Cleveland Indians Rumors & News

Boston Globe "The Red Sox have signed lefthander reliever Rafael Perez to a minor league deal, pending a physical, a team source has confirmed. Perez, who was spotted at Fenway Park this afternoon, was non-tendered by the Indians in November after being limited to eight appearances in 2012 because of a..." May 24

Boston Globe "It was a play ripped out of the post-breakup handbook. After a bitter ending with the Red Sox two years ago, Terry Francona was eventually able to find something new and at present something hotter. That something was the Cleveland Indians. Returning to Fenway Park as a manager for the..." May 24

Boston Globe "Terry Francona hasn't managed against the Red Sox at Fenway Park since July 17, 1999, when he was with the Philadelphia Phillies. He returns to the third base dugout Thursday when the Indians arrive in Boston for a four-game series. "I think it will be a special day when the series kicks off..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "The subject turned to the depth of Terry Francona’s emotions when reporters asked the manager about returning to Boston tonight. “Sometimes as I get older,” he said, “sometimes when I don’t want to, like when Swish [Nick Swisher] called me the other night about the baby, I caught myself lying..." May 23

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians search for a second lefty to pair with Rich Hill continues. David Huff was designated for assignment on Friday after a bad performance against Boston in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Tigers. Lefty Scott Barnes was recalled from Class AAA Columbus for the third time this season. Barnes..." May 23

SportingNews.com "Terry Francona is back at Fenway Park as an opposing manager for the first time since he left the Red Sox. Francona brought the Cleveland Indians to Boston for a four-game series starting Thursday night. He was let go by the Red Sox after eight years as their manager following a September 2011..." May 23

Detroit News "Two rain delays, a comical home run for Miguel Cabrera and another unusual start by Justin Verlander. The Tigers splashed past the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep of the first-place Tribe. They waited out delays of one hour and 50 minutes to win..." May 23

ESPN.com "Terry Francona has already returned to Boston as a martyred hero during the centennial Fenway Park celebration, as a broadcaster for ESPN, as the subject and co-author of a best-seller. On Thursday, Francona will come back to Fenway as the manager in the visitors' dugout. Yes, that will be..." May 22

Detroit News "Miguel Cabrera, one question, please. Does it feel better to hit one home run in a game you win than three in a game you lose? "Oh yeah," he said, with that big, broad smile of his. "That was awesome." Cabrera didn't need to spell out the most awesome aspect of the Tigers' 5-1 victory on..." May 22

New York Daily News "The loudspeakers at Citizens Bank Park blast Philly soul as the Indians’ Scott Kazmir, the erstwhile Met prodigy who blossomed elsewhere, slowly walks off the mound in the sixth inning of his start last Tuesday. “When Will I See You Again,” a 1974 hit by The Three Degrees escorts Kazmir to the..." May 20

Cleveland Plain Dealer "For the time being, Everyday Eddie Guardado's nickname is safe. When Guardado pitched for the Twins, he earned the nickname Everday Eddie because he seemed to pitch every day. The only thing Rich Hill has in common with Guardado is that he's left-handed. From 2005 through 2009, Hill was a..." May 20

Real GM Baseball "The Cleveland Indians are off to a great start this season, but there is cause for concern going forward. Mark Reynolds, signed as a free agent away from the Baltimore Orioles this winter, may be hitting his way out of Cleveland's price range. Reynolds is hitting .268/.354/.580 with 12 home..." May 19

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Next. The Indians' mastery of modern-day Cy Youngs continued Sunday afternoon, Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez becoming the latest victim. The Cleveland Lumber Company roughed up Hernandez for six runs (five earned) on eight hits in five innings of a 6-0 victory at sun-soaked..." May 19

Cleveland Plain Dealer "After three days of doing mostly nothing, the Indians' offense returned Wednesday afternoon in a 10-4 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Right-hander Corey Kluber did a nice job as well, pitching six innings to earn the victory and break a personal two-start losing streak. Kluber..." May 16

Akron Beacon Journal "If Vinnie Pestano suffers no setbacks tonight pitching an inning at Lake County, he probably will be activated in time for Friday night’s game against the Mariners. “When we put him on the disabled list, I know it looked a little peculiar, the way we did it,” manager Terry Francona said. “We..." May 15

