OFFSEASON OUTLOOK					2009 40 MAN ROSTER		Rule V Eligible
							Mike Finocchi
Targets					CURRENT COUNT	40	Neil Wagner
POSITION	SECOND BASEMEN	YEARS	ASK/SIGN PRICE	COMPETITORS/TEAM	CATCHER		Joanniel Montero
2B	Mark Ellis, Oakland	2 Years	$11 Million	Oakland Athletics		Victor Martinez	Hector Rondon	40
2B, 3B, SS, OF	Jerry Hairston Jr., Cincinnati					Kelly Shoppach	Randy Newsome
2B	Dan Uggla, Florida					Carlos Santana	Carlos Santana	40
	THIRD BASEMEN					Wyatt Toregas	Chuck Lofgren
3B	Garrett Atkins, Colorado					Chris Gimenez	Jason Denham
1B, 3B, OF	Casey Blake, Los Angeles D	3 Years	$17 Million	Los Angeles Dodgers	FIRST BASE		Chris Gimenez	40
1B, 3B	Hank Blalock, Texas +					Ryan Garko	Carlton Smith
1B, 2B, 3B	Jorge Cantu, Florida				SECOND BASE		Shawn Nottingham
3B	Craig Counsell, Milwaukee					Asdrubal Cabrera	Cirilo Cumberbatch
3B	Joe Crede, Chicago W +					Jamey Carroll	Juan Valdes
3B	Edwin Encarnacion, Cincinnati					Josh Barfield	Scott Roehl
3B	Mike Lowell, Boston					Luis Valbuena	Brandon Pinckney
2B, 3B	Mark Loretta, Houston	1 Year	$1.25 Million	Los Angeles Dodgers	THIRD BASE		Ryan Goleski
3B	Doug Mientkiewicz, Pittsburgh					Andy Marte	Jeff Stevens	*CHC
3B	Melvin Mora, Baltimore					Mark DeRosa	Stephen Head
3B	Mark Teahen, Royals				SHORT STOP		Frank Herrmann
1B, 3B	Ty Wiggington, Astros					Jhonny Peralta	Trevor Crowe	40
	OUTFIELDERS				LEFT FIELD		Jordan Brown
OF	Raul Ibanez, Seattle	3 Years	$31.5 Million	Philadelphia Phillies		Ben Francisco	Kevin Dixon
	STARTING PITCHERS					David Dellucci	Ryan Edell
SP	Paul Byrd, Boston				CENTER FIELD		Jose Constanza
SP	Ryan Dempster, Chicago C	4 Years	$52 Million	Chicago Cubs		Grady Sizemore	Lucas Montero
SP	Freddy Garcia, Detroit					Trevor Crowe	Angel Rodriguez
SP	Livan Hernandez, Colorado				RIGHT FIELD		Alex Castillo
SP	Randy Johnson, Arizona +	1 Year	$8 Million	San Francisco Giants		Shin-Soo Choo	Richard Martinez
SP	Kyle Lohse, St. Louis	4 Years	$41 Million	St. Lous Cardinals	DESIGNATED HITTER		Carlos Arias	V
SP	Braden Looper, St. Louis					Travis Hafner	Jose Jimenez
SP	Derek Lowe, Los Angeles D				STARTING PITCHER		Anillins Martinez
SP	Mark Mulder, St. Louis +					Cliff Lee	Sandy Mendez
SP	Carl Pavano, New York Y +	1 Year	$1.5 Million	CLEVELAND INDIANS		Fausto Carmona	Joe Ness
SP	Brad Penny, Los Angeles D +	1 Year		Boston Red Sox		Jake Westbrook	Jorge Riera
SP	C.C. Sabathia, Milwaukee	7 Years	HAHAHA $161 Mil	New York Yankees		Anthony Reyes	Juan Aponte
SP	Ben Sheets, Milwaukee +					Aaron Laffey	Cristo Arnal
SP	Randy Wolf, Houston					Jeremy Sowers	Jerad Head
	RELIEVERS					Zach Jackson	Jansy Infante
RP	Luis Ayala, New York M					Carl Pavano	Isaias Velasquez
RP	Chad Cordero, Washington					Scott Lewis	Rafael Quintero	V
RP	Juan Cruz, Arizona					Hector Rondon	Minor League FAs
RP	Bob Howry, Chicago C	1 Year	$2.75 Million	San Francisco Giants	RELIEF PITCHER		TJ Burton
RP	Damaso Marte, New York Y	3 Years	$12 Million	New York Yankees		Rafael Perez	Bubbie Buzachero
RP	Will Ohman, Atlanta					Rafael Betancourt	Matt Ginter	#
