Wes Hodges News

In the MLB, the months of November and December are probably most looked at for the big name signings or the blockbuster trades that occur, thanks to the winter meetings.

Maybe the Indians will leave the Winter Meetings with a new player, after all. With an open roster spot in the wake of last week's trade that sent catcher Kelly Shoppach to the Rays, the Tribe is exploring potential pickups in Thursday's Rule 5 Draft.

I call these guys fringe guys because at the moment, their performance does not really warrant status as legitimate prospects.

It's the holiday season, money's a little tight, and I've got Bath & Body Works gift cards to buy for all my relatives.

Ok.A Ok.A I suppose its time to get serious. The Indians are not trading for Roy Halladay or Vernon Wells.A They're not signing Chan Ho Park and they're not courting Marco Scutaro.A The rumors of Kevin Millar sightings at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame may have been exaggerated.

With no shortage of Rule 5-eligible players worthy of protection, the Indians filled up their 40-man roster before Friday's 11:59 p.m. ET deadline.

The Cleveland Indians have added pitchers Kelvin De La Cruz of Class-A Mahoning Valley and Jeanmar Gomez of Double-A Akron and five other minor leaguers to their 40-man roster.

In April, Wes Hodges expects to begin a second triple-A season playing third base for the Columbus Clippers.

Wednesday 09 Sep 2009 Cleveland Indians Farm Report Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 06:41AM MINOR LEAGUE REPORT PLAYOFF EDITION COLUMBUS CLIPPERS '09 Overall: 57-85 4th, 27.0GB Final 10: 4-10 Yesterday: Columbus finished their 2009 season with a 3-0 loss to Toledo... RHP HECTOR RONDON went 7.2IP and gave up 3R on 8H in the loss... CF DONNIE WEBB ...

If one wanted to know how it is that the Aeros have gotten to this place - owning the best record in the league, being the top team in all of minor-league baseball for a majority of the season and cruising to a regular-season division title - one need look no further than the trio of Mike Sarbaugh, Carlos Santana and Jeanmar Gomez.

Right now, the waiting is the hardest part for Jordan Brown. With a week remaining in the Clippers' season, Brown still has no idea whether the Cleveland Indians will call him to the major leagues next week for the first time in his career.

CLEVELAND: Wyatt Toregas insists this is the true story of how his parents picked his name.

Donnie Webb singled three times and drove in three runs in his triple-A debut and Yohan Pino pitched seven innings in his first appearance with the Clippers to spark a 9-2 victory over the Louisville Bats tonight in Huntington Park.

The Louisville Bats fell to the Columbus Clippers 5-3 tonight, but in doing so, clinched the International League West division title.

Brian Myrow and Jeff Salazar each collected four hits Wednesday afternoon to lead the Indianapolis Indians to a 4-1 win over the Columbus Clippers at Victory Field.

Brian Myrow hit two home runs and drove in three runs to lead the Indianapolis Indians to a 4-1 win over the Clippers today in Victory Field.

On his way out of the Clippers clubhouse this afternoon, Matt LaPorta shook hands with teammates, autographed two last baseballs for Wes Hodges and hurried to his car for the two-hour drive to Cleveland and the Major Leagues.

The Clippers should set a regular-season attendance record for the franchise Thursday night, which is a testimony to the new Huntington Park and not the last place baseball team listing toward September and a berth in dry dock.

Columbus threw away leads of 3-0 and 7-4 and lost a Class AAA International League game, 8-7, to the Mud Hens in Toledo on Tuesday night.

To a team starving for offense, a bloop hit can taste every bit as satisfying as a ball hit over a light tower.