But he has a fair concern. He loves to hit in that park, he'd be with the Alomars and he'd have a huge lineup around him. He wants to be comfortable, and he'd be really comfortable in Cleveland as the Indians let Manny Ramirez walk out onto the market. Remember, it was Ramon who hooked Juan up with trainer Nao Presinol and turned his career back around. Sadly, Cuban national team infielder Andy Morales was denied entrance to the U.S. by the Coast Guard and INS, and was sent back to Cuba with fellow refugees who had tried to make their way to the States.
Morales is a solid player who had been an outspoken critic.
His 16-year old brother German might be one of the best prospects in the world. The Rockies turned down the Mets' offer of Jay Payton for Rolando Arrojo , and the Mets may force Bobby Valentine to hold onto Payton. Boston is looking around for a right-handed bat, both to play third base and as a possible solution to the slumping Troy O'Leary , who batted .260 in the second half of last season and is down below .220 for more than two months this season. Incidentally, the Valentin-Red Sox medical flap may end up in a nasty lawsuit. There are threats that if the Red Sox continue this, Moss and Valentin will file a lawsuit charging malpractice, claiming injections into the tendon in his knee caused weakening and contributed to the collapse.