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Birth Date	5-15-1987
Height	6' 2"
Weight	200 lbs

Age	26 years, 0 months, 10 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2009	CLE	22	28	121	112	10	35	4	0	0	39	8	19	0	0	1	11	4	4	.312	.358	.348	.250	0.7	-1.2	-0.1
2010	CLE	23	72	325	297	38	73	9	3	3	97	22	38	0	2	4	22	10	2	.246	.296	.327	.229	2.4	-2.5	-0.0
2011	CLE	24	114	496	451	63	120	24	4	7	173	34	76	3	5	3	46	13	5	.266	.318	.384	.253	9.0	-4.3	0.5
2012	CLE	25	149	609	552	63	159	37	4	6	222	53	56	0	4	0	60	12	9	.288	.348	.402	.274	23.9	-11.4	1.3
2013	CLE	26	46	191	173	25	54	7	1	2	69	13	23	3	2	0	24	3	1	.312	.366	.399	.277	7.9	-3.2	0.5
Career			409	1742	1585	199	441	81	12	18	600	130	212	6	13	8	163	42	21	.278	.333	.379	.258	43.9	-22.5	2.3

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2005	HEL	Rk	10	40	.324	.291	.375	.441	.000	.367	102	1.9	0.6	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	WVA	A	108	435	.300	.252	.329	.372	.000	.344	110	14.9	9.6	-2.2	-1.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	WVA	A	56	255	.311	.270	.336	.413	.000	.364	106	14.3	7.3	-3.8	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	HUN	AA	59	223	.248	.267	.339	.402	.000	.281	100	-3.4	7.2	-1.8	2.7	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	HUN	AA	106	479	.282	.269	.344	.405	.000	.332	101	11.9	13.4	-1.8	4.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	CLE	MLB	28	121	.250	.263	.320	.418	.000	.376	95	-1.3	3.5	0	-1.2	-0.9	0.7	-0.1	0.7	-0.1
2009	COH	AAA	116	528	.252	.264	.330	.398	.000	.282	105	-4.4	14.9	0.5	-0.3	4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	CLE	MLB	72	325	.229	.260	.318	.407	.000	.271	97	-10.1	9.2	0.6	-2.5	3.5	2.4	-0.0	2.4	-0.0
2010	COH	AAA	67	316	.276	.269	.334	.421	.000	.337	111	5.6	8.8	-0.2	5.5	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	CLE	MLB	114	496	.253	.256	.313	.402	.000	.303	99	-3.6	8.9	-1.3	-4.3	0.5	9.0	0.5	9.0	0.5
2012	CLE	MLB	149	609	.274	.255	.314	.406	.000	.310	99	8.2	11.0	1.3	-11.4	2.7	23.9	1.3	23.9	1.3
2013	CLE	MLB	46	191	.277	.255	.313	.416	.261	.347	97	3.2	5.2	-1.2	-3.2	0.2	7.9	0.5	7.9	0.5
Career		MLB		1742	.259	.257	.315	.407	.260	.309	97	-1.7	45.5	-0.6	-22.7	6.0	47.4	2.6	47.4	2.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2005	HEL	Rk	40	8	11	2	0	0	3	6	4	2	0	.324	.425	.382	.059	.324	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2006	WVA	A	435	47	108	10	2	0	42	61	51	24	7	.300	.402	.339	.039	.300	0.0	-1.0	0.0
2007	WVA	A	255	41	73	15	1	2	32	31	22	18	6	.335	.418	.440	.106	.311	0.0	1.6	0.0
2007	HUN	AA	223	28	47	6	1	0	21	29	25	17	3	.251	.347	.294	.043	.248	0.0	2.7	0.0
2008	HUN	AA	479	80	134	17	2	4	40	50	27	28	8	.319	.394	.398	.079	.282	0.0	4.0	0.0
2009	CLE	MLB	121	10	35	4	0	0	11	8	19	4	4	.312	.358	.348	.036	.250	0.7	-1.2	-0.1
2009	COH	AAA	528	80	122	21	2	6	37	59	48	46	5	.267	.347	.361	.094	.252	0.0	-0.3	0.0
2010	CLE	MLB	325	38	73	9	3	3	22	22	38	10	2	.246	.296	.327	.081	.229	2.4	-2.5	-0.0
2010	COH	AAA	316	54	87	13	2	4	29	34	28	13	5	.319	.392	.425	.106	.276	0.0	5.5	0.0
2011	CLE	MLB	496	63	120	24	4	7	46	34	76	13	5	.266	.318	.384	.118	.253	9.0	-4.3	0.5
2012	CLE	MLB	609	63	159	37	4	6	60	53	56	12	9	.288	.348	.402	.114	.274	23.9	-11.4	1.3
2013	CLE	MLB	191	25	54	7	1	2	24	13	23	3	1	.312	.366	.399	.087	.277	7.9	-3.2	0.5

