Indians starting to make sense
Less than a week after ditching Mike Rouse, the Indians made what could be a valuable pickup today -- they claimed infielder Chris Gomez off waivers from Baltimore.

I suspect Gomez is what the Indians wanted Hector Luna to be. The infielder can play all four infield positions, and was hitting .302 with the Orioles. He is also a veteran, who started his major league career with the Tigers in 1993.

As for Mike Rouse, no team claimed him, and he's off to Buffalo. I can't help but wonder if the Bisons want him.

Fernando Cabrera was released, which was something no one in Cleveland's organization wanted to do, but there was no choice.

Cabrera simply couldn't get it going this year. He has amazing talent, but the Indians could no longer afford to keep a pitcher on the roster who could not get outs. I assume Cabrera will find success eventually, but with Cleveland in a pennant race, it couldn't wait around.

Oh, the Tribe made one more move today. After signing Russell Branyan Tuesday, they sold him to Charlie Manuel's Phillies today.

While the thought of Branyan wearing an Indians uniform again sent me into convulsions, I can't help but feel sorry for the guy. He barely had a chance to order a pizza in Buffalo.

I didn't have a blog when Branyan played for the Indians. That's a good thing, because my frustration with his play was greater than at anytime during the Casey Blake era.

Think about that.