[新聞] Indians say Sizemore, Santana expected back
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http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-indians-sizemore
CLEVELAND (AP)—Grady Sizemore isn’t going anywhere—except back to center
field for the Cleveland Indians as soon as he is fully recovered from knee
surgery.
New general manager Chris Antonetti refuted trade rumors involving Sizemore,
a three-time All-Star, during a meeting with fans Thursday night in a town
hall setting in downtown Cleveland.
“I don’t comment on individual players, but in this instance I will say we
have had absolutely no discussions with any team regarding Grady,” Antonetti
said. “His rehab has gone as well as can be expected. He’s already in our
training camp in Goodyear, (Ariz.), doing baseball-related activities. It is
hopeful he will be in spring training games by mid-March.”
Antonetti said a healthy Sizemore and Carlos Santana, a switch-hitting catcher
who was in the midst of a strong rookie season before getting hurt, can help
boost the Indians into AL Central contention this year. Both players had their
2010 seasons cut short by knee surgery as Cleveland finished fourth with a
69-93 record.
“Certainly a lot of things must go right, but I don’t think there should be
a limit on our expectations,” Antonetti said. “We were disappointed last
year and will be disappointed this year if we’re not in the playoffs.”
Cleveland manager Manny Acta said he’s eager to show that the Indians can
contend. He pointed to a young pitching staff that had the fourth-lowest ERA
in the AL in the second half of 2010 as being a good starting point, but
acknowledged he’ll be trying to find both a starting third baseman and
second baseman during camp.
“The competition at third is up for grabs,”Acta said.“I like competition.”
Entering his second year in Cleveland, Acta will be looking at several
rookies at both open infield spots, including Lonnie Chisenhall, Jared
Goedert, Jason Kipnis and Cord Phelps. Veterans Jayson Nix, Jason Donald,
Luis Valbuena and Adam Everett are among others in the mix.
Antonetti’s only major signing since replacing Mark Shapiro as GM in October
was free-agent outfielder Austin Kearns, who started the 2010 season with
Cleveland and was dealt to the New York Yankees in June.
“We don’t want to bring in a guy just to say we can,” Antonetti said. “We
had the youngest team in the league last year and believe the nucleus is in
place. We’ll start with the guys we have internally. We hope some of them
(rookies) can force our hand and earn playing time this year.”
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整篇重點就是GM說Sizemore和Santana不會被交易
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