Pronkta Claus has brought us an early present: Tom Mastny Traded.... TO JAPAN!

Boosh!

It looks like the Indians have cleared up another spot on their roster in preparation for the winter meetings this week.

That's right!

Tom Mastny has been traded!

Or Sold.

However you want to look at getting sent to Japan is.

Tom Mastny is now a Yokozuna.... Yokohama whatever, BayStar.

I even have a Japanese Source!

I now present to you the English translation.

*Yokohama, U.S. major league baseball, Indian-Tom-mass pitcher Tony(27) to acquire aim is the found. convert its agreement with the perspective. Principle already contract reached an agreement with blue Jay's les Wol Ronde pitcher, 32 follow the reinforced.

Mass Tony height 198 cm large-scale of the right arm and the angle of the fast ball and control of the ball to power weapon advocates finesse. National highest paid to record 28 billion yen man's New York Yankees Rodriguez for the past four bat against the vibration small robbed skills by the owners. Major competition at scored nine wins and five losses and defense rate June, 13 to mark. The Season two wins was stopped last year with seven wins two losses listed to the age-in period and may well.

From bottom make the aim of Yokohama Miura, original Temple to follow as starter expectations. "Power pitcher-, The three Jin well images can be caught. Advance as well as a reliever also lowered tasked." And team officials. We will continue the club and advance the pitcher reinforced top priority to further research to push forward.

Tom mass Tony (Tom Mastny) 1981Year February 4, born in Indonesia. 27. Firman from large 03 draft 11 round, Blue Jay's who. 04 years off an Indian-transfer. 06 year first major promoted plays to the major scored 80 match to pitch in the exhibition nine wins and five losses and defense rate June, 13 . One hundred ninety-eight centimeters, 99 miles. throws right right shot*

The honorable Tom Mass Tony... We will miss you.. Good luck in Japan as a power pitcher striking out the 28 billion yen man as a lowered task.

:bows:

Now can they take on Eddie Mujica as well?

Pronkta Claus, I love you.

I truly think its a sign that story appeared right around the time Mastny was dealt.. I don't hate Nasty Mastny, I hate the fact that I can't say that name anymore. But we need to moooooooove on.

I might go down to Strongsville and that mall..

Nah I'll get lost.

But.. If Pronk is in a Santa suit..

Ho Ho Ho.. Sounds like a Photoshop picture.

Oh yeah Aaron Laffey will be there too. He will be dressed as the Joker.

ITS MONDAY!

That means the flurries are going to start.

It's already kicking up.

We need to keep our eyes on the Mets.. They control this market for closers.

When K-Rod falls, the rest of the market will start to take shape and let's hope the Mets do that.

They are scheduled to meet with our prize Trevor Hoffman. They met with K-Rod last night for like the whole night.

Surprisingly to me at least, Rafael Furcal turned down the Oakland offer. Which now I guess somehow puts us in the race for the shortstop.

Look.. Furcal can be one of the best at shortstop, especially defensively, when he's healthy..

The key word is when...

I'd love to have him, but not at four years, investing money, and risking the fact he could go down at any time.

J.D. Martin has been lost.. Yet another Indians' minor leaguer has signed with the Washington Nationals. This one actually hurts a little bit. J.D. was a first round pick a few years ago. He has talent. He just got some bad luck with Injuries and mis-use.

Oh well...

New Hey Hoynsie..

Interesting question.

Hey, Hoynsie: This year we saw how dominant Paul Byrd can be at times. With all the question marks the Indians have in the rotation, don't you think it would be reckless not to try and re-sign Byrd? -- Matt Stegmeier, Middleburg Heights

Hey, Matt: Boston offered Byrd arbitration. He has until today to accept. If he does, he's bound to them for at least one year.

The Indians definitely want to add a veteran starting pitcher, but I don't think that's going to be until January or February. If Byrd is still available then, they might talk, but I sense the Indians moving in another direction.

He was not offered arb, so he's out there. Like Hoynes, I can't see us doing anything with him at all. I just think that Shapiro realizes we need something new to win and going back to Casey Blake and Paul Byrd isn't the answer.

Let's also rule out Randy Johnson. Hoynes says the Big Unit has no desire to pitch in Cleveland.. Darn.

Winter League Round-Up.

Anyway.. This is the time.. It's winter meetings and that's what this sport needs to get going here...

"Whenever you get the teams and agents all in one place," Shapiro said last week, "that eases contact and some of those competitive emotions start flowing. Things tend to happen."

Also, Hoynes has a Winter Meetings preview up.