According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the Cleveland Indians will option shortstop Jose Ramirez to Triple-A Columbus.
Sources: #Indians promoting Zach Walters to replace Jose Ramirez, not top prospect Francisco Lindor.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 7, 2015
This move could set up a Francisco Lindor call-up sometime this season but as of right now, he is dealing with injuries and the Indians want him to be at 100%. Until Lindor gets called up, veteran utility man Mike Aviles will take over at shortstop.
Stands to reason that #Indians will summon Lindor soon. Aviles can play SS for now with Walters coming off bench. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 7, 2015
According to MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian, the Indians have yet to announce this move and could wait until Monday to announce it.
With Cavs playing in Finals tonight, and AAA playing tonight, I’d expect Indians to hold off on a transaction announcement until Monday.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) June 7, 2015
Ramirez spent Sunday on the bench after another poor showing on Saturday at home against the Baltimore Orioles. He has been one of the worst players in MLB this season, with subpar defense and a batting line of .180/.247/.240, which comes out to a wRC+ of just 41.
Lindor, who was the Indians’ top pick in the 2011 Draft, is ranked by MLB.com as Cleveland’s No. 1 prospect and the No. 3 overall prospect in baseball. This season, the switch-hitting shortstop is batting a .269/.342/.393 slash line with 16 extra-base hits, 21 RBIs and 23 runs in 52 games at Triple-A this season.
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