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Manny Being Manny...maybe back in
Cleveland? (Photo: AP)
? Some news, notes and thoughts from my Tribe notebook

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Saturday November 13th:
Jason Kipnis - 2B, Peoria Javelinas: 4-for-4, R, 3 2B, 3 RBI. Kipnis is ending his AFL campaign on fire. He now has four multi-hit games in a row, and multi-hit games in five of his last six games. He now has an amazing 15 of his 19 hits going for extra bases...

Here is an up-to-date listing of the Cleveland Indians eligibles for the 2010 Rule 5 Draft on December 9, 2010. For future reference, this listing is linked on the right side of the page in the "Indians Resource Center".
Note: Rob Bryson and Travis Turek are not eligible due to a grandfathered exception for draft-and-follow players from the 2006 Draft. While the new CBA was adopted after the...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Friday November 12th:
Jason Kipnis - 3B, Peoria Javelinas: 2-for-5, R, 2 2B, RBI, K. The batting is slowly creeping up (.231) but still a nice OPS (.840) thanks to a very good slugging% (.554). Now 12 of his 15 hits have gone for extra bases.Roberto Perez - C, Peoria Javelinas: 2-for-4,...

Here are the updated stats for all the Cleveland Indians players who are playing in fall/winter ball. Stats are updated as of 11/12/2010.
BATTERSLGEGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGOBPSLGAbraham, AdamAFL83078110376.267.405.367Apodaca, JuanVWL82014100125.200.273.250Carrera, EzequielVWL238818236007118.261.356.330Constanza, JoseDWL730713000223.433.469.433Diaz, JuanDWL4912100213.222.300.333Goedert, JaredVWL144571550041111.333.474.444Head,...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Thursday November 11th:
Cord Phelps - 3B, Peoria Javelinas: 2-for-4, RBI, 2 BB. Phelps with two more hits, two more walks, and on base a total of four times in five trips to the plate. He has gone out to the AFL to work on playing 3B and is showing some improvement, but boy has he...

Will the Indians roster Corey Kluber? We'll
find out soon. (Photo: Tony Lastoria)
The November 19th roster deadline is quickly approaching for all teams in Major League Baseball.
It is a time of the year when teams set their offseason rosters by adding players off the 60-day disabled list back to the active 40-man roster and add their important players from their minor league...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Wednesday November 10th:
Chen Lee - RP, Peoria Javelinas: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K. This was Lee's first action since October 28th because of a minor muscle strain in his leg. It looks like he was rusty or the injury was still bothering him as he threw to just two batters...

On Monday the Cleveland Indians announced some uniform changes for the 2011 season.
Nothing drastic, but they introduced a new alternate home cap and a new road uniform. The new home cap will now be a red hat with a midnight navy block "C" on it and will be worn with the creme colored home uniform that has the block "Indians" across the chest. The grey road uniform will be changed to replace...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Tuesday November 9th:
Eric Berger - RP, Peoria Javelinas: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K. Berger allows his first earned run in his 7th game, though had been walking a fine line in almost every appearance. He has only allowed 4 hits in 8.0 innings, but also has allowed 7 walks...

On Tuesday the Cleveland Indians announced their 2011 Cactus League exhibition schedule at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, AZ. The Indians open their spring schedule with two games against the Cincinnati Reds on February 27-28 and close out the spring schedule at home against the Reds on March 29.
They will then go to Columbus, OH to play an exhibition game against Triple-A Columbus Clippers...

The Javelinas have been on fire lately, pounding the Phoenix Desert Dogs yesterday 18-6. They've now won four of their last five to run their record to a West-leading 14-7. I know I've said before that the AFL record means nothing, but it could at the very least mean some extra baseball for our guys down in the desert, so that's something to look forward to!
The AFL Rising Stars game was...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Monday November 8th:
Jerad Head - 1B, Gigantes de Carolina: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI. Head conntinues to produce where in 12 games out in Puerto Rico he is hitting .302/.404/.535. He celebrates his 28th birthday next week, so who knows, maybe he is a late-bloomer.Cord Phelps - 3B, Peoria...

Barnes hopes to finish strong his final
days in the AFL (Photo: Tony Lastoria)
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) has about a week and a half left of games, and so far arguably the best pitcher out there as been Cleveland Indians left-handed starting pitcher Scott Barnes.
Barnes, 23, has made five starts for his Peoria Javelinas team going 2-1 with a 4.34 ERA. The numbers are a little...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Sunday November 7th:
Lucas Montero - LF, Gigantes del Cibao: 0-for-4, 2 K. Montero got a chance to start his third straight game and hit out of the leadoff spot. Still has only played in 8 games and has 18 at bats.Matt McBride - RF, Gigantes del Cibao: 1-for-3, BB, K. McBride's four...

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig hopes to
add more teams to the postseason mix. (AP)
Some news and notes from my Tribe notebook…
Playoff Expansion?
There has been some talk out of the commissioner’s office lately about expanding the playoff format for Major League Baseball.
What kind of expansion there may be, if any, remains to be seen, but where there is smoke...