"Chris Antonetti" is the current General Manager and Executive Vice President of the Cleveland Indians.

Antonetti is a graduate of Georgetown University and University of Massachusetts Amherst. He worked in the front office of the Montreal Expos in 1998. He has worked for the Indians since 1999.

Before the 2010 season, Executive VP/GM Mark Shapiro (sports executive)/Mark Shapiro announced his promotion to team President at season's end, with chairman/CEO Paul Dolan naming Antonetti as Shapiro's successor. The promotion was finalized at the end of the 2010 season.

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There was enough interest in him that he certainly would have been claimed.

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The timing of his development and the development of our team didn't align. The fact that he was out of options forced us to make a decision. We feel he has a chance to be a very good major league player. Hopefully he'll get his chance.

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We feel Brandon still has a chance to be a very good major league player. It was a question of timing. His development and that of our team didn't align.

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We continue to have ongoing dialogue with both representatives. We're always hopeful of reaching an agreement and not reaching a hearing. At the same time, in some cases, it's a necessary part of the process.

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We took our time and contacted every team and made the best deal we could. The timing of the year, being at the end of spring training, and the fact that he was out of options made it a little big more of a challenge.

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I can?t comment on anything.

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He's impressed. He continues to take steps forward in his development, and we're excited about the progress he's made.

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Each player is different and we may or may not see one like this again.

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He's a guy that will add some depth to our organizational pitching. He'll start at Double-A, in the bullpen. He has an average to plus fastball with pretty good secondary stuff and a good mentality on the mound.

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