The Indians have traded 34-year old righty swinging 3B Mark DeRosa to the Cardinals for 23-year old righty reliever Chris Perez and a player to be named later. DeRosa played in 71 games for the Indians this season and he was 75 for 278 (.270 avg, .799 OPS) with 47 runs scored, 13 homers and 50 RBIs. Jhonny Peralta will replace DeRosa as the Tribe’s starting 3B the rest of the way this season unless he is traded. Chris Perez will give the Indians a very valuable arm for the bullpen. Perez pitched in 29 games (0 starts) this season for the Cardinals and he was 1-1 with 1 save, a 4.18 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. He has now pitched in 70 games (0 starts) in his major league career and he is 4-4 with 8 saves, a 3.72 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Perez has only allowed 51 hits while whiffing 72 batters in 65 1/3 major league innings. This was a trade the Indians had to make because of their bullpen which has been pathetic so far this season.