Akron Beacon Journal "Now that Lonnie Chisenhall has been optioned to Columbus, manager Terry Francona will reshuffle the deck to fill the hole at third base. Chisenhall started at third in 25 of the Indians’ first 35 games, and Mark Reynolds got seven starts at third. Reynolds is the wild card in the lineup and..." May 15

Philly.com "The Phillies insisted before the game that revenge wasn't the motive, only the chance to get closer to .500. Afterward, Kevin Frandsen admitted that consecutive routs in Cleveland two weeks ago served as a motivating force. After being outscored by 20-2 by the Indians in two games, the..." May 15

New York Post "As Austin Romine stepped to the plate in the second inning of the Yankees’ 7-0 win over the Indians in the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader, a fan in the crowd at Progressive Field bellowed, “Who are these guys?” Manager Joe Girardi might have asked the same question, with players like..." May 14

Newark Star-Ledger "This road trip has been a triumph for the Yankees. After closing their last homestand with a lost series to Oakland, they won five of six in Denver and Kansas City. Now comes a doubleheader with Cleveland, in which the Yankees will call upon the back end of their rotation and a string of long..." May 13

Newark Star-Ledger "Vidal Nuno went an entire fortnight without pitching in a game. But in his first big-league start, he helped the Yankees salvage a split doubleheader with a 7-0 victory over the Indians. Nuno threw five scoreless innings to pick up the win. He made his big-league debut on April 29. He had idled..." May 13

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Justin Masterson threw a four-hit shutout and Jason Kipnis hit a solo homer as the Indians beat New York, 1-0, in the first game of a makeup doubleheader at Progressive Field. Masterson (6-3, 3.14) struck out nine and walked three. He threw 118 pitches, 79 for strikes. After Michael Bourn..." May 13

MLB.com "Indians closer Chris Perez had both his and the team's long-term goals in mind when he said he couldn't pitch in Sunday's win over the Tigers. While warming up in the bullpen in the top of the ninth, Perez felt stiffness in his right shoulder and alerted bullpen coach Kevin Cash. Indians..." May 13

Akron Beacon Journal "Prior to the Indians' double-header with the New York Yankees on Monday, the club has optioned third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall down to Triple-A Columbus, selected David Huff and re-called Trevor Bauer. Chisenhall has been marred in a hitting slump and hasn't taken control of the third base job..." May 13

Akron Beacon Journal "For the past 11 games, Asdrubal Cabrera has batted third in the lineup and Jason Kipnis second. Until then, their positions in the batting order had been reversed. “I think Cabrera said early that he’s more comfortable hitting third,” manager Terry Francona said. “I was a little stubborn about..." May 11

Akron Beacon Journal "How valuable are the Indians’ bench players? It’s not just the flashy stuff, like Ryan Raburn hitting four home runs in two games. Mike Aviles, Jason Giambi and Raburn, the Tribe’s three-man corps of reserves (Lou Marson has been hurt), have contributed important hits so often that they seem..." May 11

Detroit News "Former Tiger Ryan Raburn will return to Detroit tonight with his current team, the Indians. Manager Jim Leyland said he'll be glad to see him, but still absorbs the blame for the down year Raburn had last year with the Tigers. "I think I screwed him up last year trying to make him a second..." May 10

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Michael Bourn's long wait is over. The Indians' center fielder, sidelined since April 15 because of a lacerated right index finger, was activated from the disabled list after Thursday's game. Lefty Scott Barnes returned to Class AAA Columbus. Bourn is expected to start Friday against the..." May 10

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians held voluntary batting practice before their 12:05 p.m. game against Oakland on Thursday. They then held mandatory BP against right-hander Bartolo Colon. Tribe hitters, all but tripping over themselves to get to the box against Colon, flexed repeatedly in a 9-2 victory at sunny..." May 10

Akron Beacon Journal "How high is Zach McAllister’s ceiling? In 2006, the Yankees thought enough of McAllister to take him in the third round of the draft, but his stock obviously fell precipitously, because General Manager Chris Antonetti was able to make him an Indian in 2010 for the bargain basement price of..." May 09

