The Indians really need to send lefty starter Jeremy Sowers back to the minors as the beatings he’s taking right now can’t possibly help his confidence. Plus, it’s very hard to watch as he just doesn’t have good enough stuff to succeed unless he learns how to have a game plan like Jamie Moyer does. I compare Sowers to Moyer because they are both soft tossing lefties. Sowers has started 7 games for the Indians this year and he is 0-4 with a 7.53 ERA and a 1.87 WHIP. He has allowed 53 hits of which 8 were homeruns in only 34.2 innings which is dowright pathetic.

The Indians have signed 31-year old righty starting pitcher Jeff Weaver to a minor league contract. Weaver pitched poorly in AAA ball this season for the Brewers before they cut him loose. He started 9 games in AAA ball for the Brewers this season and he was 2-4 with a 6.22 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. Weaver has pitched in 284 games (267 starts) in his major league career and he is 93-114 with 2 saves, a 4.72 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. It’s possible that Weaver will replace C.C. Sabathia in the Indians’ starting rotation if he’s traded and that’s not a good thing for Indians’ fans.