Tribe signs Graffanino, Juan Rincon to minor league deals

Please, please, please tell me this spells the end of the Jorge Velandia era. Is there anything Velandia can do better than Graffanino? On a baseball field, I mean.

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I should add that Graffanino’s still working his way into shape after knee surgery.

by thejamootz on Jun 24, 2008 11:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We are really stepping up the grit factor with Carroll, Fasano and Graffanino now. Wedge will have a field day with that lineup

by Roger Dorn on Jun 24, 2008 12:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ganaffarino… CHAMPIONSHIP.

You know Selig? Ombudsman.

by rolub on Jun 24, 2008 12:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

rec’d for spelling

by ASP on Jun 24, 2008 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We signed Janeane Garofalo?

Free Andy Marte!

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on Jun 24, 2008 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Garfanino (The Utility)

Let's Go 2009!

by emd2k3 on Jun 24, 2008 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Is there any doubt that Brandon Inge and Nick Punto will be playing for Wedge one day?

by Toxicadam on Jun 24, 2008 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Inge might be too good

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jun 24, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Wait for him to get hurt a couple more times.

Proud supporter of the Cleveland.

by fwembt on Jun 24, 2008 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Punto already is. Screengrab of Wedge’s Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team reveals all:

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No wonder he’s in last place in his league.

Let's Go 2009!

by emd2k3 on Jun 24, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs

Good God, that is a gritty squad

by jhon on Jun 24, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

huh? where’s darin erstad?

did you know he played football?

by Cap'n Snegiryov on Jun 24, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

is this real or photoshopped/dreamweavered?

The 2008 Cleveland Indians: Home of the Triple Steal, Unassisted Triple Play, and not a heck of a lot more.

by westbrook on Jun 24, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hint: Look at the opponents.

Let's Go 2009!

by emd2k3 on Jun 24, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rec in the hopes you wasted a league membership for a joke.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jun 24, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of Buffalo:

I don’t want to alarm anyone, but Tom Mastny is averaging 13.5 K/9IP over his last 8 appearnaces. STOP TEASING ME TOM! STOP IT! At least when Jensen goes down to Buffalo, he sucks. It’s very considerate of him.

Oh and not to be outdone, Stevens is sporting a 15.5 K/9IP since arriving in Buffalo in 7 appearances.

by supermarioelia on Jun 24, 2008 2:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

See Mastny is the kind of guy we should be trading after a strong stretch in AAA.

by Roger Dorn on Jun 24, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not significant moves, obviously, but I was looking to see what the Indians would do to clear roster spots at Buffalo. They might call up Asdrubal, but I think they have one spot available (because of trading Aaron Herr) and/or they could send down de la Cruz (the infielder). I guess they would have to shift a pitcher to make room for Rincon. There’s no one on the 40-man likely to get a call up, so unless they decide to DFA someone to promote Stevens, my guess is they’ll send someone back to AA.

by peter m on Jun 24, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs