Joseph Michael Smith (twitter: @thethree8)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 22, 1984 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Amelia HS (Batavia, OH)
School: Wright State University (Dayton, OH)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 1, 2007 (Age 23)   vs. STL 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Indians/Mets 2007-2013
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$3.15M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 5.091, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Meister Sports Mgmt, previously: Rick Oliver [*]
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• 5/22 More Than A Fan: Terry Francona’s Perfect Inning Could Pay Off for Indians: by Ryan Isley When the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 10-8 on Monday afternoon in extra innings, most of the talk...
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• 5/21 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts Game #43: Mariners 8, Indians 10: For the second time in as many weeks, the Indians put themselves in a position to sweep an ever-difficult four-game series. In...
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• 5/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Gomes Walkoff Gives Tribe Sweep; Indians 10, Mariners 8: Monday afternoon’s game between the Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners was reminiscent of a boxing match. Both sides took...
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• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: Best Command Among 2014 Free Agents: A couple weeks ago, Tim Dierkes and I took a look at the hardest-throwing pitchers of the 2014 free agent class and those with...
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• 5/10 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts Game #32: Indians 9, A’s 2: It’s been nearly four years since Scott Kazmir last struck out 10 batters in a game. To put that in context, a...
• 5/7 MLB Injury News: Indians place Vinnie Pestano on DL: The Cleveland Indians have placed right-handed setup man Vinnie Pestano on the 15-day disabled list due to soreness in his throwing...
• 5/7 Indians Baseball Insider: Indians belt four homers, route Oakland 7-3: CLEVELAND — There was no shortage of parking in terms of home runs and attendance at Progressive Field on Monday. Indians...
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• 5/5 Indians Baseball Insider: Around the Farm: Cinco de Mayo, 2013:   Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system....
• 5/4 Indians Baseball Insider: Kipnis and Kazmir lead Indians to 7-3 victory over Twins: Cleveland, OH — Second baseman Jason Kipnis had three hits, falling just a double short of the cycle, and Scott...
• 5/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Six Strong From Kazmir Wins Tribe Sixth Straight; Indians 7, Twins 3: Scott Kazmir won his first start since September 19th, 2010 with six strong innings and the Indians offense continued to slug...

• 4/28 Beyond the Scorecard: 4/27/13 Box Score Ephemera: Idle thoughts on the box scores from the Saturday, April 27th, 2013 games. If you're interested, I also posted a rambling incoherent...
• 4/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: With New Faces, Tribe Bullpen Remains Strength: A good number of names and faces may have changed during the offseason, but the bullpen still remains the biggest strength of...
• 4/24 Tribe Daily: Morning Rundown: A Whole New U?: As the great Conan O'Brien would say. Whooaaaa, my babies. Settle down! I know you want to get excited about a 2-0 start...
• 4/24 Tribe Daily: Morning Rundown: Opening Day Redemption for the Tribe: Photo - AP via Yahoo! Sports If it feels like it has been awhile since the Cleveland Indians won on Opening Day,...
• 4/24 Tribe Daily: Spring Training Rundown: As Close As You Can Get: It's that time of the year again. The time of the year when everyone starts putting out preseason predictions, division and...
• 4/23 Indians Baseball Insider: Around the Farm: April 22, 2013: Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The...
• 4/22 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts Game #17: Indians 5, Astros 4: Player of the Game: Mark Reynolds (1-for-3 with the game’s deciding homer and 1 RBI) The Leadoff It was a wild one...
• 4/21 Indians Baseball Insider: Reynolds leads Tribe to 5-4 victory over Astros: Houston, TX — Cleveland third baseman Mark Reynolds blasted his seventh home run of the season, one of four Tribe...
• 4/14 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts Game #10: Indians 9, White Sox 4: Player of the Game: Mark Reynolds (2-for-5 with a grand slam and 5 RBI) The Leadoff Scoring a total of just two runs over...
• 4/8 Indians Baseball Insider: Indians slam Rays 13-0 to avoid sweep: St. Petersburg, FL – After failing to score for 19 straight innings, the Cleveland Indians offense broke out in a big...
• 4/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series #2 – Cleveland Indians (2-1) at Tampa Bay Rays (1-2): By Bob Toth The Cleveland Indians continue their early tour of the American League East as they head to Florida to begin a three-game...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Smith, Royals, Wells, Gyorko: On this date three years ago, President Barack Obama stepped on to the mound at Nationals Stadium wearing a White Sox cap and...
• 4/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Carrasco’s Suspension Not Just Impacting His Season: By Mike Brandyberry Thursday night the Cleveland Indians lost 10-8 in the series finale to the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite the...
• 4/5 MetsToday.com: Is Shaun Marcum a Putz?: According to several reports, Shaun Marcum will not be making his Mets debut this Sunday, due to a neck problem and/or a shoulder...
• 4/4 Indians Baseball Insider: Indians lose slugfest to Blue Jays 10-8: One day after the long ball helped the Indians rally to a victory, home runs quickly became the team’s worst enemy Thursday...
• 4/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Smith’s First Save Another Result of Hard Work from Years Ago: By Mike Brandyberry Even big leaguers have setbacks, sometimes long before the big league eyes are watching. Last night, Joe...
• 4/4 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts Game #2: Indians 3, Blue Jays 2: Pre-Game Commentary This was a highly anti**** game for one reason; it marked the first start of the year for Ubaldo Jimenez....
• 4/4 Indians Baseball Insider: Reynolds' Late Heroics Lead Indians to 3-2 Win: Toronto, ON – Designated hitter Mark Reynolds hit a tiebreaking home run in the top of 11th inning off Toronto...
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• 4/2 Indians Baseball Insider: Tribe Happenings: Managing expectations on Opening Day: Some news, notes and thoughts from my Indians notebook on Opening Day… First off, a quick note to point some in the direction...