SportingNews.com "The Indians activated starting center fielder Michael Bourn from the 15-day disabled list after sweeping a four-game series from Oakland. Bourn had been sidelined since slicing open his right index finger while diving into first base on April 14. He was eligible to return on April 30, but the..." May 09

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians won for the ninth time in 10 games Wednesday night because instant replay said no way to the Oakland A's. After a review of Adam Rosales' long drive to the top of the 19-foot wall in left-center field was ruled a double instead of a game-tying home run with two outs in the ninth..." May 09

Akron Beacon Journal "Manager Terry Francona doesn’t expect Vinnie Pestano to languish on the disabled list for long. “He’ll probably only spend another week [on the DL] then be good to go,” Francona said. “He got a [MRI] scan and it was clear.” Pestano went on the DL with inflammation in his right elbow and can..." May 08

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Zach McAllister pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and Yan Gomes drove in the only run of the game Tuesday night as the Indians beat Oakland, 1-0, for their eighth victory in the last nine games. McAllister (3-3, 2.63), Rich Hill and Chris Perez combined on a six-hitter. The Indians are 6-1 on this..." May 08

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Indians third baseman Mark Reynolds took aim at John Adams and his drum Monday night. Reynolds missed -- but not by much. Reynolds' majestic home run, a 460-foot blast that evoked memories of Mark McGwire's denting of the Budweiser sign in 1997, helped the Tribe muscle past the Athletics, 7-3,..." May 07

Detroit News "A weird thing happened in the middle of last week as the Indians right fielder took his defensive position late in a victory over the Phillies. Fans seated in nearby sections stood up and saluted with raucous applause and chants of "RA-BURN! RA-BURN!" "I couldn't stop smiling," Ryan Raburn..." May 06

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians last won a division title in 2007, before that in 2001. Only in Cicada Nation would that be considered a regular occurrence. Six years removed from their last playoff appearance, the Indians must prove they're capable of another emergence from the subterranean reaches of the AL..." May 06

Minneapolis Star Tribune "Vance Worley was buttoning up his shirt at his locker Sunday, a few feet away from where Mike Pelfrey was describing his relief over having pitched, finally, the way the Twins expected him to when he signed with them. “Was today a breakthrough?” Pelfrey was asked. As the righthander considered the..." May 06

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of right elbow tendinitis. Lefty reliever Nick Hagadone was recalled from Class AAA Columbus. Pestano's stint on the DL is retroactive to May 1, meaning he is eligible to be activated May 16. Pestano,..." May 06

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians stretched their winning streak to six games Saturday as Scott Kazmir won his first game in over two years and Nick Swisher celebrated his return to the lineup with a homer in a 7-3 victory over the Twins at Progressive Field. The winning streak is longest by the Indians since they..." May 04

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Rookie Trevor Bauer still has a problem with the strike zone, in that he doesn't throw enough pitches through it, but when the opposition doesn't score, it's hard to argue with the results. Bauer threw five scoreless innings Wednesday night at Progressive Field to earn his first American League..." May 02

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Heard and seen before Tuesday's opener of the short two-game series against Philadelphia. Clubhouse confidential: Center fielder Michael Bourn will play several minor-league games as part of a rehab assignment -- but he is not at that stage. Bourn has been on the disabled list since April 15..." May 01

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Nick Swisher was not in the lineup tonight and likely will be sidelined until Friday because of a sore left shoulder, Indians manager Terry Francona said. Swisher is hitting .265 with two homers and nine RBI in 23 games. He is 4-for-28 in his last seven. "His left shoulder's been nagging him..." May 01

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Left-hander Nick Hagadone was officially optioned to Class AAA Columbus on Wednesday to make room for Trevor Bauer, who started against the Phillies later that night. It was the second time Hagadone has been optioned this season. He has pitched well for the Tribe, striking out eight and walking..." May 01

Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Indians, riding 2,592 feet of muscle and 90 feet of hustle, overwhelmed the Phillies on Tuesday night at Progressive Field. The Tribe hit seven homers -- three off right-hander Roy Halladay -- to construct a 14-2 rout in front of 10,841 paid. The Indians (11-13) have won three in a row..." May 01