The Indians have signed 28-year old righty swinging infielder Ryan Rohlinger to a minor league deal.  Rohlinger played in 1 game for the Giants last year and he was 0 for 1 with a whiff.  He also played in 103 games in AAA-ball last year and he was 90 for 364 (.247 avg, .762 OPS) with 71 runs scored, 10 homers, 51 RBIs and 2 stolen bases.  Rohlinger has now played in 46 games in his first four years in the majors and he is 9 for 67 (.134 avg, .377 OPS) with 3 runs scored and 7 RBIs.  Rohlinger will likely start the 2012 season in AAA-ball for the Indians.

The Indians have signed 34-year old righty reliever Dan Wheeler to a minor league deal.  Wheeler pitched in 47 games (0 starts) for the Red Sox last year and he was 2-2 with a 4.38 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP.  Wheeler has pitched in 577 games (9 starts) in his first 12 years in the minors and he is 25-43 with 43 saves, a 3.88 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP.  Wheeler will get a shot to win a job in the Indians’ bullpen this spring.

The Indians have acquired 30-year old righty reliever Jeremy Accardo to a minor league deal.  Accardo pitched in 31 games (0 starts) for the Orioles last year and he was 3-3 with a 5.73 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP.  He has now pitched in 235 games (0 starts) in his first 7 years in the majors and he is 10-20 with 38 saves, a 4.22 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP.  Accardo will get a shot to win a job in the Indians’ bullpen this spring.

The Indians have signed 27-year old righty swinging infielder Gregorio Petit to a minor league deal.  He missed all of the 2011 season due to a knee injury.  He last played in the majors back in 2009 with the A’s.  Petit has now played in 25 games in his first two years in the majors and he is 15 for 54 (.278 avg, .637 OPS) with 6 runs scored and 1 RBI.  He will likely start the 2012 season in AAA-ball.

The Indians have signed 31-year old lefty swinging outfielder Fred Lewis to a minor league deal.  Lewis played in 81 games for the Reds last year and he was 42 for 183 (.230 avg, .638 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 3 homers, 19 RBIs and 2 stolen bases.  He has now played in 517 games in his first six years in the majors and he is 412 for 1,542 (.267 avg, .751 OPS) with 259 runs scored, 27 homers, 136 RBIs and 53 stolen bases.  Lewis will be a longshot to make the Indians out of spring training, but I still like the signing as the Tribe is going to have a lot of competition for outfield spots.