CLEVELAND, OH–The Cleveland Indians today placed DH TRAVIS HAFNER on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder soreness.  To assume Hafner’s spot on the Major League roster, the Indians have recalled LHP RICH RUNDLES from AAA Columbus.

Hafner has appeared in 17 games for the Indians so far this season and is hitting .270 (17-63) with 10 runs scored, 5 doubles, 4 home runs and 8RBI.  He currently owns an on-base % of .370 with an on-base+slugging % (OPS) of .910.  Today marks the 4th DL stint of his Major League career. 

Rundles has gone 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA in 7 appearances out of the bullpen at Columbus (6.0IP, 3H, 2R/1ER, 3BB, 7K) after being optioned out of spring training on March 15.  He has not allowed a run in his last 4 appearances (3.0IP, 1H, BB, 4K) with the Clippers and has limited AAA hitters to a .136 (3-22) average against so far this year.  He wears #56 and will be in uniform tonight as the Indians take on the Red Sox at 7:05PM ET in Progressive Field.

The Indians now have 5 players on the Major League disabled list (Westbrook, Dellucci, Carroll, S. Lewis, Hafner).

MIKE’S PICKS

Braden @
Feldman

Burres @
Davies

Ortega @
***Burnett

***Beckett @
***Garza

***Boggs @ Cabrera *Boggs is 25 and coming off a win vs Cubs, surely he can
beat Nats no?

***Scherzer @ Suppan *Scherzer is risky but so is Kershaw and everyone is
starting him.

***Volstad @
Marshall

Geer @
McDonald

***Cory says:

Yes
on Garza, but he’s not a slam dunk vs. the Red Sox… noticeable home/away split
and hasn’t always been great vs. the Red Sox, although his last two starts have
been.

 Pass
on Boggs, Nationals do not suck offensively and he’s
unproven.

 Yes
on Marshall, he’s not great but I think he’s solid.

McDonald
is a nice gamble if you believe the Padres can’t score at
home.

***NOTE  We’ve caught up on the unanswered questions from yesterday’s two blog posts so you can check our answers there…Zach

SIANO’S PICKS

***Saunders
@
Eaton

Penny @ Anthony
Reyes

Hughes @
Jackson

Anderson @
Millwood

***Shields @
***Liriano

Richmond @
***Meche

***King
Felix @
Colon

***Lohse @ J.
Reyes

Lannan @
***Hamels *this is the start where if Hamels stinks
I really start to worry. Love me Johnny LB but not in this
matchup

***Nolasco
@
Livan

***Wandy @ ***Harang *411 delight

***Maholm @ ***Bush *Bush off the near no-no why
not.

Geer @ De La
Rosa

***Zambrano
@
Petit

***Billingsley @
***Sanchez *I like
Sanchez

***Cory says “I say
yes on Hughes vs. Jackson, I think both are great gambles right now. Otherwise I
concur.”

CORY’S PICKS

Blackburn @
Carmona

***Chamberlain @
***Lester

Cecil @
***Buehrle

***Kazmir @ ***Cahill (I
think he’s a good gamble against the Rays, who are very erratic
offensively)

***Myers @ ***Josh
Johnson

***Gallardo @
Paulino

Stults @
Cook

***Snell @ Correia (Snell is
coming off a big game and is a good gamble here)

***Mike agrees with everything except Cahill

Some Siano comments:

“Myers is a gamble but Marlins didn’t look so great against Pirates.”

“I picked up Stults in an NL-Only but I’d wait in a mixed plus it’s
Coors.”

this is terrible……….Siano

BLUE JAYS DISABLE ROMERO

The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have placed LHP RICKY ROMERO on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique muscle strain. The move is retro-active to April 20

        ROMERO, 24, is 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA after three starts this season, his first in the major leagues.  The 6-0, 210 lb. native of Los Angeles, California won his major league debut on April 9^th over the Detroit Tigers (6.0IP, 7H, 2ER, 2BB, 5K).   Romero was the Blue Jays first round selection, sixth overall in the 2005 first year player draft.

        A further roster move will be made prior to Saturday’s game at Chicago.

CORY’S PICKS

***Meche @ Anthony
Reyes

Colon @
Eaton

***Jackson @
Oliver

Livan @ ***Lohse
(Cubs cooled him off but let’s give it one more shot)

***Billingsley
@
***Wandy***Mike agrees but he’ll roll the dice on Millwood