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-02-26	2013-03-10	Camp	12	0	-	Forearm	Laceration	Sliding	-	-
2012-10-11	2012-10-11	Off	0	0	-		Surgery	Sports Hernia	2012-10-11	-
2012-09-24	2012-09-29	DTD	5	0	Left	Groin	Strain		-	-
2012-09-13	2012-09-15	DTD	2	0	Left	Chest	Soreness	Pectoral	-	-
2012-04-24	2012-04-24	DTD	0	0	Right	Wrist	Soreness		-	-
2012-03-20	2012-03-27	Camp	7	0	-	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-	-
2011-08-23	2011-09-29	60-DL	37	38	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Hamate	2011-08-31
2011-08-13	2011-08-16	DTD	3	1	Right	Wrist	Soreness		-
2011-08-10	2011-08-12	DTD	2	2	Right	Wrist	Soreness		-
2011-08-03	2011-08-05	DTD	2	2	Right	Wrist	Soreness	Bothering for 1 Week	-	-
2011-07-19	2011-07-22	DTD	3	2	-	General Medical	Heat Illness		-	-
2011-06-22	2011-06-24	DTD	2	1	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2011-03-04	2011-03-08	Camp	4	0	Right	Knee	Soreness		-
2010-09-23	2010-09-26	DTD	3	3	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2010-08-20	2010-08-25	DTD	5	4	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2010-03-22	2010-03-25	Camp	3	0	Right	Ankle	Sprain		-
2009-09-27	2009-09-30	DTD	3	2	Right	Ankle	Soreness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	CLE	$
2013	CLE	$526,900
2012	CLE	$495,300
2011	CLE	$421,800
2010	CLE	$400,800

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,317,900
2011	Current	$526,900
4 yr	Pvs + Cur	$1,844,800
4 yr	Total	$1,844,800

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
2 y 131 d	Joshua Kusnick	1 year/$0.5269M (2013)

Details

1 year/$0.5269M (2013). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/7/13.
1 year/$0.4953M (2012). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/3/12.
1 year/$0.4218M (2011). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/8/11.
1 year/$0.4008M (2010). Re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/10. Optioned to Triple-A 4/19/10.
1 year (2009). Acquired by Cleveland in trade from Milwaukee 10/08 (player to be named in 7/08 Sabathia deal). Contract purchased by Cleveland 9/1/09.
Drafted by Milwaukee 2005 (7-205) (Ft. Pierce Central HS., Fla.). $0.15M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.249	.311	.321	.244
11	vs R (Multi)	.293	.348	.421	.274
18	Split (Multi)	.044	.036	.100	.030
19	LgAvg (Multi)	.028	.037	.068	.032
30	vs L (2012)	.265	.327	.354	.261
31	vs R (2012)	.299	.359	.426	.280
38	Split (2012)	.034	.032	.072	.019
39	LgAvg (2012)	.030	.040	.071	.035

