Cleveland Indians are looking to trim down their salary bill in the offseason, and have reportedly noticed other MLB teams that they are willing to listen to offers for several of their accomplished veteran players.

According to ESPN‘s Buster Onley, Indians will keep the third baseman Jose Ramirez and shortstop Francisco Lindor, but are willing to part ways with 2017 Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, 2017 AL wins leader Carlos Carrasco, All-Star catcher Yan Gomes, and three-time All-Star slugger Edwin Encarnación and several other players for the right price.

Corey Kluber is set to make $17 million in 2019, while the Cleveland Indians hold team options on his contract for 2020 and 2021. He should be one of the easiest players to move, given the fact that he is playing on a high level on a team-friendly contract. Kluber was 20-7 in 2018 and had 222 strikeouts and 2.89 ERA.

Moving Edwin Encarnacion, however, will be more demanding task considering the big contract that is set to pay him $21.67 million in 2019. Encarnacion had 32 home runs and .246 batting average in 2018.

The Cleveland Indians had concerns with their payroll for a while now, and they feel they need to act before it gets too big. Big payroll is especially becoming a pressing issue for the team since they are among the worst teams in MLB when it comes to attendance. Because of salary management, the team didn’t tender qualifying offers to Michael Brantley, Andrew Miller and Cody Allen.

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Cleveland Indians announced on Thursday that they have acquired All-Star closer Brad Hand and pitcher Adam Cimber from San Diego Padres. This was a badly needed move by the Indians, who looked for a way to fill a hole in their bullpen. Padres also profited from this deal, since they got highly rated catching prospect Francisco Mejia.

We’ve acquired All-Star LHP Brad Hand and RHP Adam Cimber from the Padres for C/OF Francisco Mejia.

Hand is a 2x All-Star with 46 saves and a 2.66 ERA with San Diego in 3 seasons.

Cimber sports a 3.17 ERA in 42 relief appearances this season.#RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/NYzyZhCHGX

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) July 19, 2018

Although Cleveland Indians currently sit at the top of AL Central being 7.5 games ahead of Minnesota Twins, they have a big issue with their bullpen which is ranked second last in MLB in ERA with 5.28. For comparison, in the 2017 season, Indians’ bullpen was ranked first in the entire league in ERA. This significant drop can be attributed to the fact that they failed to resign relievers Joe Smith and Bryan Shaw in the offseason, while the remaining group struggled.

With Brad Hand, the Indians will get an All-Star player who comes with a 2-4 record and 3.05 ERA in 41 games played in 2018 season. Hand will both help the team this year and offer security for the coming seasons since Cody Allen and Andrew Miller become free agents after this season.

Adam Cimber is still a relative unknown since he debuted in MLB this year at age 27, but he was impressive so far having 3.17 ERA.

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Cleveland Indians are looking to trim down their salary bill in the offseason, and have reportedly noticed other MLB teams that they are willing to listen to offers for several of their accomplished veteran players.

According to ESPN‘s Buster Onley, Indians will keep the third baseman Jose Ramirez and shortstop Francisco Lindor, but are willing to part ways with 2017 Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber, 2017 AL wins leader Carlos Carrasco, All-Star catcher Yan Gomes, and three-time All-Star slugger Edwin Encarnación and several other players for the right price.

Corey Kluber is set to make $17 million in 2019, while the Cleveland Indians hold team options on his contract for 2020 and 2021. He should be one of the easiest players to move, given the fact that he is playing on a high level on a team-friendly contract. Kluber was 20-7 in 2018 and had 222 strikeouts and 2.89 ERA.

Moving Edwin Encarnacion, however, will be more demanding task considering the big contract that is set to pay him $21.67 million in 2019. Encarnacion had 32 home runs and .246 batting average in 2018.

The Cleveland Indians had concerns with their payroll for a while now, and they feel they need to act before it gets too big. Big payroll is especially becoming a pressing issue for the team since they are among the worst teams in MLB when it comes to attendance. Because of salary management, the team didn’t tender qualifying offers to Michael Brantley, Andrew Miller and Cody Allen.

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Cleveland Indians announced on Thursday that they have acquired All-Star closer Brad Hand and pitcher Adam Cimber from San Diego Padres. This was a badly needed move by the Indians, who looked for a way to fill a hole in their bullpen. Padres also profited from this deal, since they got highly rated catching prospect Francisco Mejia.

We’ve acquired All-Star LHP Brad Hand and RHP Adam Cimber from the Padres for C/OF Francisco Mejia.

Hand is a 2x All-Star with 46 saves and a 2.66 ERA with San Diego in 3 seasons.

Cimber sports a 3.17 ERA in 42 relief appearances this season.#RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/NYzyZhCHGX

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) July 19, 2018

Although Cleveland Indians currently sit at the top of AL Central being 7.5 games ahead of Minnesota Twins, they have a big issue with their bullpen which is ranked second last in MLB in ERA with 5.28. For comparison, in the 2017 season, Indians’ bullpen was ranked first in the entire league in ERA. This significant drop can be attributed to the fact that they failed to resign relievers Joe Smith and Bryan Shaw in the offseason, while the remaining group struggled.

With Brad Hand, the Indians will get an All-Star player who comes with a 2-4 record and 3.05 ERA in 41 games played in 2018 season. Hand will both help the team this year and offer security for the coming seasons since Cody Allen and Andrew Miller become free agents after this season.

Adam Cimber is still a relative unknown since he debuted in MLB this year at age 27, but he was impressive so far having 3.17 ERA.

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