N&N: The hot stove is now lit
Morning news and notes for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020
With the end of the World Series, the free agency period begins.
Cleveland Baseball Team News
Demolition in Cleveland? - South Side Sox - Making sense of a potential Indians rebuild
Cleveland Indians lay off employees in wake of the coronavirus pandemic - cleveland.com - The Indians within the last two weeks have had to lay off team personnel as the organization tries to adjust to the financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The virus limited the season to 60 games and prevented teams from having fans in the stands.
Three Cleveland Indians become free agents; decision on option renewals nearing - cleveland.com = With the completion of the series in six games, 147 players became free agents, including second baseman Cesar Hernandez, catcher Sandy Leon and lefty Oliver Perez of the Indians.
Captains promote Kate Roth to Assistant General Manager | Lake County Captains | news-herald.com - The Captains on Oct. 28 promoted Roth from Director of Ticket Sales to Assistant General Manager. Jen Yorko is the Captains general manager, thus the Yorko-Roth duo is the first all-female general manager-assistant general manager pair in team and Midwest League history.
Around the League
- Six teams that “need a title most”
- Each team’s biggest off-season need
- Dodgers escape years of heartbreak by finally winning the WS
- MLB says Jacob Turner was “wrong” to celebrate with team
- The decision to pull Blake Snell was not what cost the Rays the series