Boone remains on trade block

He'd like to help turn things around and also help rookie Andy Marte.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Aaron Boone hears the trading deadline rumors, but isn't eager to see his name on the list of completed transactions.
"I'm here and I know my role," the Cleveland Indians' veteran third baseman said Saturday. "I'm not going to worry about it."
Boone, 33, recently lost his starting job to rookie Andy Marte. He said his agent, Adam Katz, has mentioned a few teams as possibly being interested.
"I've never had the feeling something is imminent, but there are possibilities," Boone said. "In this game, you never know what's going to happen."
Fielding inquiries
Indians general manager Mark Shapiro never discusses specific trade talks, but said he is fielding numerous inquiries about many players.
"You never say flat 'no,"' he said. "That wouldn't be smart. You listen to every offer and make a decision from there. Right now, we're taking a lot of calls. More than we're making."
Despite hitting only .250 with five homers and 38 RBIs for an underachieving team that entered play Saturday 23 1-2 games out of first place and 11 games under .500, Boone doesn't want to leave Cleveland.
"It's easy to want out or jump ship when things are not going as we hoped," he said. "In the meantime, I want to be part of turning this thing around and helping Andy as much as possible."
Signed as free agent
Boone signed with Cleveland as a free agent in June 2004. He had been released by the Yankees a few months earlier after suffering a severe knee injury in a pickup basketball game.
He hasn't come close to returning to the form that saw him hit 24 homers with 96 RBIs combined for Cincinnati and New York in 2003.
"The organization is great," he said. "They've always been up front and honest with me. They've treated me as good as it gets and I'll always be grateful and have a lot of respect for these guys."
But he knows the possibility grows that he won't finish this season in Cleveland.
"We are where we are as a team," he said. "That affects decisions, but I feel like there's a lot of bright days ahead."
He would like to be part of them.
Great memories
The Indians inducted seven members into the team's Hall of Fame on Saturday in the first enshrinement ceremonies since 1972.
Third baseman Al Rosen (1947-56), outfielder Rocky Colavito (1955-59, 1965-67) and left-handers Herb Score (1955-59) and Sam McDowell (1961-71) participated in pregame ceremonies.
They were enshrined along with the late shortstop Ray Chapman (1912-20), right-hander Addie Joss (1902-10) and manager Al Lopez (1951-56).