2008 Cleveland Indians

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W-L Record: 81-81 -- 3rd in American League Central Manager: Eric Wedge Location: Cleveland,OH Baseball Stadium: Progressive Field Top Draft Pick: Lonnie Chisenhall (#29) Attendance: 2,169,760 Payroll $78,970,066 Youngest Player: Asdrubal Cabrera (22) Oldest Player: Paul Byrd (37) Longest Tenure: Jake Westbrook, C.C. Sabathia (8)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 2008 Cleveland Indians

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
68,23	Michael Aubrey	1B	26	L	L	6-1	195	4/15/1982	Shreveport,Louisiana	MLB	2008-2009	min
29	Josh Barfield	2B	25	R	R	6-0	185	12/17/1982	Barquisimeto,Venezuela	MLB	2006-2009	min
27	Rick Bauer	P	31	R	R	6-6	212	1/10/1977	Garden Grove,California	MLB	2001-2008	min
63	Rafael Betancourt	P	33	R	R	6-2	170	4/29/1975	Cumana,Venezuela	MLB	2003-2011	2,050,000
1	Casey Blake	3B	34	R	R	6-2	200	8/23/1973	Des Moines,Iowa	MLB	1999-2011	6,100,000
47	Joe Borowski	P	37	R	R	6-2	225	5/4/1971	Bayonne,New Jersey	MLB	1995-2008	4,000,000
58	Craig Breslow	P	27	L	L	6-1	180	8/8/1980	New Haven,Connecticut	MLB	2005-2011	392,000
26	Bryan Bullington	P	27	R	R	6-5	220	9/30/1980	Indianapolis,Indiana	MLB	2005-2010	min
36	Paul Byrd	P	37	R	R	6-1	184	12/3/1970	Louisville,Kentucky	MLB	1995-2009	7,500,000
13	Asdrubal Cabrera	SS	22	B	R	6-0	185	11/13/1985	Puerto La Cruz,Venezuela	MLB	2007-2011	393,300
55	Fausto Carmona	P	24	R	R	6-4	180	12/7/1983	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2006-2011	457,800
7	Jamey Carroll	3B-2B	34	R	R	5-10	175	2/18/1974	Evansville,Indiana	MLB	2002-2011	2,150,000
17	Shin-Soo Choo	OF	25	L	L	5-11	178	7/30/1982	Pusan,Korea	MLB	2005-2011	390,400
20	David Dellucci	LF-RF	34	L	L	5-10	180	10/31/1973	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	MLB	1997-2009	3,750,000
58	Brendan Donnelly	P	36	R	R	6-3	205	7/4/1971	Washington,DC	MLB	2002-2010	min
39	Scott Elarton	P	32	R	R	6-7	240	2/23/1976	Lamar,Colorado	MLB	1998-2008	min
44	Sal Fasano	C	36	R	R	6-2	230	8/10/1971	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1996-2008	min
12	Ben Francisco	OF	26	R	R	6-1	180	10/23/1981	Santa Ana,California	MLB	2007-2011	min
25	Ryan Garko	C	27	R	R	6-1	220	1/2/1981	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	2005-2010	420,100
56	Matt Ginter	P	30	R	R	6-1	220	12/24/1977	Winchester,Kentucky	MLB	2000-2008	min
50	Andy Gonzalez	SS	26	R	R	6-2	180	12/15/1981	Rio Piedras,Puerto Rico	MLB	2007-2009	min
38	Franklin Gutierrez	OF	25	R	R	6-2	175	2/21/1983	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	2005-2011	404,400
48	Travis Hafner	1B	31	L	R	6-3	215	6/3/1977	Jamestown,North Dakota	MLB	2002-2011	8,050,000
57	Zach Jackson	P	25	L	L	6-5	220	5/13/1983	Latrobe,Pennsylvania	MLB	2006-2009	min
44	Jorge Julio	P	29	R	R	6-1	190	3/3/1979	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	2001-2009	1,000,000
