Tuesday's agree-to-terms with outfielder David Dellucci ostensibly adds yet another platoon player to the mix for the Indians. Left-handed hitting Dellucci will likely start against righties and play left field, while right-handed hitting Jason Michaels will start against lefties. And that's just the beginning. The Indians are apparently gunning for the Guinness Book of World Records for the most platoons on a single baseball team. Papa Cass vents.

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We've got a really special feature for our readers this week. Our Indians minor league guru Tony Lastoria, he of Minor Happenings, has put together a detailed list of the Indians top 35 prospects - with writeups on each player. Today, we unveil #26-35, and will run the rest of the list incrementally over the next three days. You will find no more thorough assessment of the Tribe minor league system and it's prospects anywhere in existence.

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It is time for the holidays again in Cleveland. Time to deck the halls. Put up the tree. Shop for gifts. And listen to the Dolans reprimand other teams for spending money. Per usual, free agents are flying off the board, and the Indians aren't a part of it. Yet the team insists it has money to spend. Our local pessimist Jarad Regano lashes out.

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Papa Cass checks in on a Friday morning to weigh in on the Indians recently getting outbid for Japanese third baseman Akinori Iwamura by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Indians were the second highest bidder, and lost out by just about one million dollars. Cassano is sick of the Indians coming in second place for all bids, and while it's still early, finds this as a discouraging sign for the 2007 off-season.

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