Jhonny Peralta News

Recently, Walk Like a Sabermetrician took a look at 2008 hitting by position . They calculated runs created and runs created per game for each position, and used that to create a Runs Above Average metric that ...

People say that hindsight is 20/20. Well, that is what the Indians front office has to believe about the trade that brought the thought-to-be talented rookie Josh Barfield to Cleveland just over two years ago.

Indians President Paul Dolan says there will be no "pull back" in the team's big-league payroll for 2009 despite the country's poor economy.

Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel.

The Indians have asked to be kept in the loop with regard to Casey Blake, but no deal appears imminent for the free-agent third baseman with the Tribe or any other club.

Third base prospect Wes Hodges batted .290 for the Class AA Akron Aeros last season with 18 home runs and 97 RBI and is tearing up the Arizona Fall League.

He hit 33 homers, stole 38 bases, hit .268 with a .374 on-base percentage and a .502 slugging percentage.

OK, let's get down to cases. It's the free agent shopping season. The Indians can't afford CC Sabathia or Mark Teixeira, don't want and/or can't afford Manny Ramirez, SHOULDN'T want A.J. Burnett , and probably ...

The Indians have the needs. But as tends to be the case for small- and mid-market teams in the high-priced and high-risk world of free agency, they don't have the dollars.

The Rockies like free agent Jeremy Affeldt, but haven't spoken to his agent. They will be looking to add a veteran bullpen arm as insurance, but aren't making robocalls to any free agents.

Notes from Day 2 at the GM meetings in Dana Point, Calif.: Atlanta has made a formal offer to Junichi Tazawa but wouldn't confirm what the terms of the offer were.

When the members of the Indians' fantasy football league were looking for a new commissioner this fall, they turned to Jamey Carroll.

This is the first in a series of previews looking at the 2009 Indians. In each installment, I'll chat with a Tribe writer/blogger. Today's guest: Steve Buffum, who contributes a regular column to ...

Four things I think while listening to Indians GM Mark Shapiro's postseason press conference... 1. I think Shapiro is right about the Indians seeking a closer in the off-season, but I don't think he'll find ...

The dismissal of Luis Isaac is an example of Eric Wedge's control of the Indians' field operations.

Hector Carrasco threw five straight balls, walking Jhonny Peralta and going 1-0 on Ryan Garko in the fifth inning Friday night.

Early on during Friday's series opener between the White Sox and Indians at U.S. Cellular Field, one of the 36,494 still hopeful fans in attendance held up a sign that read, "I cried myself to sleep last ...

Jhonny Peralta says he prefers playing shortstop for the Indians, but he will play third base next season if the team decides to move him.

The Indians couldn't swallow the whole revenge apple against Chicago this weekend, but they took a big enough bite.

Red Sox starter Paul Byrd uses his head, ducking out of the way of a liner hit by Jhonny Peralta in the fifth inning.