The Scott Kazmir signing was nice and all, but it’s not going to be it for the Cleveland Indians in the starting pitching market. All offseason, the Tribe’s front office has expressed its desire to sign one more free agent starter: a veteran that could provide some more depth to the rotation.
Entering 2013, the starters for the Tribe are Justin Masterson and Ubaldo Jimenez, then likely Zach McAllister and Trevor Bauer. As I broke down last week following the Bauer-Shin Soo Choo trade, there are no other immediate options in Columbus or elsewhere. Indians fans would simply see the usual revolving door at No. 5 should no other pitcher join the fold: a la Jeanmar Gomez, Carlos Carrasco, et al.
So what’s left on the market for the Indians? Reportedly, Cleveland was on the short list of suitors for RHP Edwin Jackson, who signed a 4-year, $52 million deal with the Cubs earlier this week. But with the New Year approaching, the list is shrinking quickly.
Three obvious names appear when look...
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PLAYERS:
Scott Kazmir,
Justin Masterson,
Ubaldo Jimenez,
Zach McAllister,
Trevor Bauer,
Jeanmar Gomez,
Carlos Carrasco,
Edwin Jackson,
Kyle Lohse,
Shaun Marcum,
Joe Saunders,
Zack Greinke,
Anibal Sanchez,
Danny Haren,
Hiroki Kuroda,
Ryan Dempster,
Francisco Liriano,
Carlos Villanueva,
Joe Blanton,
Brandon McCarthy,
Andy Pettitte,
Scott Baker,
Jeremy Guthrie,
Ken Rosenthal,
Aaron Harang,
Chris Capuano,
Hyun-jin Ryu,
Buster Olney,
Shin-Soo Choo
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds
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