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 25, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-25
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 23, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-23
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 20th, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-20
What You Need to Know: Cy of Relief	Daniel Rathman	2013-05-20
The Week In Quotes: May 13-19	Jonah Birenbaum	2013-05-20
The Week In Quotes: May 13-19	Satchel Price	2013-05-20
The Week In Quotes: May 13-19	Andrew Koo	2013-05-20
Painting the Black: The Cleveland Show	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-15
Sporer Report: Evaluating Early-Season Outliers	Paul Sporer	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 13, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-13
Fantasy Mailbag: The Stanton Waiting Game	BP Fantasy Team	2013-05-10
Fantasy Freestyle: Beware of the Tribe	Paul Sporer	2013-05-07
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 2, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-02
Daily Roundup: Around the League: May 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-05-01
Painting the Black: Segura and Sound	R.J. Anderson	2013-04-30
Overthinking It: This Week in Catcher Framing, 4/12	Ben Lindbergh	2013-04-12
Fantasy Freestyle: My American League Portfolio	Paul Sporer	2013-04-10
Fantasy Freestyle: High-Stakes League Free Agent Rundown	Jason Collette	2013-04-09
Fantasy Freestyle: Expert-League Auction Comparison	Jason Collette	2013-03-27
Fantasy Tier Rankings: American League Outfielders	Mike Gianella	2013-03-25
Rumor Roundup: Diamondbacks in the Rough	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-19
Fantasy Auction Values: Fifth Edition, March 18	Mike Gianella	2013-03-18
Western Front: Rime of the '83 Mariners	Geoff Young	2013-03-12
Fantasy Freestyle: Expert-League Auction Values Breakdown	Jason Collette	2013-03-06
Fantasy Freestyle: Expert-League Auction Values Breakdown	Paul Singman	2013-03-06
On the Beat: Not Fishing for Last Place	John Perrotto	2013-02-28
Transaction Analysis: He Not Busy Getting Bourn is Busy Dying	R.J. Anderson	2013-02-12
Rumor Roundup: Tuesday, February 12	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-12
Rumor Roundup: Wednesday, February 6	Daniel Rathman	2013-02-06
Western Front: Thou Shalt Not Run on Johnny Cueto	Geoff Young	2012-12-04
Baseball Therapy: The 2012 Silly Awards	Russell A. Carleton	2012-11-26
Prospects Will Break Your Heart: Cleveland Indians Top 10 Prospects	Jason Parks	2012-11-20
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 27	Larry Granillo	2012-08-28
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 14	Larry Granillo	2012-08-15
What You Need to Know: Tuesday, August 7	Daniel Rathman	2012-08-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Midsummer Replacement-Level Killers, Part II	Jay Jaffe	2012-07-30
The Week In Quotes: July 16-22	Hudson Belinsky	2012-07-23
The Week In Quotes: July 16-22	Andrew Koo	2012-07-23
The Week In Quotes: July 16-22	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-07-23
The Week In Quotes: July 16-22	Matthew Rocco	2012-07-23
What You Need to Know: Monday, July 16	Daniel Rathman	2012-07-16
The Week In Quotes: July 2-July 8	Hudson Belinsky	2012-07-09
The Week In Quotes: July 2-July 8	Andrew Koo	2012-07-09
The Week In Quotes: July 2-July 8	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-07-09
The Week In Quotes: July 2-July 8	Matthew Rocco	2012-07-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 6	Larry Granillo	2012-06-07
Value Picks: Outfielders for 5/18/12	Rob McQuown	2012-05-18
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars and LABR AL Drafts	Jason Collette	2012-03-27
Collateral Damage: Spring Soreness	Corey Dawkins	2012-03-23
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: AL Outfielders	Derek Carty	2012-03-22
Overthinking It: The Weakest Positions on 2012's Best Teams	Ben Lindbergh	2012-03-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Inspecting the Spectrum, Part III: Out of Left Field, Again	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Inspecting the Spectrum, Part II: The Podz People	Jay Jaffe	2012-02-20
Resident Fantasy Genius: Notes from Vegas	Derek Carty	2012-01-20
Future Shock: Indians Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2012-01-19
Fantasy Beat: Platoon Problems Cost Playing Time	Jason Collette	2011-12-23
Fantasy Beat: How Profitable Are Dollar Players?	Jason Collette	2011-12-21
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Steven Goldman	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	ESPN Insider	2011-09-26
Collateral Damage: The Irene Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-08-29
Collateral Damage: The Irene Edition	Corey Dawkins	2011-08-29
Fantasy Beat: The Impact of September Call-ups	Jason Collette	2011-08-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: Requiem for a Race	Jay Jaffe	2011-08-26
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 7	Larry Granillo	2011-08-08
Future Shock: Friday Fun: Minor League Update for July 29... 2006?	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-29
Transaction Analysis: The Next-Best Option	R.J. Anderson	2011-07-28
Transaction Analysis: The Next-Best Option	Kevin Goldstein	2011-07-28
Fantasy Beat: Stolen Base Thieves and Wannabes	Michael Jong	2011-07-28
The Lineup Card: 17 Favorite Midseason Trades	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-27
Resident Fantasy Genius: Mixed-League Mayhem	Derek Carty	2011-07-14
Fantasy Beat: Tout Wars Mixed 1st Half Recap	Jason Collette	2011-07-13
Value Picks: Starting Pitchers for 7/8/11	Bill Baer	2011-07-08
Fantasy Beat: Outfielders	Rob McQuown	2011-06-22
Clubhouse Confidential: Manny Acta Struggles Against a Mean Fate	Marc Carig	2011-06-14
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 6	Larry Granillo	2011-06-07