• 3/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Smith the Bridge to Bullpen Success and Maybe More: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 3/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Pestano a Perfect Fit for the Indians Bullpen: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 3/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Lou Marson Locks Down the Backup Catcher Role: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 3/23 Indians Baseball Insider: Spring Training Game #28: Diamondbacks 7, Indians 5: Lineup: Bourn - CF (Carrera) Cabrera - SS (Hernandez) Brantley - LF (Carson) Swisher - 1B (McGuiness) Santana - C (Jeroloman) Reynolds...
• 3/22 WahoosOnFirst: Who Should Make Cleveland Indians’ 2013 Bullpen?: The Cleveland Indians’ 2013 bullpen is starting to take shape. Chris Perez (if he’s healthy) will be joined by Vinnie...
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• 3/19 WahoosOnFirst: 2013 Indians Player Preview: Joe Smith: As we count down the days until the start of the season, we’re profiling every player who will be on the Opening Day roster and...
• 3/17 Indians Baseball Insider: Tribe Happenings: The bullpen is starting to come together: Some news, notes, and thoughts from my Indians notebook… Happy St. Patty’s Day Tribe fans! I’m out in Goodyear...
• 3/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Albers Brings Consistency, Veteran Presance to Indians: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 3/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Taking Shape with Two Weeks Remaining in Camp: By Mike Brandyberry The picture that is the Indians’ Opening Day 25-man roster is starting to become clearer by the day. Friday...
• 3/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Rich Hill and the Lefty Relief Specialist: By Ronnie Tellalian Left-handed relief specialists seems like a relatively new advent in Major League Baseball. The role of a...
• 3/11 Indians Baseball Insider: 2013 Spring Training Game #19: Angels 0, Indians 0: Scott Kazmir’s resume for the Indians’ starting rotation just got longer as the left-hander only allowed three hits...
• 3/11 Indians Baseball Insider: Indians add Hill to roster, make several roster moves: On Monday the Indians announced several roster moves, the biggest of which was the addition of left-handed pitcher Rich Hill to...
• 3/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: In Battle for Bullpen Shaw is Left with Options: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 3/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Wahoo Watch Podcast #18, March 10, 2013: During this week’s podcast Erik Pinkerman, Ronnie Tellalian, Mike Brandyberry and Bob Toth talk about the Tribe’s bullpen....
• 3/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Barnes Hoping to fill Lefty Void in Tribe Bullpen: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 3/6 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 2007 Joe Smith: 2007 BOWMAN HERITAGE JOE SMITH A couple of years back, I shared my top 20 favorite Mets player names. Well every coin has a flip...
• 3/4 Indians Baseball Insider: 2013 Spring Training Game #12: Indians 13, Cubs 5: Overview Now that’s more like it. The Cleveland Indians snapped a two-game losing streak and got back to their winning...
• 3/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Hagadone Faces Uphill Battle to Make Bullpen: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...

• 2/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Move to Bullpen Lands Haley on Big League Radar: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 2/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Quiet Addition, Wood Hopes to Provide Help by Second Half of Season: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 2/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Big League Pressure Should Not Affect Guilmet In Goodyear: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 2/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Former Closer Looks to CAPPitalize on Limited Bullpen Opportunities: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 2/5 Mets Merized: The End Of Mets’ Bullpen Follies?: Sandy Alderson was quoted yesterday that he doesn´t think the Mets are “far away” from contending at this point. While pretty...
• 2/1 Mets Merized: MMO Featured Post: The Myth Of A Bountiful Inheritance: While I´m quite tired of the “Omar vs. Sandy” debate, a recent post about the “strong farm system” Omar Minaya supposedly...
• 2/1 MLB Injury News: Cleveland Indians sign Matt Capps: The Cleveland Indians have signed free agent right-hander Matt Capps to a minor league contract with an invitation to major...

• 1/30 Mets Merized: The Myth Of A Bountiful Inheritance: While I´m quite tired of the “Omar vs. Sandy” debate, a recent post about the “strong farm system” Omar Minaya supposedly...
• 1/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: After Arbitration Settlements, Tribe Roster Close to Taking Final Shape: By Mike Brandyberry Friday the Indians agreed to contracts with six of their seven arbitration-eligible players, leaving only...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith signs one-year dealCleveland Indians RP Joe Smith avoided arbitration Friday, Jan. 18, by signing a one-year deal worth $3.15 million....[+] Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith avoided arbitration Friday, Jan. 18, by signing a one-year deal worth $3.15 million.
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Indians, Stubbs Avoid Arbitration: The Indians avoided arbitration with Drew Stubbs, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reports (on Twitter). The LSW Baseball client will...
• 1/16 WahoosOnFirst: The Curious Case Of Carlos Carrasco’s Suspension: Carlos Carrasco will report to Goodyear Arizona for spring training next month as he continues his quest to return from Tommy...
• 1/1 MLB Injury News: Rays Rumors: Tampa Bay Seeking Relievers: Tampa Bay Rays general manager Andrew Friedman has said he’s still looking for one or two relievers this winter, reports Joe...

• 12/25 MLB Injury News: Rays Rumors: Tampa Bay Seeking 'Bat or Two': Even after adding several pieces this offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays continue to seek a “bat or two,” general manager Andrew...
• 12/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Rays Finalize Roberto Hernandez Contract, Matt Bush Finalizes Plea Deal: On the same day where the Rays concluded negotiations with a pitcher on a 2013 contract, one of their former pitchers put the...
• 12/12 MLB Dirt: Bryan Shaw Overlooked in Indians-Reds-Diamondbacks Trade: The Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-way trade yesterday that sent Shin-Soo Choo...
• 12/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: A Reason for Hope: By Bob Toth The baseball season is a grueling one. A total of 162 games are played over a six-month span. Teams travel all across...
• 12/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Are the Indians Ready to Fool Fans in Free Agency Again?: By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians have fooled fans many times in their pursuit of free agents, often chasing a player...

