The Cleveland Indians are todays focus of the 30 Teams in 30 Days series. The Tribe managed to finish the season with 69 wins and 93 losses. The Indians finished 4th in the AL Central at the end of the 2010 season, and unfortunately for Indians fans, will probably finish 5th at the end of the 2011 season. Cleveland spent the least amount of money in the offseason this year, with less than $5 million spent so far. Most of that money actually comes from the signing of Chad Durbin, who is eligible for approximately $1.8 million in 2011. How can a team place almost the entire offseason payroll be placed into one player? The answer to that is: a team that does not wish to contend. The Indians now are looking to sign Nick Johnson of the New York Yankees, pending a physical. Bad news for the Tribe. Johnson has already been told that he will not clear a physical due to injury. So there is no need to rush into any major talks or contract negotiations with the Yankees or Johnson's agent. The Indians still have players such as Grady Sizemore, Shin-Soo Choo, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Orlando Cabrera in the roster. And rookie Carlos Santana is behind the plate for Cleveland, looking to capture what Buster Posey did for the Giants last year. Because of their lack of off season spending, I don't know what else I can I can say but good luck in the 2011.
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