On the Beat: Can the Braves Contend?	John Perrotto	2011-05-27
Changing Speeds: Bounceback, Breakthrough, or Balderdash?	Ken Funck	2011-05-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 16	Larry Granillo	2011-05-17
Transaction Analysis Blog: Sizemore Heads to DL, Bradley to Free Agency	R.J. Anderson	2011-05-16
Prospectus Hit List: Indian Spring	Tommy Bennett	2011-05-16
The BP Broadside: If the Past is Precedent Then the Tribe Can Crash	Steven Goldman	2011-05-13
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 10	Larry Granillo	2011-05-11
The BP Broadside: Eight Things I Hope Are True	Steven Goldman	2011-05-05
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 30	Larry Granillo	2011-05-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Are The Indians For Real?	Jay Jaffe	2011-04-22
On the Beat: The Heart of the Rockies	John Perrotto	2011-04-11
Team Injury Projection: Cleveland Indians	Marc Normandin	2011-03-24
Team Injury Projection: Cleveland Indians	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-24
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Outfield	Rob McQuown	2011-03-23
Painting the Black: A Measure of Success	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-24
Fantasy Focus: Center Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2011-02-23
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2011 Preseason Preview	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-15
No Pepper: Other Outliers	Tommy Bennett	2011-02-05
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Center Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Vortices of Suck	Jay Jaffe	2011-01-25
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: First Base, Third Base, Designated Hitter, and Outfield	Rob McQuown	2011-01-24
Fantasy Beat: Rankings Review: Left Field	Marc Normandin	2011-01-20
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Moves, Picking Up a Penny, and More	Christina Kahrl	2011-01-13
On the Beat: Contending and Rebuilding	John Perrotto	2011-01-11
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2011-01-05
Analyze This: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-12-22
GM for a Day: Cleveland Indians	Tommy Bennett	2010-10-21
Transaction Analysis: White Sox, Indians	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	ESPN Insider	2010-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-24
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-09-15
On the Beat: Playing from Behind	John Perrotto	2010-08-25
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-08-04
Transaction Action: Pasting in Peralta	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-29
Transaction Action: Pasting in Peralta	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-29
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-21
Transaction Action: Junior Circuit Jumble	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-16
Mid-season Prescriptions: AL Central	John Perrotto	2010-07-15
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-14
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-07-07
On the Beat: Friday Update	John Perrotto	2010-07-02
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of June 30	Kevin Goldstein	2010-07-01
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-28
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-23
On the Beat: Monday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-07
On the Beat: Wednesday Update	John Perrotto	2010-06-02
Fantasy Beat: Fantasy Today	Clay Davenport	2010-05-18
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 12	Kevin Goldstein	2010-05-13
Transaction Action: An AL Quartet	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-26
Prospectus Hit List: Welcome Back	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-23
One-Hoppers: Where the Buffalo Burgers Roam	Bradford Doolittle	2010-04-12
Inside The Park: The Disparate Paths of Andy Marte and Michael Brantley	Bradford Doolittle	2010-04-11
Game Story: White Sox Home Opener	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-05
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED AL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
You Can Blog It Up: Dead Player of the Day and Other Notes #2	Steven Goldman	2010-03-30
An Agent's Take: Flexible Morality	Josh Kusnick	2010-03-30
Transaction Action: American League	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-19
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Outfield	Rob McQuown	2010-03-17
An Agent's Take: You Never Know	Josh Kusnick	2010-03-16
Fantasy Focus: Center Fielders	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Beat: Combined Outfielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-04
Fantasy Focus: Left Fielder Rankings	Marc Normandin	2010-03-02
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-23
Transaction Action: Junior Circuit Jumbling	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-22
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-14
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-10
On the Beat: Indian Spring	John Perrotto	2010-02-03
Transaction Action: AL Re-Gifting	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-07
Prospectus Today: AL Shopping Lists	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-07
Future Shock: Indians Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-11-20
Transaction Action: Assorted Central Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-06
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-06
Prospectus Hit List: Hit Parade	Jay Jaffe	2009-09-04
Prospectus Today: Feeling Expansive	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-02
Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2009-08-31
Future Shock Blog: June 9	Kevin Goldstein	2009-06-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL Central	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-20
Future Shock: Indians Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-04

