Indians Confidential

The Indians have made a roster move to put another arm in the pen, as today they called up Tom Mastny and sent down Michael Aubrey. Here is the official presser:

The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has recalled RHP TOM MASTNY from AAA Buffalo. To allow room for Mastny on the Major League roster, the Indians optioned INF MICHAEL AUBREY to AAA Buffalo.

Mastny is 1-0 with a 3.14 ERA (14.1IP, 14H, 6R/5ER, 6BB, 17K) in 11 appearances out of the bullpen for the Bisons this year. He will be joining the Indians for the 2nd time this season as he was with the club from April 14 thru May 11 going 0-0 with a 10.80 ERA (1.2IP, 2H, 2R/ER, 3BB, 3K) in 2 appearances. After being optioned back to Buffalo on May 11th, he allowed just 1 run/earned in 9.0 innings (7G, 5H, 2BB, 8K) for the Bisons. He wears #40.

Aubrey hit .185 (5-27) with 2 runs scored, 2 home runs and 2 RBI in 9 games with the Indians. Each of his first two Major League hits were home runs.

Coming off their awful 0-6 road trip, the Indians look as if they will make some roster moves that could help the bullpen, and possibly the offense. Paul Hoynes’ Insider today says that the team will activate closer Joe Borowski today, this after he pitched a scoreless inning Wednesday night for Akron. Jo-Bo also looked close to ready when he pitched Monday night in Lake County. With the hitting null and void, the bullpen has also started to scuffle as of late, leaving the team hoping that Borowski, despite his issues already this season, can add a spark to the team. It’s been said all along that he’ll be the closer upon his return.

As for the offense, Eric Wedge also said that we could see our first appearance of outfielder Shin-Soo Choo in 2008 soon. Choo is on a 20-day rehab assignment in Buffalo, and could be with the team shortly. You can also expect Jake Westbrook to be back soon, meaning that Aaron Laffey’s spot in the rotation will be gone and he’ll likely be back at AAA Buffalo. As for who goes where when Borowski and Choo may be ready - Michael Aubrey, who showed some pop in his bat with two homers on this recent road trip, will probably go down. Hoynes also says that it could be time to cut the cord with Andy Marte. He has no options left, meaning that the team can’t send him down unless they designate him for assignment and he’d likely get picked up by another team.