Andy Marte News

Andy Marte and Jordan Brown gave the Indians a lot to think about with their performance at Triple-A Columbus this year, and Topps has recognized their efforts.

The Topps Triple-A All-Star Team was announced on Thursday, with two prospects each from the Yankees' and Indians' organization being honored for their performances by the Topps Company of New York, in conjunction with Minor League Baseball.

Some readers are wondering if Indians GM Mark Shapiro has escaped responsibility for the disappointing 2009 campaign.

Any Cleveland fan with a decent short-term memory knows that, for the past several seasons, the Tribe has experienced consistent inconsistency at third base.

Friday 16 Oct 2009 Friday, October 16, 2009 at 08:20AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians will have 20 representatives, including 18 prospects and two coaches, throughout Major League Baseball's Winter Leagues.

Venezuela is the place to be to see the Indians' future. Nine players, along with two coaches, will play winter ball there.

The argument has been made that September statistics are fundamentally different than statistics from the rest of the year.

When the Indians reported in February to their new $72 million spring training complex in Goodyear, Ariz., everything that ailed the franchise was going to be cured.

BOSTON: After learning a week ago that he was being fired as manager of the Indians, Eric Wedge decided to see the season to its miserable conclusion.

It wasn't Josh Beckett's best performance of the season, far from it. But the mere fact that the ace exited the five-inning performance against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday in a healthy state already puts him way ahead of where he was last year at this time.

The Indians waited nearly two weeks to post a victory. They must have liked the feeling.

The Indians' losing streak has hit historic proportions. Michael Brantley put the Tribe up early, but Carlos Carrasco couldn't get out of a troublesome fourth inning as the Indians lost, 6-5, Thursday night at Progressive Field.

CLEVELAND: One of the many decisions the Indians must make in the offseason concerns Andy Marte.

Huff pitched eight innings, Cabrera drove in three runs and tied a career high with four hits, and the Indians beat Baltimore 9-0 on Sunday to extend the Orioles ' skid to 10 games.

Some say he's Lou MAR-son. Others insist he's Lou Mar-SOHN. Lou Marson , a rookie catcher for the Tribe, is not partial.

All you need to know about manager Eric Wedge's current evaluation of Andy Marte was evident Tuesday night.

Justin Masterson only lasted four innings. If my math is correct, the Indians just have to win two more games to avoid ending the season with 100 losses.

The Indians led the Orioles, 3-2, through six innings tonight at Progressive Field.

Manager Eric Wedge wants the Indians , in the last shallow breaths of the season, to play cleaner, crisper Baseball.

Rookie Matt LaPorta , one of the few reasons still left to watch the Indians, didn't play Wednesday because of a sore left hip.