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With Cody Anderson on the DL, the Indians will turn to Josh Tomlin on Saturday in Minnesota. I know he has his critics "on this site," but it could be worse; we could be as desperate as that other Cleveland team.
Speaking of Cody, August Fagerstrom looked for comparisons for Mr. Anderson yesterday. Good stuff.
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The Indians beat the Yankees in 16 innings last night. Here's the LGT recap.
Related:
• Carlos Carrasco's scoreless streak ended at 22 innings.
• Here's Fagerstrom with a Statcast post on Giovanny Urshela's crazy play last night.
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• We're not the only ons who have been impressed by Lonnie Chisenhall's transition to right field. We raised this scenario roughly a year ago because he seemed to fit well out there, so it's nice to see it working well. And it's also nice seeing Giovanny Urshela proving to be a huge defensive upgrade at third.
• The Padres signed Bud Norris, which is something I hoped we would do. He could have swung back and forth between our SP5 hole and the bullpen. We could have worked in a 2016 club option that we could have picked up if he pitches well.
• Trevor Bauer is a finalist for the 2015 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award.
• Jason Kipnis and his teammates bought this "painting" for Corey Kluber to show how much they appreciate having him around.
• CBS Sports held a gimmicky "Dodgeball Draft;" Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco were not selected. Worry not, at least they didn't lose out to Omar Infante.
• Marcus Stroman is making remarkable progress in his return from injury.
• The Brewers will no longer have Doug Melvin as their general manager. He was probably essentially fired, even if it isn't worded that way.
• Now, before we find out what it takes to throw out a stealing Brett Gardner, someone linked the Blue Jays SBN's Indians-Yankees thread and if you have time to kill, I recommend it. Enjoyed the heck out of it.
Q: How do you catch Brett Gardner stealing when he tops out at 21mph? A: Be Yan Gomes, with a 1.68 sec pop time and a 78mph throw.
— August Fagerstrom (@AugustF_MLB) August 12, 2015