| 2008 STATS | FANTASY 2009 | |||||
| ERA | W-L | SO | WHIP | BAA | OWN(WK+/-) | AVG DRAFT |
| 3.12 | 1-2 | 19 | 1.15 | .256 | 0.2(0.0) | 260.0 |
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster OlneyAn American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Belcher named Indians pitching coach
Associated PressThe Indians on Friday named Tim Belcher pitching coach as new manager Manny Acta began assembling his staff.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster Olney...lockers were side by side in the Cleveland clubhouse, and they played catch together, along with Jake Westbrook; Sabathia teased Lee good-naturedly for being a backwoods product of Arkansas. But they also helped...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Cleveland Indians, who nearly made it to the World Series in 2007 but have imploded since then.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster Olney...and Manny Ramirez, a group that also Eric Byrnes and Jeff Suppan and Aaron Harang and Jake Westbrook. It's a group that does not include Derek Jeter or Mark Teixeira, or any member...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
Debate Cubs vs. White Sox with Jerry Crasnick
...Phillies with a 2.82 ERA. With the recent injuries to Jeremy Bonderman in Detroit and Jake Westbrook in Cleveland, the clubs that were considered the class of the division in spring training are...
Chat | June 09, 2008Westbrook hopes to be ready in spring
Associated PressIndians right-hander Jake Westbrook won't pitch again this season, though Cleveland hopes he will be ready for spring training next year.
Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009Laffey improves to 4-0 with 1.59 ERA in five home starts
Associated PressAaron Laffey pitched effectively into the seventh inning to remain undefeated at home, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 Tuesday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 11, 2009Baseball's week of U-turns
Buster OlneyThe baseball world has been a place of a lot of U-turns lately: If you pegged the Nationals for fewer than 40 victories in your office pool, well, yo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009
Carroll's double, homer boost Indians past White Sox
Associated PressJamey Carroll hit a go-ahead RBI double in the fourth inning and added a solo homer in the seventh, leading the Cleveland Indians to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 09, 2009BP Daily: No longer on the warpath
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus examines the problems with the Cleveland Indians and finds that shoddy bullpen work and some questionable moves by Mark Shapiro and Eric Wedge are among the culprits.
Story | Conversation | August 04, 2009
Pair of homers lift Baker as righty helps Twins hammer Indians
Associated PressScott Baker pitched seven scoreless innings and was backed by home runs from Carlos Gomez and Jason Kubel, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 10-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 04, 2009Cabrera, Sizemore each homer as Indians win series vs. Tigers
Associated PressCarl Pavano tossed eight sharp innings and the Cleveland Indians routed the Detroit Tigers 11-1 on Sunday to win their weekend series against the AL Central leaders.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 02, 2009Carroll slices RBI single past rookie in 13th as Indians beat Tigers
Associated PressJamey Carroll's RBI single in the 13th inning gave Cleveland a 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers and capped an emotional Friday for the Indians, who traded popular All-Star catcher Victor Martinez shortly before the non-waiver deadline.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | July 31, 2009The biggest holes for trades to fill
Buster OlneyWith just one full day and a chunk of hours before the trade deadline, these are the biggest holes remaining for teams that have been looking for help...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009
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