Joe Smith News

The Tribe's activity in the last two Winter Meetings was in direct correlation with the environment.

There will be no quick movements this winter for the Indians. They are going to watch and wait.

The day after the baseball season ends, a big-league locker room is usually a busy place.

Joe Smith won't recover from his injury in time to pitch for the Indians again this season, but Michael Brantley should recover from his in time to be in Tuesday's lineup.

CLEVELAND: Northeast Ohio fans never warmed to Eric Wedge, who was fired after seven seasons on Wednesday.

Clubhouse confidential: Right-hander Joe Smith had left knee surgery Wednesday to remove loose bodies from the joint.

Joe Smith underwent a left knee arthroscopy today at the Cleveland Clinic to remove loose bodies from the joint.

Winter bumped Progressive Field on Monday afternoon like a shark bumping a swimmer in the open ocean.

It's not supposed to be this easy, and rookie Michael Brantley knows it. Chuck Crow The Plain Dealer Michael Brantley is hitting .323 in 23 games with the Indians this season.

Wedge said he didn't know if David Huff would make his last start, but Huff seemed more definitive.

Marte is going to play winter ball in the Dominican Republic. He said Shapiro suggested he play third base as well as first base in preparation for 2010, but no promises were made.

Andy Marte met with GM Mark Shapiro on Tuesday afternoon for his end-of-the-year meeting, but he still doesn't know if he'll be wearing an Indians uniform next season.

The Indians remain hopeful that right-handed reliever Joe Smith will pitch again for them before season's end, and Smith took an important step toward that goal Tuesday.

Lonnie Soloff, Indians head athletic trainer, said Monday that right-hander Jason Knapp - one of the key pieces to the deal - will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his right shoulder today in New York.

MINNEAPOLIS: It's late in the season, the Indians are going nowhere in the standings, but manager Eric Wedge held a 10-minute team meeting Monday.

Left-handers continue to hit Perez hard. They're batting .405 against him with two homers, 11 walks and nine strikeouts.

The Indians placed on reliever Joe Smith the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left knee.

The Cleveland Indians have placed centre-fielder Grady Sizemore and right-handed reliever Joe Smith on the 15-day disabled list.

CLEVELAND: Carlos Carrasco is proving that a pitcher doesn't have to retire a batter when he's at the plate.

Left-handers are batting .405 against Rafael Perez. Just like Fausto Carmona, the trials and tribulations of left-hander Rafael Perez have befuddled the Indians this season.