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I've gone through the Indians' 40-man roster, and as we sit here today — you are sitting, aren't you? — there are only seven players who you can say with absolute certainty will be on the Indians' opening-day roster next year: Asdrubal Cabrera, Shin-Soo Choo, Travis Hafner, Jhonny Peralta, Grady Sizemore, Fausto Carmona and Kerry Wood. That's a remarkably low figure if you think about it. If the Indians had their way, they'd only have six, because they would love to trade Wood. A $10 million closer on a bad team is about as bad as it gets in the area of resource management. --

Hey, there's a lot of teams in the same boat as we are   -Manny Acta

 

Kalamazoo also continued their dominance over Trenton, as the K-Wings are now 3-0-0-0 against the Devils. Outscoring the Devils 14-2 in three match-ups, the K-Wings have kept Trenton off the scoreboard in 133:40 consecutive minutes, which dates back to third period of the K-Wings 6-2 victory on October 17 th . Commissioner Bud Selig shaved drug suspensions of players and broke the rules of MLB.  

Corning East senior Travis Rosenwinkel signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Mansfield University on Thursday. Rosenwinkel was a key offensive and defensive component for the Trojans last season. As a pitcher, he posted a 3-3 record with 43 strikeouts in 40 innings, while carrying a 2.00 ERA.

He leads by example. He’s not a rah-rah individual who is going to be a cheerleader. He just leads on and off the field   -John Knapp

 

Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract yesterday from the Chicago Cubs. Grabow, a 31-year-old left-hander, combined to go 3-0 with a 3.36 ERA last season in a career-high 75 relief appearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cubs. He pitched 30 games and had a 3.24 ERA for the Cubs after he was acquired on July 30 along with left-hander Tom Gorzelanny from the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitchers Jose ...

Austin is a special offensive player…   -Billy Godwin

 

One of the nice things about this time of year in the Independent Baseball-writing business is we sometimes can sit back without the daily buzz of games and think about some of the factors -- and the people -- that make this business go. I have written from time to time about some of the league commissioners and certain owners when something special was happening, perhaps giving credit if someone had stepped in and saved a franchise or maybe even a full league or earned a certain honor. Joe ...

We have no control over it   -Clegg Snipes

 

A former assistant principal at Harrison High School, accused of stealing thousands of dollars from concession stand sales of a local youth baseball league, was back in Vanderburgh Circuit Court this week. Andy Ice, 41, is facing a charge of theft, a class D felony, accused of depositing about $4,000 from the concession stand funds of the McCutchanville Baseball and Softball League into his personal bank account. On Thursday, attorney Michael Keating entered his appearance as Ice's counsel.  

Shelley Duncan was outrighted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but that doesn't mean he'll end up there. The first time a player clears waivers and is sent outright to the minor leagues, he has no choice but to accept the assignment. The second time, he has the right to refuse the assignment.

I might clear on Monday or something, and if do, then I’ll become a free agent.   -Shelley Duncan

 

North coach Mike Meadows, also a former Seahawk baseball player, is happy to see one of the stars from his powerful program sign with his alma mater. "I think it's a great fit," Meadows said. "Coach (Mark) Scalf is a very personable coach. He's a players coach. I feel confident sending any of my kids down there."

I think it’s a great fit   -Mike Meadows

 

I don't mean to be blunt, but no one was more deserving of this year's NL Cy Young than Tim Lincecum. It isn't simply because he smoked 96-mph fastballs past batters for a season-high 261 strikeouts. He was a catalyst for the Giants and lit-up a team that made its first push for the playoffs since 2003.  

Eleven high school seniors, including Kinston High School's Josh Lovick, have committed to play baseball at East Carolina in 2011, Pirates coach Billy Godwin announced Friday. The players will enroll at ECU in the fall of 2010 and will take the diamond for the Pirates in 2011. The class includes three pitchers (Jake Baker, Austin Chrismon and Dario Santangelo), two catchers (Will Connerley and Lovick), three infielders (Chase McDonald, Jack Reinheimer and Drew Reynolds) and three outfielders (Austin Blake, Jonathan Holt and Ben Fultz).

Our coaching staff has once again assembled an outstanding recruiting class   -Billy Godwin