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Indians Lose Josh Rodriguez in Rule 5 Draft
December 9, 2010 by Lewie Pollis
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The Indians’ farm system suffered a loss Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates took infielder Josh Rodriguez with the first pick in the Rule 5 Draft. Rodriguez, 26, was Cleveland’s second-round pick in the 2006 draft. He hit .297/.378/.484 in 107 games between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus in 2010, while playing second base, shortstop, third [...]
Cleveland Indians’ Best Pitcher, Andy Marte, Signs with Pittsburgh Pirates
December 2, 2010 by Lewie Pollis
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Former Indians third baseman of the future Andy Marte signed a minorleague contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, officially signaling the end of Marte’s tenure with the Tribe. Once considered an elite prospect, Marte was ranked the ninth-best prospect in the game by Baseball America in their annual list in 2005, and was among [...]
Will D’Backs tender contract to Duke?
November 29, 2010 by kevin.bonneville
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It has been a couple of days now since the D’Backs acquired Zach Duke from the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the question remains, will he be in a D’Backs uniform this coming March? Lets take a brief a look at whether or not it is going to happen and who could replace Duke if the two [...]