Indians Confidential

The biggest story of spring training of course is the contract situation with C.C. Sabathia. Today, C.C. spoke for the one and only time in Winter Haven about his contract, and basically instead of taking questions he came out and told reporters that as far as he’s concerned, he’s focused on the season and nothing else. He said he is not losing any sleep over it, unlike a lot of Indians fans. You can hear the audio from today and determine for yourself your take on it.

 

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Tribe Skipper Eric Wedge and catcher Victor Martinez spoke earlier today in Winter Haven at Spring Training.  Here is the audio from it:

 

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Pitcher Paul Byrd sat down with the media today in Winter Haven and talked about the offseason and getting ready for getting down to business again in 2008. Click below to listen

 

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More Meetings: Mark Shapiro and Chris Antonetti conducted meetings today with the uniform coaching and medical/strength staffs.

BP in the Cage: 1B Jordan Brown & 1B Ryan Garko arrived early into camp and took batting practice in the cage this AM.

Tomorrow: Pitchers and Catchers will undergo physical exams in the morning.

The following players worked out today in Winter Haven

47 BOROWSKI, Joe, RH

55 CARMONA, Fausto, RH

46 FULTZ, Aaron, LH

30 KOBAYASHI, Masa, RH

32 LAFFEY, Aaron, LH

31 LEE, Cliff, RH

50 LEWIS, Jensen, RH

69 LEWIS, Scott, LH

40 MASTNY, Tom, RH

72 MILLER, Adam, RH

53 PEREZ, Rafael, LH

64 SANTOS, Reid, LH

70 SIPP, Tony, LH

54 SLOCUM, Brian, RH

45 SOWERS, Jeremy, LH

37 WESTBROOK, Jake, RH

41 MARTINEZ, Victor

10 SHOPPACH, Kelly

76 TOREGAS, Wyatt

25 GARKO, Ryan

17 CHOO, Shin-soo

39 ELARTON, Scott, RHP

56 GINTER, Matt, RHP

34 HARRIS, Jeff, RHP

71 LOFGREN, Chuck, LHP

66 MARTIN, JD, RHP

61 RUNDLES, Rich, LHP

65 STEVENS, Jeffrey, RHP

79 GIMENEZ, Chris

77 WALLACE, David

HAAD, Yamid

67 BROWN, Jordan

Well Indians fans, GM Mark Shapiro is speaking out on a wide array of topics about the team as they get set to open up spring training for the final time in Winter Haven. PD pal Paul Hoynes wrote today on Shapiro talking about topics like: C.C., moving from Buffalo to Columbus, the outfield spots, the bullpen, and more. Check it out, as there are some interesting tidbits in there.

Shapiro Talks CC, other Topics