Posted by basebal5 on Monday, July 16, 2007 at 3:44 pm

The Cleveland Indians and Executive Vice President & General Manager Mark Shapiro today announced a 3-year contract extension for Manager Eric Wedge thru the 2010 season.   

Wedge has led the club to a record of 54-37 (.593) in his 5th season as Manager of the Cleveland Indians.  Under Eric’s guidance and leadership, the Indians have spent 63 days in first place in the American League Central and currently occupy 2nd place, just 0.5 game in back of the Detroit Tigers.  The Indians and Tigers currently share the 3rd most wins in Major League Baseball with 54, trailing only the Boston Red Sox (55) and Los Angeles Angels (55).  The 54-37 record is the club’s best mark after 91 games since the 1999 season (57-34).

“Eric has clearly defined his leadership and vision during his tenure as Manager of the Cleveland Indians,” said Indians Executive Vice President & General Manager Mark Shapiro.  “Through his relentless work ethic and strong belief in our players, Eric has led our major league team to one of the best records in baseball two of the past three seasons.  I am confident that Eric is the right man to guide our team as we collectively pursue our ultimate goal of sustainable championship success.”

Personally, I'm not a big fan of Wedge, but I'm going to assume this contract is on the reasonable side in terms of dollars and cents. More importantly, I trust Mark Shapiro.

Information courtesy of Bart Swain and the Cleveland Indians