• 11/20 WahoosOnFirst: Piecing Together the Indians’ Bullpen After a Chris Perez Trade: The Cleveland Indians need pitching. That’s just a fact. The Tribe’s starting five was inconsistent to downright terrible...
• 11/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: A Thirst Never Quenched: Recently, Pat McManamon of FOXSportsOhio.com had a conversation with Cleveland Indians’ team president Mark Shapiro, who talked...
• 11/12 WahoosOnFirst: Does Esmil Rogers Trade Mean Chris Perez Will Stay in Cleveland?: When the Cleveland Indians traded Esmil Rogers to the Blue Jays for Mike Aviles and Yan Gomes last weekend, it seemed to have...
• 11/9 WahoosOnFirst: Was the Mike Aviles Trade Good for the Indians?: Last weekend, the Cleveland Indians kicked off the offseason by trading Esmil Rogers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Aviles...
• 11/8 WahoosOnFirst: Will Indians Regret Mike Aviles Trade?: I like the idea of trading for Mike Aviles. You have enough relief pitchers that you think you won’t miss Esmil Rogers. Aviles...
• 11/3 Release Points: In a Plethora of Moves, the Indians Continue to Take Lateral Steps: I was quite high on Esmil Rogers when Cleveland claimed him on waivers from the Rockies in mid-June, writingat the time that the...

• 10/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Hagadone Has a Place in the Bullpen, Only Question is Where?: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
• 10/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians: The Indians will add starting pitching and consider trading some established arbitration eligible stars. Guaranteed Contracts Carlos...
• 10/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Importance of Developing the Farm System: By Bob Toth Incoming Cleveland Indians’ manager Terry Francona has already stressed something that has become common knowledge...
• 10/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Arbitration Will Likely Signal the End of the Bullpen Mafia: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Cleveland Indians: The Indians are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time:...
• 10/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Pestano’s Performance Solidifies Bullpen: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
• 10/8 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 27: The Indians wrapped up the 2012 season with a series against the Chicago White Sox, dropping two of three games. Game 160: White...
• 10/3 mlbreports.com : Top-5 Worst MLB Teams of 2012 plus a Preview of the 2013 Amateur Draft: Wednesday October 3rd, 2012 Sam Evans: With the 2012 season winding down, a lot of MLB teams can’t wait for the season to end....
• 10/3 WahoosOnFirst: 12th Inning Heroics Lift Indians Over White Sox in Walkoff 4-3 Win: A superb start from Justin Masterson and some clutch late-inning performances helped Cleveland overcome a dominant performance...
• 10/2 WahoosOnFirst: Offense Nonexistent, Bullpen Implodes in 11-0 Loss to White Sox: With their backs to the wall, the Chicago White Sox took advantage of a Cleveland Indians team that looks ready for the season...
• 10/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe on Losing End of Blowout; White Sox 11, Indians 0: By David Roberts Heading into the last series of the season the Cleveland Indians are looking at rounding out another season...

• 9/29 WahoosOnFirst: Alomar Earns First Victory As Indians Use Winning Script To Defeat The Royals 8-5: A proven winning script in major league baseball is for a teams starting pitcher to deliver a quality start, the offense to score...
• 9/25 Call to the Pen: Redemption Sweet for Chicago’s Adam Dunn: It’s hard to even fathom how lost Adam Dunn was at the plate in 2011. Fresh off the signing of a lavish new four-year, $56...
• 9/21 WahoosOnFirst: Should the Cleveland Indians Fire Manny Acta?: As the Indians stumble towards the end of what’s been an incredibly disappointing season, one of the biggest questions facing...
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• 9/17 WahoosOnFirst: Lonnie Chisenhall’s Walkoff Lifts Tribe Over Tigers, 7-6: The Indians got some late-inning heroics Sunday afternoon as Lonnie Chisenhall‘s walkoff base hit off Detroit closer Joe...
• 9/14 WahoosOnFirst: Ninth-Inning Rally Lifts Tribe Over Rangers, 5-4: Zach McAllister threw a gem and the Tribe’s bats came out for a ninth-inning comeback Thursday night as Cleveland won a...
• 9/13 WahoosOnFirst: The Non-Reactionary Case for Firing Manny Acta: The Cleveland Indians have been playing miserable baseball for two months straight. They’re 15-43 since the All-Star Break,...
• 9/10 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 23: The Indians opened up the week with two wins in Detroit against the Tigers. Detroit took the third game of the series. The Indians...
• 9/8 WahoosOnFirst: Offense Storms Back As Indians Hold On To Defeat Twins 7-6: The Indians dug themselves a 4-0 hole before responding with 7 unanswered runs en route to a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins...
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• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Chris Perez: Chris Perez is enjoying a nice comeback season in 2012 and made the All-Star team, but the Indians closer has mostly drawn...
• 9/6 WahoosOnFirst: Why the Indians Should Sign J.P. Howell: Earlier this week, we made the case for the Cleveland Indians to sign Brandon McCarthy and Melky Cabrera in the upcoming offseason. Today...
• 9/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Early Doubles Give Tribe Second Straight Win In Motown; Indians 3, Tigers 2: By Craig Gifford Apparently the Indians magic elixir is the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland has had its share of struggles since the...
• 9/3 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 23: After a bad end to a bad month, the Indians aimed to get on the right track by opening up September with a win on Saturday. The...
• 9/2 WahoosOnFirst: Big First Inning Snaps Streak, Propels Tribe to 4-3 Win: After a dismal month of August, the Indians got September started off on a winning note, scratching together four runs in the...

