Laffey to Cleveland

I checked around and there was a mention of it on Fanhome forum, where someone had been listening to the game and said the announcers had said he was heading to Cleveland.

That's all at this point. BTW, they did interview Sowers post-game about his stellar start, and he said he hasn't felt like he's been in any kind of rhythm since the first start of the year in Cleveland, and that Fri nite was the best he's felt all year(not surprising, since it was the best he's pitched all year). It struck me I've never actually heard him talk at length. He is the most un-baseball-player interviewee I've ever heard in uniform - very high geek-to-jock ratio. For this reason alone I like him.

Also the fact hat he's actually been held back from his usual spot preceding Sowers, so something's been going on where a trigger was waiting to get pulled.

My guess is that the call was made while he was on the mound, and a trade involving him has been consummated. Somebody watched him strike out 5 guys in 2.2 innings and said ok.

That's my story right now, at least. If so, its a pretty big trade for someone to immediately help the big club.

by the 31st, Cabrera or Lee could be gone

Is there any reason that Laffey couldn't do as well?

If there is dissension between Lee and Martinez, maybe Lee is the one that needs to be moved.

When will we find out what the players discussed in their 25-minute closed door meeting after the game last night?

In any case, it's possible that was Lee's last start.

Mind you, I'm not saying he will be traded at all - just that if he is, it might be a bigger deal than we've anticipated.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore;_ylt=AqvNr9xEx8DqTU7fM3UvGmoRvLYF?gid=270722119

Long live the shoddiness of Oldberto.

In other words, no offense, CC is not nearly the problem Lee is; CC's last 3 outings are more likely a little mini-slump which virtually every pitcher goes through, even a #1 like CC (Beckett, Santana, Haren, Verlander, Bonderman, Zambrano, Peavy, etc. have had similar slumps.)  Lee, on the other hand, has been like this all this year, and even a good portion of last year as well, and from what I've heard, more than CC, Lee is sometimes too stubborn for his own good, not listening to his coaches and to his catcher, which is why I think Victor got in his face.

I'm not saying CC's struggles can be ignored, but I think Lee is a bigger problem right now because I'm not as confident in his ability to bounce back as I am in CC's ability to bounce back, based on his track record.

Just my 2 cents.  :-)

And I hope it's not myself haha.

http://buffalobaseballblog.wnymedia.net/blogs/archives/255

It looks like it would be Lee - no other candidate. Lovullo said he didn't get the call to put Laffey on the pitch count until AFTER last night's game in Texas, as if that was significant.

But before last night it was a comical temper.

Again sorry if someone already mentioned it.

Nice job observing that - hmm, that certainly stirs up the pot a bit doesn't it?  Did the Indians have plans on Laffey taking someone else's spot before Lee "blew up" last night and now they're reconsidering sending Lee down?

It will be interesting to see who stays and who goes, but at this point, it certainly seems like Laffey will come up to Cleveland soon.

Just my 2 cents.  :-)

i think that were probably trading for fasano & DFAing victor & shoppach.

When left-hander Aaron Laffey left his start for Class AAA Buffalo on Sunday after 2 2/3 innings, there was speculation he was getting promoted to Cleveland. Laffey (7-3) has won seven straight decisions for Buffalo.

The Indians said Laffey is on their radar but isn't Cleveland bound.

Laffey was scheduled to start Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader against Syracuse. A water pipe burst and flooded the field, and the doubleheader was postponed. Laffey, however, had gone through his full warm-up before the postponement, so the Indians put him on a 50-pitch limit for Sunday's start.