Indians Confidential

From: The Indians

CLEVELAND, OH — The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has recalled INF ASDRUBAL CABRERA from the AAA Buffalo Bisons. Yesterday, the Indians outrighted INF JORGE VELANDIA to AAA Buffalo to clear room for Cabrera on the active 25-man roster.

Cabrera will be joining the big league club for the 2nd time this year as he hit .184 (29-158) with 16 runs scored, 7 doubles , a home run and 14RBI in 50 games with the Indians before being optioned to AAA Buffalo on June 9th. After being sent to Buffalo, he hit .326 (46-141) with 25 runs scored, 7 doubles, a triple, 4 home runs and 13 RBI in 34 games. He batted .363 (29-80) with a home run and 6RBI in 20 games during the month of June with the Bisons and was recently named the International League Batter of the Week for the week ending July 13th as he hit .394 (13-33) with 2 doubles, 3 home runs and 6RBI over his final 8 games with the Bisons. Cabrera wears # 13 and will be in uniform for the Indians as they start the second half of the season tonight against the Seattle Mariners at 10:10PM EST in Safeco Field.

The Indians 40-man roster now stands at 39.

From: The Indians

The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has placed CA VICTOR MARTINEZ (right elbow inflammation) & INF JOSH BARFIELD (left long finger sprain) on the 15-day disabled list.

To assume their place on the Major League roster the Indians purchased the contract of CA YAMID HAAD & INF JORGE VELANDIA from AAA Buffalo. The Indians will announce two moves relative to the 40-man roster this afternoon.

Haad has spent the entire season at AAA Buffalo after attending Major League camp as a non-roster invitee this spring. He has hit .159 (10-63) with 3 doubles and 3 RBI in 25 games for the Bisons this year. He joined the Indians organization last May and hit .301 (34-113) in 35 games for the Bisons in 2007. Over his 14-year professional career, he has appeared in 18 Major League games for San Francisco (2005) and Pittsburgh (1999), the last appearance coming on October 1, 2005. He will wear #59.

Velandia, 33, was signed by the Indians as a minor league free agent on May 26 and has appeared in 16 games for the Bisons (.235, 16-68, 2B, 2RBI). He spent the first part of 2008 at AAA Syracuse (Toronto) where he hit .287 (27-94) with 3HR and 12RBI in 28 games and later appeared in 2 games with the Jays in May (0 for 7, both games vs. Cleveland on 5/10, 5/12). In his Major League career, Velandia has hit .182 (43-236) with 2HR and 23RBI in 166 Major League games with San Diego, Oakland, New York-NL, Tampa Bay and Toronto. He will wear #11.