Cleveland wins the Molina Bidding War

After a week of negotiations between Vladimir Molina and various major league franchises, Molina finally chose Cleveland to be his home for the immediate future. It required a signing bonus of $15,000,000 to earn the right to put their cap on Molina's head, but Cleveland finally ended the long and bitter bidding war for the Dominican-born player. It was not immediately announced where Molina will begin his playing career for the Spiders, but the rumor is that the club wants him to start pitching immediately, so it is a fairly safe guess that he will report to either the LoA or HiA squad tomorrow morning, as soon as his plane from the Dominican touches down in Ohio. He must first pass the obligatory physical, and sign some paperwork, but he could presumably be ready for action when the team plays tomorrow night.