Mark Shapiro Rumors

Indians Rumors: Debt, Shapiro, Wedge

Terry Pluto of The Cleveland Plain Dealer sat down for a chat with Indians team president Paul Dolan and some other front office personnel. Lots of interesting information came to light, so let's dig in... Dolan indicated that the team was $16MM in the red in July and headed towards $20MM. The trades of Cliff Lee, Victor Martinez, and Carl Pavano bring that number down to about $12MM. Jake Westbrook's injury will actually save the team money because insurance will cover about 50% of his $11MM salary. Had the Tribe not made any moves at the deadline, they would have...   Continue Reading

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Tribe Brass To Discuss Wedge's Future

According to the Associated Press, via ESPN.com, Indians general manager Mark Shapiro is expected to discuss manager Eric Wedge's status with president Paul Dolan and team owner Larry Dolan "in the next few days." Wedge is in serious danger of losing his job. The Indians, 30-42 as of Tuesday night, are stuck in last place in the American League Central and have seen a major drop in attendance this season. "It's been one of those years, that's for sure," said Wedge, who is in his seventh season with the club and is signed through 2010. Look for some kind of...   Continue Reading

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Mark Shapiro - GM Trade History

MLBTR contributor Brendan Bianowicz is back with another GM Trade History. This time he chronicles the work of Indians GM Mark Shapiro. You can download the Excel spreadsheet here.   Continue Reading

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