• 8/29 WahoosOnFirst: Athletics Hammer Zach McAllister, Shut Out Indians 7-0: Oakland’s bats came alive against Zach McAllister while Tommy Milone and the A’s bullpen kept the Tribe’s offense...
• 8/27 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 21: It was another hard week for the Indians, who finished a West Coast road trip with a sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners...
• 8/27 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Lose Game and Series, Fall to Yankees 4-2: The Indians had an opportunity to win their first series since they defeated Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers in the rubber...
• 8/24 WahoosOnFirst: Who Should Indians Trade Before August 31 Deadline?: July 31 is far behind us, but there’s another, less-hyped trade deadline on the horizon. Teams can still trade players,...
• 8/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Pre-Game Rays Notes: Scott Up, Rodriguez Down, Longoria Playing 3B: In a news item that we’ve been expecting but still gives us a little shock to our system, Luke Scott has come off the 15-day...
• 8/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Bit By Long Ball, Lose Sixth Straight; Mariners 5, Indians 3: By Ryan Hohman Michael Saunders hit a pair of two-run homers, the second breaking a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning as the Seattle...
• 8/20 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 20: The Indians struggled as they opened a nine-game, ten-day West Coast swing. After taking the first of three from the Los Angeles...
• 8/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #120: Cleveland Indians (54-65) at Oakland Athletics (63-55): By Mike Brandyberry Friday evening the Indians jumped out to a 4-0 lead when Shelley Duncan hit a grand slam, but it was the...
• 8/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Give Up Six Unanswered and Waste Duncan Slam; A’s 6, Indians 4: By Bob Toth After a four-run fourth inning, Cleveland allowed six unanswered runs the rest of the way and Oakland won their 20th...
• 8/18 WahoosOnFirst: Duncan Slam Not Enough As Indians Drop Series Opener To Athletics 6-4: The Indians entered Friday’s contest with the Oakland Athletics hoping to improve on an impressive 25-13 record in series openers...
• 8/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Masterson Six-Shutout Innings Starts West Coast Swing Right; Indians 6, Angels 2: By Mike Brandyberry It would be tough to blame Indians’ fans for going to bed early after a pathetic performance Sunday afternoon....
• 8/13 Release Points: Scott Radinsky: Justified Firing or Just a Scapegoat?: Last Thursday, the Cleveland Indians announcedthe dismissal of pitching coach Scott Radinsky, a move hastened by the club’s...
• 8/13 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 19: The Indians carried a losing streak into the 19th week of the season, but brought it to an end during the finale of the series...
• 8/11 WahoosOnFirst: Clay Buchholz Dazzles as Indians Lose to Red Sox, 3-2: Chris Seddon was better in his second start with the Indians than in his first, but the Tribe offense was unable to muster much...
• 8/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Allen Could Be Key to Future Bullpen Stability or Shakeup: By Craig Gifford When the Cleveland Indians selected relief pitcher Cody Allen in the 23rd round of last year’s Major League...
• 8/7 WahoosOnFirst: Losing Streak Hits 10 Games as Twins Batter Indians, 14-3: The nightmare continues for the Indians, as their losing streak hit 10 games after a 14-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Monday...
• 8/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Rogers Happy to Contribute to Tribe in Any Role: By Mike Brandyberry Sometimes the most simple adjustments have the biggest impacts. For Indians right-handed relief pitcher Esmil...
• 8/6 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 18: The 18th week of the season was one to forget as the Indians lost all six games to the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers...
• 8/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #107: Cleveland Indians (50-56) at Detroit Tigers (56-50): By Mike Brandyberry Friday evening the Indians fell behind quickly and never caught up. Justin Masterson was unable to stifle...

• 7/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Can No Longer Afford Mediocrity on Field or Budget: By Mike Brandyberry The view through the Indians’ window isn’t as sunny as they originally forecasted for this season....
• 7/30 WahoosOnFirst: MLB Trade Deadline 2012: Should the Indians Start Selling Now?: Last week, in response to Steve’s suggestion that Cleveland shop Shin-Soo Choo before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline...
• 7/30 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 17: After wrapping up a series with the Baltimore Orioles, the Indians played host to the Detroit Tigers, taking two of three including...
• 7/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #102: Cleveland Indians (50-51) at Minnesota Twins (42-58): By Mike Brandyberry Saturday evening the Indians fell apart in the fourth inning and never recovered. They allowed the Minnesota...
• 7/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Do The Indians Have a 60-Game Surge Like Seven Years Ago?: By Bob Toth The Cleveland Indians’ struggles continue as Major League Baseball approaches the July 31st trade deadline. The...
• 7/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Hard Work and Adjustments Help Masterson Lead Tribe Rotation: By Mike Brandyberry Leaders emerge through hard work and the humility to adjust when times are tough. While Justin Masterson...
• 7/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Allen Blazes Through Minors To Indians Bullpen: By Mike Brandyberry It isn’t supposed to be easy. However, Indians relief pitcher Cody Allen has made his progression through...
• 7/26 Rising Apple: MLB Trade Rumors: Could the Mets Deal Daniel Murphy?: This question has been asked plenty, and even though the Dodgers almost acquired him over the winter, is Murphy being shopped...
• 7/25 High Heat Stats: Tuesday tidbits: @Phillies 7, Brewers 6: It was 1-1 through 5. Four HRs later, Cliff Lee was staring at a 1-7 record. But one bullpen acid flashback...
• 7/25 WahoosOnFirst: Can Roberto Hernandez Help Cleveland in 2012?: On Sunday, the prodigal son returned to the Indians. Roberto Hernandez, the pitcher we all knew and sometimes loved (or loathed)...
• 7/25 WahoosOnFirst: Ubaldo Jimenez Shuts Down Tigers in 3-2 Tribe Victory: Ubaldo Jimenez held the Tigers scoreless for six innings and one of the weirdest rallies of the year led to the game-winning run...
• 7/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Ryan Roberts Acquired, Sam Fuld Returns, Longoria Rehab Soon?: The big news yesterday was that the Rays acquired infielder Ryan Roberts from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for 2B Tyler...
• 7/21 WahoosOnFirst: Orioles Batter Derek Lowe, Pummel Indians 10-2: Derek Lowe labored through the worst outing of his career Friday night while the Indians managed just a pair of solo home runs...
• 7/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Rebirth Necessary for Second Half Charge: By Craig Gifford When Indians ace Justin Masterson struggled early in his Wednesday night start at Tampa Bay, the prevailing...
• 7/19 WahoosOnFirst: MLB Trade Rumors: Could Indians, Angels Trade Chris Perez for Peter Bourjos?: CBS Sports’ Danny Knobbler dropped an interesting tidbit in his column Wednesday, reporting that the Los Angeles Angels...
• 7/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Joyce, Ex-Rays, TV Rating: After a series of downers, here’s a very positive tweet from Matt Joyce. I’m baaaaaaack!!Driving home from Daytona now,...
• 7/16 WahoosOnFirst: Blue Jays Shut Down Indians 3-0:   After an offensive explosion on Saturday afternoon, the bats for both the Blue Jays and Indians fell silent on Sunday....
• 7/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bats Swing and Miss In Clutch, Lose Series; Blue Jays 3, Indians 0: By Christian Petrila Most people would consider the series finale against Toronto one of the most frustrating games of the season...
• 7/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: What Are the Tribe’s Trade Deadline Needs to Reach October?: By Mike Brandyberry While the Cleveland Indians are just hours away from the beginning of the second half, many fans have turned...
• 7/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Evaluating the First Half and a Look Ahead at the Stretch Run: By Craig Gifford The first half of the Major League Baseball season is in the books. For the Cleveland Indians, the first half...
• 7/13 WahoosOnFirst: Indians’ Pitchers First Half ‘On Pace’ Projections: With the mathematically inaccurate “first half” of the Indians’ 2012 season now behind us, it’s time to indulge in one...
• 7/10 WahoosOnFirst: Cleveland Indians First Half Player Awards: The All-Star Break is a time to reflect on the first half of the season and look ahead to the three months of baseball that still...
• 7/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tampa Bay Tags Perez for Three in the Ninth; Rays 7, Indians 6: By Bob Toth A ninth inning rally by the Tampa Bay Rays off of Cleveland’s closer Chris Perez erases some of the earlier positive...
• 7/6 WahoosOnFirst: Weekly Wroundtable: Predictions for the Indians’ Second Half: When the players cleared the field after the Indians’ 12-3 rout of the Angels of the Wednesday night, the first half of...

• 6/30 WahoosOnFirst: Orioles Outslug Tribe in 9-8 Loss: Derek Lowe‘s strong outing turned sour and the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead as the Orioles beat the Indians 9-8...
• 6/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Unrest In the Bullpen Mafia Creates Shaky Situations: By Craig Gifford The 2011 Cleveland Indians bullpen, also known as The Bullpen Mafia, was widely considered one of the best,...
• 6/29 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Snap Losing Streak, Beat Orioles 7-2: Zach McAllister turned in a great start and the Indians actually scored some runs against a lefty as the Tribe kicked off a four-game...
• 6/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: McAllister Shines In Return, Tribe Snaps Streak; Indians 7, Orioles 2: By Mike Brandyberry The Indians did not just snap their five game losing streak, but did so by defeating a left-handed pitcher,...
• 6/28 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles: The Cleveland Indians conclude their road trip this weekend with a four-game long-weekend series in Baltimore. Though we’ve...
• 6/25 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 11: Rebounding from a tough week 10, the Indians opened week 11 with a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds to avenge their three losses last...
• 6/23 WahoosOnFirst: Ubaldo Jimenez Shuts Down Astros in 2-0 Victory: Ubaldo Jimenez delivered a quality start and combined with three Tribe relievers to shut out the Astros 2-0 in the opener of a...
• 6/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Pestano Ready To Pitch In Any Role, Any Time: By Mike Brandyberry When a team’s closer enters the game, most fans know the game is over. It’s what makes walk off home...
• 6/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #67: Cincinnati Reds (38-28) at Cleveland Indians (34-32): By Mike Brandyberry The Indians used an offensive outburst last night to defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 10-9. The Indians offense...
• 6/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Chisenhall and Kotchman Carry Tribe to Win; Indians 10, Reds 9: By Craig Gifford Last week when Indians starter Derek Lowe pitched against the Cincinnati Reds, the fireworks came after the...
• 6/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Longball Lifts Pirates Over Tribe; Pirates 9, Indians 2: By Ryan Hohman The Pittsburgh Pirates smacked four home runs and A.J. Burnett was solid on the mound for six plus innings to...
• 6/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tomlin Shines Against Former Indian Westbrook, Tribe Takes Series Opener; Indians 6, Cardinals 2: By Charles Rosala Interleague play has returned to the MLB and the Cleveland Indians took on the defending champion St. Louis...
• 6/7 MetsToday.com: Rounds 2-10: Stankiewicz, Reynolds, a Hawaiian, and College guys: After the first ten rounds, the Mets philosophy is structured around saving money. The front office has not necessarily drafted...

• 5/24 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Cleveland Indians: The Indians are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (5) Derek Lowe - The 38-year-old...
• 5/21 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 21, 2012: Yan Gomes $13. Other bids $11, $10, $9, $8, $3I wrote about Gomes on Friday. I'm wondering how many owners in this...
• 5/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Consistency and Persistence Earns Hagadone A Spot In The Bullpen: By Mike Brandyberry It takes a lot of work to make it to the big leagues. Even when you have earned a spot, things don’t always...
• 5/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Perez Rages During Game and After Game About Fans, Attendance: By Mike Brandyberry Chris Perez doesn’t like being booed. Perez was throwing gas on Saturday, both at the Miami Marlins and...
• 5/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #40: Miami Marlins (21-18) at Cleveland Indians (22-17): By Mike Brandyberry Sometimes good just isn’t good enough. Friday evening the Indians probably played good enough to win but...
• 5/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Miami Wins Game On Late Throwing Mistake; Marlins 3, Indians 2: By Mike Brandyberry One play can make the difference in a game and that was evidence Friday evening when the Marlins defeated...
• 5/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Late Inning Rallies Spur Tribe To Fourth Straight Victory; Indians 6, Mariners 5: By Craig Gifford The Cleveland Indians simply were not going to accept losing the finale of their brief two-game series with...
• 5/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Survives Rain To Sweep Sox; Indians 3, White Sox 2: By Christian Petrila At what point does playing in a monsoon become too much? Despite pouring rain for most of the middle innings,...
• 5/6 WahoosOnFirst: Beltre’s Blast Leads Rangers Past Tribe, 5-2: The 21,307 in attendance at Progressive Field Saturday night marked the largest crowd since Opening Day, but the fans’ energy...
• 5/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Beltre Blasts Rangers By Tribe; Rangers 5, Indians 2: By Mike Brandyberry The Tribe was able to waste an outstanding pitching effort by the Rangers Derek Holland, but the bullpen...
• 5/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Takes Series From Sox, Head Home In First Place; Indians 7, White Sox 5: By Christian Petrila Had the White Sox been the North Siders, their game against the Indians may not have happened. However,...
• 5/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Mafia Back In Control In Cleveland: By Mike Brandyberry Don’t look now, but the Bullpen Mafia is back and beginning to wreak havoc on ballgames. Just weeks ago,...