30	Masahide Kobayashi	P	34	R	R	6-1	172	5/24/1974	Yamanashi,Japan	MLB	2008-2009	3,000,000
32	Aaron Laffey	P	23	L	L	6-1	178	4/15/1985	Cumberland,Maryland	MLB	2007-2011	min
31	Cliff Lee	P	29	L	L	6-4	190	8/30/1978	Benton,Arkansas	MLB	2002-2011	4,000,000
50	Jensen Lewis	P	24	R	R	6-3	185	5/16/1984	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	2007-2010	393,000
46	Scott Lewis	P	24	L	L	6-0	185	9/26/1983	Washington Court House,Ohio	MLB	2008-2009	min
15	Andy Marte	3B	24	R	R	6-1	185	11/21/1983	Villa Tapia,Dominican Republic	MLB	2005-2010	391,600
41	Victor Martinez	C	29	B	R	6-2	170	12/23/1978	Ciudad Bolivar,Venezuela	MLB	2002-2011	4,450,000
40	Tom Mastny	P	27	R	R	6-5	220	2/4/1981	East Bontang,Indonesia	MLB	2006-2008	min
59	Jon Meloan	P	23	R	R	6-3	225	7/11/1984	Houston,Texas	MLB	2007-2009	min
8	Jason Michaels	LF-CF	32	R	R	6-0	205	5/4/1976	Tampa,Florida	MLB	2001-2011	2,200,000
49	Edward Mujica	P	24	R	R	6-2	180	5/10/1984	Valencia,Venezuela	MLB	2006-2011	min
2	Jhonny Peralta	SS	26	R	R	6-1	185	5/28/1982	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	2003-2011	2,500,000
53	Rafael Perez	P	26	L	L	6-3	170	5/15/1982	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	2006-2011	406,700
27	Anthony Reyes	P	26	R	R	6-2	215	10/16/1981	Downey,California	MLB	2005-2009	392,500
34	Juan Rincon	P	29	R	R	5-11	190	1/23/1979	Miranda,Venezuela	MLB	2001-2010	2,475,000
56	Rich Rundles	P	27	L	L	6-5	180	6/3/1981	Chattanooga,Tennessee	MLB	2008-2009	min
52	C.C. Sabathia	P	27	L	L	6-7	250	7/21/1980	Vallejo,California	MLB	2001-2011	11,000,000
10	Kelly Shoppach	C	28	R	R	6-0	215	4/29/1980	Fort Worth,Texas	MLB	2005-2011	404,100
24	Grady Sizemore	CF	25	L	L	6-2	205	8/2/1982	Seattle,Washington	MLB	2004-2011	3,166,666
54	Brian Slocum	P	27	R	R	6-4	190	3/27/1981	New Rochelle,New York	MLB	2006-2008	min
45	Jeremy Sowers	P	25	L	L	6-1	165	5/17/1983	Wheeling,West Virginia	MLB	2006-2009	min
16	Jason Tyner	LF-CF	31	L	L	6-1	170	4/23/1977	Beaumont,Texas	MLB	2000-2008	min
11	Jorge Velandia	2B-SS	33	R	R	5-9	185	1/12/1975	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1997-2008	min
37	Jake Westbrook	P	30	R	R	6-3	200	9/29/1977	Athens,Georgia	MLB	2000-2011	10,000,000

Team Personnel

Jeff Datz (Bench Coach)
Jim Donovan (Broadcaster)
Bruce Fields (Minor League Hitting Coordinator)
Tom Hamilton (Broadcaster)
Mike Hegan (Broadcaster)
Dave Hudgens (Minor League Field Coordinator)
Luis Isaac (Bullpen Coach)
Tim Laker (Minor League Catching Coordinator)
Rick Manning (Broadcaster)
Minnie Mendoza (Latin American field coordinator)
Luis Rivera (First Base Coach)
Derrick Ross (Scout)
Mark Shapiro (General Manager)
Derek Shelton (Hitting Coach)
Joel Skinner (Third Base Coach)
Gary Thurman (Minor League Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator)
Matt Underwood (Broadcaster)
Eric Wedge (Manager)
Dan Williams (Bullpen Catcher)
Carl Willis (Pitching Coach)

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