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News and Notes for Saturday Tyson Ross Jersey , January 12, 2019& EditorialsCleveland Indians prospects & minor leaguesGame RecapsTransactionsMorning news and notesLeonys Martin speaks on medical scareNew,112commentsNews and Notes for Saturday, January 12, 2019ESTShareTweetShareShareLeonys Martin speaks on medical scareScott R. Galvin-USA TODAY SportsLeonys Martin speaks to the media about the medical scare that nearly killed him, plus a whole lot more!Indians NewsFrancisco Lindor signs 1-year $10.55 million deal to avoid arbitration with Indians; no deal for Bauer, who is seeking $13 million | cleveland.com - Francisco Lindor saw his salary jump from $623,200 in 2018 to $10.55 million for 2019 as he reached a one-year deal with the Indians to avoid arbitration. Trevor Bauer and the Tribe could not reach a settlement and could be headed for arbitration for the second straight year.Leonys Martin of Cleveland Indians feels blessed to be alive after health scare - The Cleveland Indians outfielder spoke to the media Friday for the first time since the health scare. He thanked the doctors and staff at Cleveland Clinic, where he spent nearly two weeks after being rushed to the hospital following an Aug. 7 game.Who’s going to be ready for spring training? Medical updates on nine Cleveland Indians | cleveland.com - The Indians, with pitchers and catchers scheduled to report to spring training on Feb. 12 Allen Craig Jersey , give updates on nine rehabbing players.Cleveland Indians claim RHP A.J. Cole on waivers; 40-man roster is at 39 | cleveland.com - Right-hander A.J. Cole made 28 relief appearances for the Yankees last year after making the opening day roster for the Washington Nationals.Cleveland Indians OF Bradley Zimmer feels good after shoulder surgery, aims for spring training return | cleveland.com - “Based on how I’m feeling now, I feel like I’ll be ready for spring training,” Zimmer said. “Whether they turn me lose by then or not, I feel like I’m in a really good place right now, physically.”Cleveland Indians invite Rob Kaminsky, Daniel Johnson and 4 other minor leaguers to big-league spring training | cleveland.com - Indians minor leaguers Daniel Johnson, Rob Kaminsky, David Martinez, Mike Papi http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-brad-hand-jersey , Li-Jen Chu and Mark Mathias have been invited to big-league spring training.Cleveland Indians looking for All-Star Week volunteers | fox8.com - There are unpaid positions available in the 2019 All-Star Week Volunteer Program throughout the city’s baseball-themed attractions.Dan Otero on Baseball History and Being a Fan of the Game | FanGraphs Baseball - David Laurila ofFangraphs interviews Dan OteroAround the LeagueWho signedWho didn’tLGFT Yan Gomes speaks about his new teamDodgers acquire Russell MartinMystery team alert! The Minnesota Twins had high hopes for the season after a surprising run to the American League wild-card game in 2017. They made a flurry of moves during an otherwise quiet offseason, adding Jake Odorizzi and Lance Lynn to a rotation that already included Kyle Gibson and Jose Berrios, and banked on improvement from younger talents such as Miguel Sano. None of those paid off the way Minnesota hoped. The Twins will miss the playoffs this season after a series of frustrations and setbacks, especially a rash of injuries. Article continues below ...Byron Buxton, Ervin Santana and Miguel Sano were all expected to play big roles in 2018 but spent significant time on the disabled list while Jorge Polanco missed 80 games for a PED suspension. The personnel shortage led to the Twins dealing veterans Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar, Zach Duke, Fernando Rodney and Lynn at the deadline to restock the system with young talent. Manager Paul Molitor admits the shortage was frustrating but refuses to use it as an excuse. “You don’t ever want to sound like we’re making excuses,” Molitor said. “Every team has to deal with certain things along the way. We had some things that went not according to plan, and we had to make adjustments. Sometimes we did well and sometimes not so well.“I think our guys learned Tony Gwynn Jersey , they’re continuing to learn. There was an obvious fallback from last year what we were able to do, so expectations weren’t met, but I still try to look for positives.”Molitor will again turn to an opener Thursday when the Twins wrap up a three-game series with Detroit at Target Field in Minneapolis. Left-hander Gabriel Moya will fill the role for the sixth time this season and a fourth time against the Tigers, who haven’t scored a run on him. Moya has six strikeouts in six innings while allowing three hits and two walks versus Detroit in 2018.The Tigers rolled 11-4 on Wednesday, roughing up Odorizzi for four runs and six hits while benefiting from five walks in three-plus innings.“Truth be told, I’ll probably forget about 2018 tomorrow,” Odorizzi told reporters. “I’m going to focus on next year, improving and getting back to the pitcher I am and that this team deserves.“Take the good from this season. I made all my starts. I remained healthy. It was by no means a year that I’m proud of, but a year that I learned a lot from. So if I can make the adjustments next year and stay healthy, I’m in for a lot better and will show the fans a lot better too.”Another lefty Dave Winfield Jersey , rookie Stephen Gonsalves, will serve as the primary pitcher while the Tigers turn to former Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano in what might be his final appearance as a Tiger. Lirano has recorded three consecutive quality starts, though he allowed three unearned runs over six innings in a loss to the Royals on Friday.Minnesota’s Logan Forsythe is in a 1-for-18 slump but is 7-for-12 in his career versus Liriano. Molitor won his 300th game Wednesday against 343 losses since becoming manager in 2015.“It snuck up on me a little bit,” Molitor said. “Didn’t realize it until Joe Mauer acknowledged it after the game, which was nice. I guess baseball likes round numbers. Would like to get to 300 wins already before you have seen 300 losses, but that hasn’t been the case. Keep moving forward.”The Twins won 10 of the first 18 meetings this season and have already wrapped up their second consecutive season series victory.