February 2nd, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in It’s been a long offseason for the Tribe as they have been looking for a first basemen. Finally on Thursday, it sounds like the team may have found him. kotchman is heading to the #indians — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) February 2, 2012 Jon Heyman of CBS is reporting that former Rays 1B Casey Kotchman is [...]
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Matt LaPorta – As Classy a Ballplayer as There Is
It’s a given with Casey Kotchman coming to the Indians that Matt LaPorta is going to be heading to AAA Columbus to be the everyday first basemen. Don’t feel sorry for LaPorta, who is as real and honest as any baseball player I have ever had the pleasure of covering in 18 years. The Tribe [...]