CLEVELAND– The Cleveland Indians announced five moves on Monday in relation to their 40-man roster. All the moves came before Monday night’s 8 p.m. deadline to set the 40-man roster for the Rule 5 Draft in December.
They added right-handed pitcher Julian Merryweather, along with infielders Willi Castro, Eric Stamets and Yu-Cheng Chang. In addition to those moves, they also claimed Rob Refsnyder off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
In order to make room on the roster for the new additions, the Tribe designated pitchers Kyle Crockett and Dylan Baker for assignment.
Merryweather split the 2017 season between Class Triple-A Columbus and Class Double-A Akron.