http://www.indianslocker.com Daily Blog for Cleveland Indians Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:32:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 27-year old lefty swinging Shin-Soo Choo had a breakout year for the Indians in 2009. He played in 156 games for the Indians last season and he was 175 of 583 (.300 avg, .883 OPS) with 87 runs scored, 20 homers, 86 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. The ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/03/09/the-cleveland-indians-hope-shin-soo-choo-will-repeat-or-better-his-2009-season-in-2010/ 27-year old lefty center fielder Grady Sizemore tried to play through a lot of injuries last season and it showed in his performance before he shut himself down for the year. Sizemore played in 106 games for the Indians last season and he was 108 of 436 (.248 avg, ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/03/09/the-cleveland-indians-need-grady-sizemore-to-return-to-form-in-2010/ 25-year old righty swinging Matt LaPorta will battle 22-year old lefty swinging Michael Brantley this spring for the starting LF job in 2010. LaPorta probably has a slight edge after getting bumped off first base with the signing of Russell Branyan a couple of weeks ago. He played ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/03/09/youth-will-be-served-in-lf-for-the-cleveland-indians-in-2010/ 33-year old righty reliever Jason Grilli has a tear in a quad just above a knee and he could need season ending surgery. He is going to get a second opinion but it's not looking too good for him right now. Grilli pitched in 52 games (0 starts) ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/03/08/jason-grilli-could-need-season-ending-surgery-for-the-cleveland-indians/ 26-year old lefty swinging 1B Jordan Brown will be undergoing knee surgery today which will cause him to miss the next 4-8 weeks. Brown is the Indians' #14 prospect coming into this season according to the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. He played in 111 games in AAA last ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/03/08/the-cleveland-indians-lose-jordan-brown/ The Indians have re-signed 29-year old righty reliever Tom Mastny to a minor league deal after he failed in Japan. Mastny last pitched with the Indians in 2008. He has pitched in 80 games (1 start) in his career with the Indians and he is 9-5 with 5 ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/03/02/tom-mastny-returns-to-the-cleveland-indians/ The Cleveland Indians have placed 28-year old righty starting pitcher on the 60-day disabled list to open up a roster spot for Russell Branyan. Reyes had Tommy John Surgery last June so he will miss at least the first couple of months of the 2010 season. Reyes pitched ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/02/25/the-cleveland-indians-place-anthony-reyes-on-the-dl/ The Indians need 32-year old lefty swinging DH Travis Hafner to give them a full season in 2010 which is something he hasn't done since 2007 due to shoulder problems. Hafner played in 94 games for the Indians last season and he was 92 for 338 (.272 avg, .826 ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/02/22/the-cleveland-indians-need-a-healthy-travis-hafner-for-2010/ The Cleveland Indians have signed 34-year old 1B/3B/OF Russell Branyan to a 1-year, $2 million dollar deal with another $1 million bucks in possible incentives. He also has a mutual option for the 2011 season valued at $5 million bucks. Branyan played in 116 games for the Mariners ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/02/19/the-cleveland-indians-sign-russell-branyan/ 27-year old righty swinging Jhonny Peralta wanted to stay at shortstop but the Indians moved him to 3B during the season. It seemed to effect Peralta's bat as he didn't show near as much power as he had in the past. Peralta played in 151 games for the ... http://www.indianslocker.com/2010/02/17/the-cleveland-indians-hope-jhonny-peralta-settles-in-at-3b-in-2010/