Cleveland Indians News

The Indians added first baseman/outfielder Jordan Brown and six others to the 40-man roster today to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft on Dec.

While the Indians aren't expected to go outside the organization to make any significant additions to their roster this winter, they do have some significant in-house additions coming later this week.

The Cleveland Indians have begun talks with the Chicago Cubs about reacquiring Milton Bradley, according to Haul Poynes of the Dain Plealer .

Food and monetary donations are being collected Wednesday from 5am to 9am at Gateway Plaza near Progressive Field Gate A for the Cleveland Foodbank.

Sandy Alomar Jr. is coming home. Alomar, 43, was named manager Manny Acta's first base coach today.

Second baseman Robbie Alomar was a Cleveland Indian for the last great years of what should be a Hall of Fame career.

The Cleveland Indians, along with Tyson Foods and Lift Up America, have come together to feed the hungry in Cleveland.

Would Travis Hafner have been an MVP if he didn't break his hand in 2006? Is Nap Lajoie the greatest Indian you've never heard of? Is Manny Ramirez one of the best Cleveland outfielders in the history of the franchise? More importantly, which Indian had the greatest ever offensive season at his position? Major League Baseball has been asking fans ...

Click here to see the 2010 exhibition schedule - The Cleveland Indians Monday announced the 2010 Cactus League exhibition schedule at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, AZ.

While one Indians fan is contemplating ways to clear salary space to extend Grady Sizemore's contract, Paul Hoynes asks the obvious questions --- does Sizemore want to be here past his contact in 2012? Hey, Hoynsie: I think the Tribe won't be good again until 2012.

The decline of the Cleveland Indians over the past two years, from playoff contender in 2007, to league average in 2008, to cellar dweller in 2009, has been perhaps the most dramatic in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies on Friday declined the 2010 team option on Rafeal Betancourt, making the reliever a free agent.

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Let's start with the crater in the middle of the Indians' starting rotation. After trading CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee in consecutive years, it resembles the kind of indentation that astronomers study on the far side of the moon.

The Indians should know soon if Jake Westbrook will be an option for their starting rotation in 2010.

The Indians jumped into the free agent market early last winter. They signed closer Kerry Wood in December at the winter meetings in Las Vegas to a two-year, $20.5 million deal.

The Boston Red Sox have picked up a $7.1 million option for 2010 on catcher Victor Martinez, according to a report from the Boston Globe on Monday.

While riding the undertow of their 97-loss season this year, the Indians reviewed the organization to see what went wrong and how to fix it.

Carl Pavano #44 of the Cleveland Indians pitches against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 19, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

On the same day the Indians began to fill out their coaching staff, they also filled a key scouting role Friday by hiring Ramon Pena as their director of Latin American operations.