• 4/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Struggles Provide an Area of Early Concern: By Christian Petrila Yours truly is not the type of person who panics a week into the regular season. Having said that, yours...
• 4/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Fights and Bullpen Crumbles But Survives For Win; Indians 11, Royals 9: By Christian Petrila It’s cliché, but game two between the Indians and Royals really did have a little bit of everything....
• 4/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offense Has To Be Early, Major Concern: By Christian Petrila The old baseball saying says that “hits come in bunches.” Through five games for the Indians so far,...
• 4/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Starting Pitching and Birthday Bashes Give Tribe First Win; Indians 4, Blue Jays 3: By Mike Brandyberry Starting pitching and birthdays have been the friends of Indians in this young season. Derek Lowe became...

• 3/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Smith A Key Piece In Back End of Bullpen: Each week through Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and break down the players in camp for the Indians at Goodyear,...
• 3/23 WahoosOnFirst: 2012 Player Preview: Joe Smith: Eric P. Mull-US PRESSWIRE As we count down the days until the start of the season, we’re profiling every player who is likely...
• 3/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Chris Perez and Rest of Staff on Track for Opening Day:   By A.J. Atkinson After showing postseason talent but failing to reach it due to injuries, Tribe fans looked toward the...
• 3/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Gomez Shines In Tribe Victory; Indians 4, Dodgers 3:   By Mike Brandyberry In a spring full of question and concern around the Indians’ pitching staff, Jeanmar Gomez has emerged...
• 3/18 FanSided: 2012 MLB Preview: Cleveland IndiansPicked by most as an also-ran prior to the 2011 season, the Cleveland Indians ...
• 3/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Lowe Shines Against San Francisco; Giants 2, Indians 2: By Mike Brandyberry In a month where winning and losing doesn’t really matter, the Tribe has become very good at accomplishing...
• 3/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Ubaldo Shakes Off Early Jam To Pace Tribe; Indians 3, Diamondbacks 2:   By Mike Brandyberry After two less than par starts, Ubaldo Jimenez rebounded and pitched a good game this afternoon and...
• 3/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Masterson, Choo Shine In Tribe Loss; Padres 5, Indians 2:   By Mike Brandyberry Every team reminds their fan base in March that wins and losses don’t mean too much, but development...
• 3/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Slams D-Backs In Microphone Game; Indians 10, Diamondbacks 2:   By Mike Brandyberry The Indians were miked up on Wednesday afternoon but their bats were jacked up. The Tribe defeated...
• 3/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Duncan Paces Tribe To First Cactus League Victory; Indians 3, Royals 2:   By Mike Brandyberry The left field carousel will continue to spin for at least a couple more weeks, but early high horse...

• 2/29 Release Points: Analysis of the 2012 Cleveland Indians: Bullpen: Orginally presented on February 4 for the Cleveland chapter of SABR (Society of American Baseball Research), an in-depth player/positional...
• 2/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Herrmann Facing Several Contenders For Bullpen Spot: Each week through Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and break down the players in camp for the Indians at Goodyear,...
• 2/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Early Season Injury Could Have Long Term Effects To Bullpen:   By Mike Brandyberry It is way too early in the Indians’ season to panic, but now might be a good time to start to have...
• 2/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Chris Perez Out 4-6 Weeks:   By Mike Brandyberry The Indians are still six days from their first exhibition game, but Lonnie Soloff has already become...
• 2/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Wheeler Could Provide Veteran Leadership To Bullpen:   Each week through Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and break down the players in camp for the Indians at...

• 1/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Arbitration Signings Send Messages About Team Payroll For 2012:   By Mike Brandyberry Yesterday, the Indians signed five players, avoiding salary arbitration, each for reasonable deals....
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith termsUpdating a previous report, Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith signed a one-year, $1.75 million deal....[+] Updating a previous report, Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith signed a one-year, $1.75 million deal.
• 1/18 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Sign Joe Smith: A Bargain Deal for a Solid Arm: Tuesday was an extremely busy day for the Indians’ front office. With the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Three avoid arbitration: The Cleveland Indians avoided arbitration with SP Justin Masterson and RPs Chris Perez and Joe Smith by signing them to one-year...[+] deals Tuesday, Jan. 17. Masterson will make $3.825 million and Perez will earn $4.5 million. Financial terms weren't disclosed for Smith.
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Players Avoiding Arbitration: Tuesday: Over 100 arbitration eligible players remain unsigned as we approach today's 11am central time deadline for teams and players...

• 12/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Couldn’t Woo Beltran But Might Turn To Swisher:   By Kevin Schneider So Carlos Beltran once again shot down Cleveland’s attempt to grab offense from the free-agent market....

• 11/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Pestano’s Success Has Him Hungry For 2012: By Mike Brandyberry Despite a surprising 2011 season that had the Indians exceeding expectations, it didn’t end the way reliever...
• 11/18 Rays Colored Glasses: Friedman hesitant to trade starting pitching: Tampabay.com’s Joe Smith wrote an article a couple days ago about Andrew Friedman’s hesitation to trade starting pitching....
• 11/16 Release Points: The Weak Link in Cleveland’s Bullpen Mafia: Sure, the darlings of the Cuyahoga have been the beneficiaries of some rather good luck – namely, Minnesota’s complete collapse,...

• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians: The Indians face major decisions in center field and in the rotation this offseason. GM Chris Antonetti begins the winter with...
• 10/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Could Shake Up Bullpen In 2012:   By Mike Brandyberry This season the Cleveland Indians bullpen was the anchor of the team, keeping them in the playoff...
• 10/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: What Will Be The Indians 2012 Payroll?:   By Mike Brandyberry In the Indians end of season press conference, General Manager, Chris Antonetti was clear that the...
• 10/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: End Of Season Grades: Bullpen:   By Mike Brandyberry September 29 began a two week, end of season grade and breakdown by each position. Certainly after...
• 10/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Cleveland Indians analysis, part II: 2011 roster and salaries overview: The second part of my analysis (see part one, here) covers the current Indians roster and examines the salary situation for this...

