Terry Francona the next Cleveland manager? Don’t bet on it

With just over two weeks remaining in the season and Indians fighting to stay on the positive side of 100 losses, CBS’ Jon Heyman dropped a bit of a bomb on Wednesday evening, reportingthat Terry Francona’s “name is already making the rounds in insider circles as a possibility to manage either Detroit or Cleveland, if […]

A Look Back at Cleveland’s 2009 Draft

Three years have gone by for the Tribe’s 2009 draft class and enough data has accrued – at least in most cases – to make conclusions with a fairly high level of accuracy.  Below are the top 10 picks as well as notable late round selections. # 1 (overall pick #15): Alex White, RHP, University […]

The Matt LaPorta Dilemma

As I was cruising the web this morning – before work, of course – I happened to stumble upon an ESPN blog post by Jason A. Churchill entitled Next Wave of Call-Ups.    Churchill, for those that don’t know, is the executive editor over at ProspectInsider.com and a regular contributor to ESPN as well.  He knows […]

Analysis of the 2012 Cleveland Indians: Second Base

Orginally presented on February 4 for the Cleveland chapter of SABR (Society of American Baseball Research), an in-depth player/positional analysis was performed to see how the 2012 Indians will fare.  This is part one of a 15 part series that will be released over the following two weeks.  The rest of the research/analysis can be […]