RP	Dennys Reyes, Minnesota					Masahide Kobayashi	John Halama
	CLOSERS					John Meloan	Jeff Harris
CL	Brian Fuentes, Colorado	2 Years	$17 Million	Los Angeles Angels		Edwin Mujica	Juan Lara
CL	Kevin Gregg, Florida	TRADED	FROM FLORIDA	TO CHICAGO (CUBS)		Jensen Lewis	Preston Larrison	*WAS
CL	Trevor Hoffman, San Diego					Rich Rundles	JD Martin	*WAS
CL	Jason Isringhausen, St. Louis					Adam Miller	Jeff Weaver
CL	Brandon Lyon, Arizona					Tony Sipp	Armando Camacaro	$
CL	J.J. Putz, Seattle	TRADED	FROM SEATTLE	TO NEW YORK (METS)		Kerry Wood	Yamid Haad
CL	Francisco Rodriguez, LAA	3 Years	$37 Million	New York Mets		Joe Smith	Damaso Espino	$
CL	BJ Ryan, Toronto						Matt Whitney	*WAS
CL	Huston Street, Colorado						Andy Cannizaro	$
SP, CL	John Smoltz, Atlanta				COLOR KEY	STATUS	Brandon Chaves
CL	Kerry Wood, Chicago +	2 Years	$20 Million	CLEVELAND INDIANS	Green	25 Man Roster	Niuman Romero
CL	Jose Valverde, Houston				Blue	Rule V Addition	Morgan Ensberg
	INDIANS FREE AGENTS				Red	In Danger	Tony Graffanino
Catcher	Sal Fasano	1 Year	Minor League Deal	Colorado Rockies	Gold	New Addition	Jason Cooper
Infielder	Jamey Carroll	Option Year	$2.5 Million	PICKED UP	Orange	Fighting For 25 Man	Andy Gonzalez
Pitcher	Matt Ginter				Purple	Injured, Not On 40 Man	Todd Linden
Reliever	Brendan Donnelly	1 Year	Minor League Deal	Texas Rangers	Black	Minor Leagues	Nathan Panther
Reliever	Juan Rincon	1 Year	Minor League Deal	Detroit Tigers			Bronson Sardinha
Reliever	Scott Elarton						Brian Slocum	*PIT
	ARBITRATION
Catcher	Kelly Shoppach	1 Year	$1.95 Million	Avoided, Re-Signed
POSITION KEY	COLOR KEY	INDIANS ACQUISTIONS			INDIANS ACQUISITIONS		SYMBOL KEY	STATUS
FILLED	OUT OF PRICE RANGE	Position	Player	Contract	Pos, Player	Contract	Granted Free Agency	#
LUXURY	INJURY RISK = +	Pitcher	Chen-Chang Lee	Minor League Deal; $400K Bonus	P, Jack Cassel	Minor League Deal	Added to 40 Man	40
FLEXIBLE	LUXURY	Pitcher	Jose Rodriguez	Minor League Deal	P, Matt Herges	Minor League Deal	Taken in Rule 5	V
	BEST CASE SCENARIO	Pitcher	Greg Aquino	Minor League Deal	P, Vinnie Chulk	Minor League Deal	Re-signed	$
	SHORT TERM SOLUTION	Pitcher	Tomo Ohka	Minor League Deal	IF, Jesus Merchan	Minor League Deal	New Team	*
	OUTSIDE POSSIBILITY	Pitcher	Kerry Wood	2 Years, 20 Million, + Option Year	IF, Wilson Valdez	Minor League Deal	Outrighted By Indians	O
	FALL BACK OPTION	Pitcher	Joe Smith	Trade From NYM	OF, Mickey Hall	Traded From BOS(Byrd)	MLFA's Rule V Eligible if Resigned
	IN PRICE RANGE	Infielder	Luis Valbuena	Trade From SEA	SP, Kirk Saarloos	Minor League Deal
	OFFICIAL TARGET	Infielder	Mark DeRosa	Trade From CHC
	NEED FILLED	Pitcher	Carl Pavano	1 Year, 1.5 Million + Incentives
	OFF THE MARKET
	RE-SIGN	INDIANS OUTGOING			INDIANS OUTGOING
	LET GO	Pitcher	Tom Mastny	Sold to Japan	Pitcher	Jeff Stevens	Traded to Chicago
	SIGNED BY TRIBE	Outfielder	Franklin Gutierrez	Traded to Seattle	Pitcher	John Gaub	Traded to Chicago
	SIGNED BY OTHER TEAM	Pitcher	Chris Archer	Traded to Chicago	Outfielder	Ryan Goleski	Released