• 9/29 Roto Think Tank: And It Ended With A Whimper: And so it ended, not with a bang but with a whimper. Fortunately for me, boring was good.For the fifth time in 14 years, I took...
• 9/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Lose Finale, Look Forward to 2012; Tigers 5, Indians 4: By Matt Van Wormer The greatest moment on the final night of the season had nothing to do with what took place between the lines....
• 9/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Falls In Finale And Says Goodbye To A Legend; Twins 6, Indians 4: By Mike Brandyberry It was a bittersweet ending to the Indians home portion of the schedule on Sunday as the Tribe was unable...
• 9/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Earns Milestones, Down ChiSox; Indians 11, White Sox 2: By Matt Van Wormer The Indians and White Sox started the evening with a good nature gesture, and ended it with the Tribe reaching...
• 9/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Carmona and Long Ball Takes Afternoon Tilt; Indians 4, White Sox 3:   By Mike Brandyberry The Indians used three home runs and a solid pitching performance from Fausto Carmona to take the...
• 9/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Completes Sweep Of Minnesota; Indians 6, Twins 5:   By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians only needed one big inning to post six runs and steal a victory from the Minnesota...
• 9/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Snaps Skid; Indians 8, White Sox 4: By Mike Brandyberry Lonnie Chisenhall is already making the most of his increased playing time in September as he hit two, two-run...
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Cleveland Indians: The Indians are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: Justin Masterson, Jack Hannahan Second time: Shin-Soo...

• 8/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Huff Puffs And Blows Away Oakland; Indians 2, Athletics 1:   By Matt Van Wormer Pitching has been the strongest aspect of this Indians team all season long. Monday night was no different...
• 8/29 The Beanball: Not Your Average Joe [Smith]: When Joe Smith debuted for the Mets in 2007, the 23 year-old didn’t look a day over 14. Regardless of looks, Smith pitched...
• 8/29 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Mike Carp: Top 1: Mike Carp struck out swinging against Josh Tomlin Top 3: Carp singled to center against Tomlin Top 5: Carp struck out...
• 8/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Down, But Not Out:   By Craig Gifford Thumpings of 12-7 and 9-2 at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, one of the worst teams baseball, means...
• 8/22 Release Points: The Weak Link in Cleveland’s Bullpen Mafia: Sure, the darlings of the Cuyahoga have been the beneficiaries of some rather good luck – namely, Minnesota’s complete collapse,...
• 8/22 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 22, 2011: Casey Janssen $14.Typically, this isn't the kind of bid you throw out on a middle reliever who just picked up a three...
• 8/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Can’t Quite Come All The Way Back; Tigers 8, Indians 7: By Craig Gifford A weekend series that began with such high hopes for the Cleveland Indians ended in complete despair and has...
• 8/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Takes Series, Heads To Detroit; Indians 4, White Sox 2: By Mike Brandyberry Neither team’s starting pitcher had their best night Thursday evening, but the Indians were able to get...
• 8/12 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Nelson Cruz: Bottom 1: Nelson Cruz struck out swinging against Ubaldo Jimenez Bottom 3: Cruz called out on strikes against Jimenez Bottom...
• 8/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Must Win The Game Of The Year Again: By Mike Brandyberry I just woke up at 8 am, after watching the Cleveland Indians defeat the Detroit Tigers in fourteen innings....
• 8/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Texas Topples Tribe Late; Rangers 5, Indians 3: By Matt Van Wormer The Indians had a chance to finish their road trip on a winning note and looked like they were poised to do...
• 8/5 Rising Apple: How They Doin’?: Joe Smith: When Joe Smith debuted for the Mets in 2007, the 23 year-old didn’t look a day over 14. Regardless of looks, Smith pitched...
• 8/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Ellsbury Does It Again; Red Sox 4, Indians 3: By Craig Gifford Jacoby Ellsbury is fast becoming a thorn in the Indians side. On Tuesday night, Ellsbury delivered in the ninth...
• 8/4 B-R Blog: Random Recap: Games of Wednesday, 8/3:  A late bulletin from the corner of First Time for Everything and the Boulevard of Broken Streaks.... -- Jacoby Ellsbury had...
• 8/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Men Behind The Dish: By Craig Gifford The success of the Cleveland Indians pitching staff has been well documented due to they way they have performed...

• 7/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: What The Tribe Should NOT Do At The Deadline: By Matt Van Wormer Sports Anchors, Talk Radio Hosts and (worst of all) Callers to Talk Radio Hosts think they have all the answers...
• 7/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Mafia: Burying Games All Season: By Craig Gifford Filthy, dominating, unhittable, down-right scary. Those are all words that can be used to describe this season’s...
• 7/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Stumbles, Sizemore Falls; Orioles 8, Indians 3: By Mike Brandyberry What seemed to start as an Indian victory and the start of a very good road trip, quickly turned to disappointment...
• 7/17 MLB Dirt: Not Your Average Joe: The Cleveland Indians have been something special this year as they have really come out of nowhere. They currently sit atop the...
• 7/17 B-R Blog: Stodgy strategy … and Sunday sundries: [All factoids grown organically and prepared without Elias additives.] Explain this strategy to me: -- In Atlanta Sunday, the...
• 7/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Takes Control Early; Indians 8, Orioles 4: By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians hopefully started their second half of the season like they started the first half,...
• 7/12 Wahoo's Warriors: Some All-Star break notes on the pitching staff: Justin Masterson is the 8th Indians pitcher (min 75 IP) since 1990 to post a pre-All-Star Break ERA under 3.00 and the first since...

• 6/27 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: June 27, 2011: Tyler Chatwood $3. Other bids $3, $1.I've already panned Chatwood a couple of times this year. Since I last wrote about...

• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: A Detailed Look At The Indians' Trades: The Indians acquired many of their current players through trades, as I explained yesterday. In total, 14 of the 29 players to...

