Winter Press Tour Stuff; Blake and Rafael Close
Some sources are reporting today that both Casey Blake and Rafel Betancourt are close to signing their deals to avoid going to arbitration. Casey is set to get a 1-year deal, while Rafael will get a couple years on his deal.
The Winter Press tour continues, and there are a couple stories out today on some various players. Here is on on Jake Westbrook from some paper in New Philadelphia:
Westbrook optimistic about’08 season
And here is another Westbrook piece in a Mansfield paper, where the team made a stop yesterday as well:
Westbrook, Indians stop in Mansfield on winter tour
And a third story on a couple of topics from MLB.com
Notes: Indians’ Winter Caravan rolls on
Matt has covered Major League Baseball and the "other two" Pro teams in Cleveland since 1994. He has been on the beat of the Indians in full-time mode since 1996, working for various raido and print networks around the country.
