manny Ramirez called and expressed his interest in being interviewed. But, when we

Sandy Alomar Jr. returning to Tribe
Sandy Alomar Jr. returning to Tribe I apologize in advance for the link to a twitter page, but it will have to do until an article is out. Thank you, Castrovince! UPDATED with Indians.com link. Alomar will be the first base coach and work with the catchers. [Jay]

Another 40-man opinion
Another 40-man opinion Tony Lastoria makes his 40-man roster predictions prior to this Friday's deadline. Tony does a lot of wonderful minor league stuff but roster construction is not something I tend to agree with him on and this is no different. His prediction: "Seven players are added: Jordan Brown, Jason Donald, Jeanmar Gomez, Chuck Lofgren, Matt McBride, Yohan Pino, and Nick Weglarz. If an eighth is rostered, it is Carlos Rivero, and if only six are rostered then Lofgren is not."