• 4/19 Diamond Hoggers: Your day after wrap & recap: The notables from yesterday’s action in baseball…. Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 3 (10) The Cleveland Indians...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Cleveland Indians: The Indians are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Eligible For Free Agency (4) The signings of free agents Austin...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith makes his season debut: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen), activated from the 15-day disabled list earlier Friday, April 15, allowed a run and...[+] three hits in the ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles, reports Dennis Manoloff, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Smith was able to throw 15 of his 19 pitches for strikes.
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Activate Joe Smith: The Cleveland Indians activated RP Joe Smith from the disabled list Friday, April 15, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com....[+]
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith expected back Friday: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) is expected to be activated from the 15-day disabled list Friday, April 15, reports The...[+] Associated Press.
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith works an inning in rehab: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) worked one inning of relief Tuesday, April 12, in a rehab outing with Double-A Akron,...[+] reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. Smith also posted two strikeouts, working in back-to-back games for the first time since his injury.
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith works scoreless rehab inning: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) worked a perfect inning of relief Thursday, April 7, in a minor league rehab appearance...[+] with Double-A Akron. Smith also recorded a pair of strikeouts.
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith, Grady Sizemore to begin rehab stints: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) and OF Grady Sizemore (knee) will begin rehab assignments at Double-A Akron on Thursday,...[+] April 7, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes.
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith to pitch in exhibition game: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) will pitch in an exhibition game for Triple-A Columbus against Ohio State University...[+] Tuesday, April 5, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. Barring any setbacks, Smith will pitch for Double-A Akron Thursday, April 7.
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Grady Sizemore, Joe Smith to play in minor league game: Cleveland Indians OF Grady Sizemore (knee) and RP Joe Smith (abdomen) will play in an exhibition game between Double-A Akron and...[+] Triple-A Columbus Monday, April 4, according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.

• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith expected to start season on DL : Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) is expected to start the season on the 15-day disabled list because of his strained abdominal...[+] muscle, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com.
• 3/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith makes progress: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) played catch Wednesday, March 23, for a third consecutive day, reports Jordan Bastian,...[+] of MLB.com. Smith worked from 90 feet, and he plans to throw from more than 100 feet Thursday, March 24. Smith might work off a mound this weekend barring any setbacks.
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Head trainer doesn't think Joe Smith will be ready: Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta conferred with head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff Monday, March 21, and he said that he...[+] didn't think RP Joe Smith (abdomen) will be ready for Opening Day, reports Paul Hoynes, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith doesn't expect to be ready for opener: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) said Monday, March 21, that he doesn't think he'll be ready for Opening Day, reports...[+] Paul Hoynes, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Smith has been dealing with an abdominal strain, keeping him out of game action since March 9. Smith just resumed playing catch Monday, making 24 throws at 45 feet.
• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith to throw Tuesday: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdominal) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, March 22, according to Paul Hoynes...[+] of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith shut down until weekend: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) said Thursday, March 17, that he cannot play catch until at least Saturday, March 19,...[+] or Sunday, March 20, due to his abdominal strain, reports Paul Hoynes, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith played catch Monday: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdomen) played light catch Monday, March 14, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. Smith hopes...[+] to return to the mound in the next few days.
• 3/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith bothered by sore abdominal muscle: Cleveland Indians RP Joe Smith (abdominal) has not pitched in the last four days because of a sore abdominal muscle, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. He is hoping to return to action Tuesday, March 15, or Wednesday, March 16.
• 3/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Pitching schedule set for Saturday: Cleveland Indians Ps Kelvin De La Cruz, Jensen Lewis, Yohan Pino, Tony Sipp, Joe Smith and Bryce Stowell are scheduled to work...[+] in relief against the Seattle Mariners Saturday, March 5, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. In the other split-squad game, Joe Martinez, Zach McAllister, Vinnie Pestano, Zach Putnam and Jess Todd will work in relief against the Chicago White Sox.
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Pitching schedule set for Wednesday: Cleveland Indians SP Justin Masterson will start Wednesday, March 2, against the Oakland Athletics, reports Jordan Bastian, of...[+] MLB.com. Ps Doug Mathis, Vinnie Pestano, Drew Pomeranz, Zach Putnam, Joe Smith and Jess Todd are also scheduled to work.

• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Several pitchers to work Thursday: Cleveland Indians Ps Kelvin De La Cruz, Jeanmar Gomez, Nick Hagadone, David Huff, Justin Masterson, Doug Mathis, Drew Pomeranz,...[+] Joe Smith and Josh Tomlin are expected to work in the intrasquad game Thursday, Feb. 24, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. Masterson and Tomlin will start the game.

• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Blanton, Beltre, Indians, LaRoche: In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe names ten teams who might reap the benefits of bargain shopping as the winter...

• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Relievers On Boston's Radar: The Red Sox liked Matt Guerrier well enough to offer him a two-year deal, but the Dodgers offered a third guaranteed year and...
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith re-signs: The Cleveland Indians re-signed RP Joe Smith to a one-year, $870,000 deal Thursday, Dec. 2, according to The Associated Press....[+] Smith can make an extra $30,000 in performance bonuses.

• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Market For Relievers: The free agent market is packed with useful relievers, especially from the right side.  Today let's survey relievers who may...

• 9/14 B-R Blog: 10+ Scoreless Games Streak By RP To Start Career: Using the data in Play Index, I decided to look at which relief pitchers had the most games in a row with " BF>=1 AND R=0"...

• 8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Cleveland Indians: A look at the Indians players who will be eligible for arbitration after the season: First time: Shin-Soo Choo, Asdrubal...

• 7/30 The World's Worst Sports Blog: The Best Game Ever: Two of my favorite things about baseball happened during tonight’s game between the Yankees and the Indians. First of all,...

• 6/23 Call to the Pen: Roster Moves (6/22): Chris Tillman to Triple-A, Takashi Saito returns: During the course of June 22nd, 15 teams made some sort of roster move.  The day also saw two minor trades, a top prospect got...
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Smith recalled: The Cleveland Indians recalled RP Joe Smith from Triple-A Columbus Tuesday, June 22, according to The Associated Press. He went...[+] 2-1 with two saves and a 1.96 ERA in 20 outings with Columbus this year.

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians| Joe Smith optioned: The Cleveland Indians optioned RP Joe Smith to Triple-A Columbus Friday, April 30, according to MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince....[+]
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: First Time Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 80 players project to be eligible for arbitration for the first time after the 2010 season.  It's a big step in a...