Location: Cleveland, Ohio | Ballpark: Progressive Field (43,415) | Spring Training: Winter Haven, Fla.
Owner: Lawrence Dolan | GM: Mark Shapiro | Manager: Eric Wedge | World Championships: 2
The Indians had a scheduled off day Thursday before starting a seven-game trip to Kansas City and Baltimore that will begin Friday against the Royals. The trip will allow manager Eric Wedge and his staff to evaluate most, if not all, of the September call-ups.
All four pitchers will be used out of the bullpen. Rundles is seen as a potential matchup left-hander. Meloan was acquired from the Dodgers in the Casey Blake trade, and he has a power arm, which is in short supply in the Indians bullpen.
Mastny and Slocum have been given trials before, with varying success. Aubrey was up earlier in the season and hit two home runs. He is a career .300 hitter in the minor leagues but has had trouble staying healthy.
Wedge said he would try to work in the new players whenever possible over the last month of the season, but the priority, Wedge said, will still be to win as many games as possible.
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What do you think the biggest offseason need is? Personally I feel that even though we need a lot of improvement in various areas I think that 3rd base is the biggest hole. In the other areas of the club we have a lot of depth that we could use to get by with, whereas 3rd base is currently pretty bare.
Laffey is done for the year because of mild inflamation in his left elbow (throwing elbow). Doesn't sound too serious, and the Tribe is saying it's not from being overworked (threw 155.1 innings this seaon between AAA and ML)....but we'll see. Hopefully they're right in saying that it's just 'mild' inflammation, and it doesn't turn out to be anything more than that.....
2 HRs and an RBI single in game 1 of the Eastern league playoffs. Good to see him start knocking some out as he was in a bit of slump before the Olympics. Guy for Bowie hit 3 HRs though for Bowie in game 2....series is tied at 1-1.
