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Wednesday N&N: Moss Is Boss

Brandon Moss hit a homerun. Chris Perez news!

Just a few days left. Please nobody get hurt.
Just a few days left. Please nobody get hurt.
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Cleveland 8, Seattle 6

Indians beat Mariners after Brandon Moss homers off Felix Hernandez | Let's Go Tribe (Jason Lukehart)

Moss' HR powers 4-run frame in win over Mariners | indians.com

Cleveland Indians receive impressive performances from Moss, Brantley, Kipnis, bullpen in beating Seattle | cleveland.com

Brantley and Moss continued their hot springs, combining to go 4-6 with Moss homering off of Felix Hernandez. Hernandez also hit Brantley, a play that resulted in Lloyd McClendon's ejection. Shrug.

Cleveland News & Notes

Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry to throw out first pitch at Cleveland Indians home opener | cleveland.com

Well that's fun!

Jesus Aguilar continues campaign for final roster spot | Todd Paquette's Twitter

Aguilar's 1-1 performance yesterday was the best of the three combatants.

Zach McAllister's Attempt at the Carlos Carrasco | fangraphs.com

Sullivan went long on McAllister's successful spring and his transition back into the rotation from the bullpen. There's not a lot to analyze without pitch f/x (none of that in spring training), but the theme is that McAllister's stuff, and especially his fastball velocity, are improved after returning from the bullpen. We will see; I've never intuited that McAllister's problem was velocity but I'm optimistic. As Sullivan writes, it's hard to imagine throwing harder won't help.

Around MLB

Brewers re-sign Chris Perez to another minors deal | Hardball Talk

The move is to avoid paying a veteran's roster basis. Perez's fall since his all-star appearance in 2012 has been swift. I'll never think about him without remembering that he claimed his dog ordered weed to his house.

Kris Bryant Not the Only MLB Player Sent Down | fangraphs.com

It's that time of year when demotion decisions are getting interesting. Craig Edwards runs through a number of completed or pending demotions, including Noah Syndergaard and White Sox pitching prospect Carlos Rodon.

Just a few days left, ladies and gentlemen. Opening day is sold out, but there are still tickets for the rest of the weekend.