Trevor Bauer has a new pitch and it’s working

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Rangers 2, Indians 4

Cleveland.com Recap | Box Score

Trevor Bauer went 5 solid innings, Jose Ramirez hit a triple, and Jason Kipnis had a hit that wasn’t a home run.

Tribe news

Bauer pleased with slider, fans 8 Rangers | MLB

Our resident engineer/pitching phenom Trevor Bauer worked on a new pitch this offseason, and it was on full display on Monday against the Rangers. Across five innings, Bauer was able to fan 8 Rangers with the help of his shiny new slider.

Cleveland Indians spring training leaders through March 11 | Cleveland.com

If you had “Giovanny Urshela” as your batting average leader and “Zach McAllister” as your ERA leader, you’ve won some money as Urshella now owns a lovely BA of .542 and McAllister has a minuscule ERA of 1.04. Other leaders are Jason Kipnis (HRs, RBIs, OPS) and Corey Kluber (winzzzzz), among others.

Around the league

• Taijuan Walker was awesome and gave out free tacos from a taco truck.
• The Houston Astros visited the White House on Monday.
• Tommy Hunter helped to get Jake Arrieta to Philadelphia .
• The New York Yankees have agreed to a 1-year/$5 million contract with Neil Walker.
• This will be Ken Singleton’s last season calling baseball games.
• Carlos Gonzalez is back with the Rockies.
• Cool letter from Jake Arrieta to his fans in Chicago: