Travis Hafner returns to form with 35 home runs and 110 RBI’s. Fausto Carmona under the tutelage of pitching Coach Tim Belcher again wins 19 games. Jake Westbrook is healthy and wins 15 ... .typepad.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Cleveland Indians, Travis Hafner, Fausto Carmona, Jake Westbrook, Carlos Carrasco

... developing young talent, and it works for me. I just hope that our youth is actually talented... 2. Fausto Carmona has been a disaster the past two seasons, is there anyway he can be salvaged? Take out the 19-game ... need for the Indians to address in the offseason? Hands down the starting rotation. As of now, Carmona or Jake Westbrook look to be opening day starter. Westbrook and Anthony Reyes ...

... Indians rotation/bullpen. Players available via trade: RHP Fausto Carmona; DH Travis Hafner; 3B/SS ... RHP Jake Westbrook; RHP Kerry Wood You want Carmona? He's got $27 million guaranteed coming to ... the Indians contract situations for the likes of Hafner and Carmona, they're not getting anything back for them if they find someone stupid enough to take them. Nor does it make sense ...

... (7-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Carmona LOSS(0-2) 4 2/3 4 3 2 2 3 0 82 ... 63. Cleveland threatened in the 9th but Los Angeles(AL) was able to put down the rally. Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 4th save. Fausto Carmona(0-2) was given the loss. Santana was jubilant in the hometown clubhouse, 'It was a lot of fun out there. The fans gave me a ...

... blown rebuilding mode so any player that makes decent money is on the block. That means that Jhonny Peralta, Travis Hafner, Fausto Carmona and Kerry Wood are likely all on the block. The Indians won’t likely get much interest in Hafner because of his contract and health. Carmona and Peralta will both likely inspire teams to talk to Indians’ GM Mark Shapiro ...

... doesn't have the name recognition and the switch mid-season to short may impact that. Either way... It's unlikely a Tribe player takes home hardware this year. Fausto Carmona was supposed to continue the run of Indians and their Cy Young Award Winners, but we know how that goes. Grady Sizemore's run at Gold Glove will most likely take ...

... one veteran to anchor their young starting rotation, and if Westbrook comes out of his Puerto Rican winter league starts at less than 100 percent, that will leave the combustible Fausto Carmona as Cleveland's default ace.  By signing Pavano, the Tribe would be bringing back an experienced arm who had a 3.83::1 strikeout-to-walk ...

... There are 330 cards in Series 2. Cards I need to complete Series 2: 331 Dave Roberts 350 Mark Teixeira 354 Edwin Jackson 360 David Ortiz 375 Fausto Carmona 395 Lance Berkman 407 Johnny Damon 411 Jason Kubel 418 Dioner Navarro 421 Brandon Backe 431 Delwyn Young 436 Joe Blanton 472 Shawn Marcum 473 Joe Maddon 487 ...

... first one), or defensive positioning (also in the first). Those are all categories of which a first rate baseball nerd should have intimate knowledge. ***ANSWERS*** Answer One: Nick Swisher Answer Two: Fausto Carmona (and, amazingly, that last “BLANK” is CC Sabathia)

... to the Washington Nationals. That's a swing of 25 games in two years, which by itself, represents the difference between 65 wins and 90. One pitcher, Fausto Carmona, single-handedly represented a large part of this decline. In 2007, he was arguably a more productive pitcher than CC Sabathia, and perhaps should have been the Cy ...

... Lots of people picked the Cleveland Indians to win the AL Central. This I find forgivable because the Indians this year and last felt like they were poised to be very good and then weren’t for various reasons like Fausto Carmona becoming terrible and Jake Westbrook’s elbow dying. Anyone who picked the Diamondbacks to win ...

... . He's come across as very prepared, understanding in detail the particular problems that face the Indians (for instance, noting baseball's adjustments to Fausto Carmona's sinker). He's been very open about his coaching philosophies, stressing his view that a manger should base his strategies on the abilities of players on the ...

... (4), Gavin Floyd (4) Royals -- Gil Meche (5), Zack Greinke (4) Twins -- Joe Nathan (4 plus option), Johan Santana (4), Scott Baker (4) Indians -- Fausto Carmona (4 plus 3 options), Cliff Lee (4 plus option), Jake Westbrook (4), C.C. Sabathia (4) Rangers -- Kevin Millwood (5) Angels -- Justin Speier (4), ...

... . Westbrook could be that veteran guy if he is healthy. The Indians need to find the right guy because they do not want to block the progress of their young pitchers, including Justin Masterson, Fausto Carmona, Aaron Laffey, Jeremy Sowers, David Huff, Carlos Carrasco, Hector Rondon, and Jeanmar Gomez. Westbrook is in the final year of his ...

... EJ: Roy Halladay, Johan Santana Moshe: Felix Hernandez, Johan Santana Anthony: Roy Halladay, Johan Santana Chris: James Shields, Dan Haren Steve: Fausto Carmona, Johan Santana Tom: A.J. Burnett, Yovani Gallardo 4 picks for Johan Santana were killer. The closest anyone got was my vote for Felix Hernandez ...