Justin Masterson RUMORS & NEWS

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Jason Giambi is much more comfortable attempting to hit a home run than he is attempting to steal a base. Giambi, two innings after his base-running mistake, hit a three-run homer in the sixth to help the Indians defeat the Reds, 5-2, Wednesday night at Progressive Field. Justin Masterson..." May 30

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

Akron Beacon Journal "It’ no secret that for the Indians to contend with the Detroit Tigers for the Central Division title, Justin Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez cannot repeat their disappointing performances of last season, when they put together a dominating set of negative statistics. Nevertheless, for the second..." February 26

Cleveland Plain Dealer "Baseball players, especially pitchers, have to live in the mirror of their mind. In good times and bad, know thyself is the rule of the game. Justin Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez took a long look into that mirror after combining for 32 losses last season. Things were so bad that Jimenez said,..." February 17

Let's Go Tribe "In 2012, both Justin Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez had what I am calling a "train wreck" season: they pitched enough innings to be considered a "qualified" starter (162+), but had a park-adjusted ERA at least 20% worse than the league average (ERA+ of 80 or worse). It was the first time in history..." February 05