Rafael Perez News

The Indians made right-handers Anthony Reyes, Adam Miller and Jose Veras free agents by not offering them contracts by Saturday's midnight deadline.

The Indians rid themselves of one arbitration-eligible player by trading catcher Kelly Shoppach to the Rays last week.

Maybe Rafael Perez should talk to a few of these guys in preparation for 2010. Just like my previous post on positional prospects, I will try to highlight a few of the seasons by pitchers which showed the most improvement on the 2008 season.

He takes over a team that was picked by many experts to win in the Central Division, yet the Tribe finished 65-97. That's also losing 97 games in perhaps baseball's weakest division, meaning there is a lot of room to improve.

CLEVELAND: Manny Acta spent a majority of the second half of the baseball season paying close attention to the television, watching and then often re-watching games involving teams that he had a hunch would soon be looking for a manager.

When it comes to the Indians' roster, what you see now very well may be what you get in 2010.

Ita s never a pleasant thing to see someone lose their job, but ita s part of the deal in professional sports.

A disappointing Indians season is closing in the most disappointing of ways. Heading into Friday's game, the Indians had lost 11 in a row and 20-of-23 in September.

Detroit's Miguel Cabrera hits an RBI double off Indians reliever Rafael Perez in the eighth inning of their 3-1 victory in Cleveland.

Laffey isn't getting any easier to watch. As if we needed one, today's performance provided another reason why nobody should be betting on the Tribe in 2010.

Smith is throwing, but no timetable set for his return CLEVELAND: Joe Smith is throwing again, but manager Eric Wedge doesn't know when he will return to the bullpen.

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.

In three games played over a 22-hour span, Indians pitchers gave up 31 runs to the Rangers.

The Indians rallied in the eighth only to lose in the 10th on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park.

Robertson pitched six shutout innings in his second start of the season, Placido Polanco hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.

Andy Marte belted a key three-run homer Saturday in Cleveland's 5-3 win over Baltimore.

KANSAS CITY, MO.: The Indians' chartered bus from the hotel to the ballpark Wednesday morning was involved in an accident, when it was struck by a car that veered out of control during a downpour.

The Indians and Orioles resumed play at 10:37 tonight after a 1 hour and 37 minute delay because of rain and flooding.

Andy Marte hit a dramatic two-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth to give the Indians a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over Baltimore on Thursday before 13,991 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Word of warning to Indians players, when in Kansas City, avoid the team bus. The Indians team bus was struck by a car on the way to Kauffman Stadium this morning during a heavy rainstorm.