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-06-21 13:00:00	Rank em please: Brantly, Markakis, Pagan, Torres (Ralph from Arlington)	I think you've got the order right there. Michael Brantley, Nick Markakis, Angel Pagan, Andres Torres. Brantley and Markakis are close, but I'd probably go Brantley first. (Derek Carty)
2011-06-02 13:00:00	Hi Derek, currently trying to work a deal for Michael Brantley as I'm high him to finish strong. What are your thoughts on him for this season and moving forward in 2012-2013 season? Thanks... (lvhawk from LV, KS)	I like him for sure. Pretty good speed, leads off, should hit for a good AVG. I like him for future years too if he entrenches himself as a legit leadoff guy with 25-30 SB speed. Given his speed and good on-base skills, I think that's pretty likely to happen. (Derek Carty)
2010-03-30 13:00:00	Please rank these speed options: Rajai Davis, Julio Borbon, Michael Brantley, Brett Gardner. Thanks! (Pat from NJ)	Fantasy: Borbon, Davis, Brantley, Gardner -- based purely on playing time. Real life 2010 (if I was picking guys for my team): Borbon, Gardner, Davis, Brantley. (Shawn Hoffman)
2009-10-02 14:00:00	Does Andy Marte deserve a starting spot on the Indians next year? And what is the perception of Grady Sizemore? Still a top ten player to build around? (Andy from Saskatoon)	He deserves consideration, anyway. The Indians' LF/1B/3B situation might need clarity, which I would provide with a long overdue trade of Jhonny Peralta. That still leaves Matt LaPorta, who ends up at first once Michael Brantley is deemed ready. Not sure Marte can fade all this competition. (Joe Sheehan)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Michael Brantley up for the Indians. So our readers know, his agent is Josh Kusnick, who had been writing some highly entertaining stuff for us this year. Kusnick also reps Phillie Rule 5 pick David Herndon, who made the Phillies roster out of spring training. (Kevin Goldstein)

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