27-year old righty starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez has not looked too good since coming over to the Indians at the trade deadline.  Jimenez has pitched in 4 games (all starts) for the Indians since coming over from the Rockies and he is 1-1 with a 7.29 ERA and a 1.81 WHIP.  Jimenez has given up 30 hits and 4 homers in his first 21 innings with the Indians as he hasn’t been missing many bats.  Jimenez has now pitched in 25 games (all starts) for the Rockies & Indians this year and he is 7-10 with a 4.88 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP.  The Indians need Jimenez to step up and pitch like the guy they thought they were getting when they sent four prospects to the Rockies for him.

27-year old righty starting pitcher Fausto Carmona has been pathetic in his last 8 starts for the Cleveland Indians. In those 8 starts, Carmona is 1-6 with a 8.33 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. He has given up 11 homers in 40 innings pitched in his last 8 starts, so he’s getting hit really, really hard. Carmona has now started 16 games for the Indians this year and he is 4-9 with a 6.17 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. This has to be very disappointing for the Indians who seemed to think Carmona was back on the right track after his big comeback year in 2010. Carmona started 33 games for the Indians in 2010 and he was 13-14 with a 3.77 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. The Indians might have to send Carmona to the minors to get him straightened out because they can’t afford to let him do it at the major league level. If the Indians send Carmona to the minors, righties Zach McAllister or Jeanmar Gomez could get the call to replace him. McAllister has started 12 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 7-2 with a 2.96 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. Gomez has pitched really well in the minors this year as he has started 10 games in AAA-ball and he is 6-2 with a 2.58 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP.

27-year old righty starting pitcher Fausto Carmona has has a rough go of it lately. In his last four starts, Carmona is 0-3 with a 8.39 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. The White Sox have been kryptonite for Carmona so far this year. He has started 2 games against the Pale Hose this year and he is 0-2 with a 20.26 ERA and a 2.63 WHIP! Carmona has pitched in 12 games (all starts) overall this year for the Indians and he is 3-6 with a 5.31 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. The Indians need Carmona to settle down and get his act back together to lend support to Justin Masterson and Josh Tomlin at the top of the starting rotation.

25-year old righty starting pitcher Justin Masterson is having another rough year for the Indians. He has started 22 games for the Tribe this year and he is 4-10 with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP. He has given up 152 hits and walked 57 batters in only 128 1/3 innings this season for the Indians. Masterson has now pitched in 33 games (32 starts) in his two years with the Indians and he is 5-17 with a 5.14 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP. The Indians got a call before the trade deadline from the Red Sox who were going to convert him back to being a relief pitcher which is a role in which he has had some success. It’s painful to watch Masterson try to work 5-6 innings at a time. Use your heads in the front office in Cleveland and make Masterson a reliever again.

The Cleveland Indians have sent 25-year old lefty starting pitcher David Huff to AAA. Huff has pitched in 13 games (all starts) for the Tribe this season and he is 2-9 with a 6.04 ERA and a 1.69 WHIP. He has given up 88 hits (11 homers) and he has walked 30 batters in only 70 innings as he has been pretty pathetic. Last season as a rookie Huff started 23 games for the Indians in which he was 11-8 with a 5.61 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP as he led the team in wins. Either Carlos Carrasco or Aaron Laffey will likely be called up to replace Huff in the starting rotation.