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Indians Promote Shane Bieber

By Jeff Todd | May 31, 2018 at 4:01pm CDT

MAY 31: The move is official. Righty Ben Taylor was optioned to open an active roster spot, while fellow righty Nick Goody was moved from the 10-day to the 60-day DL for a 40-man opening.

MAY 28: The Indians are set to promote top pitching prospect Shane Bieber for his first MLB action, skipper Terry Francona announced (via Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal, on Twitter). Bieber is slated to receive a start on Thursday, which is also his 23rd birthday.For the time being, it’s expected only to be a spot start.

Since he was taken in the fourth-round of the 2016 draft out of UCSB, Bieber has zipped up the ladder in the Cleveland farm system.In 2017, his first full season as a pro, Bieber threw 173 1/3 innings of 2.86 ERA ball with a shiny 162:10 K/BB ratio.

The results have been even better thus far in 2018. In ten starts — five apiece between Double-A and Triple-A — he has allowed just eight earned runs on 43 hits over 65 1/3 innings, while racking up a ridiculous mix of 61 strikeouts against just three free passes.

Prospect evaluators have increasingly taken notice of Bieber’s sustained output. MLB.com just bumped him onto its top-100 list, crediting him with four useful pitches that he (obviously) commands with aplomb. Clearly, there’s some question whether Bieber’s pure stuff is all that compelling, but it seems his off-the-charts ability to spot the ball will likely make him a useful major-league hurler.

The Indians obviously believe that Bieber is ready now to begin contributing at the game’s highest level. Though he’s only scheduled to get the ball once before being demoted, the move will put Bieber on the 40-man roster. He could well be the top available arm if a future need arises, whether that’s in the rotation or a bullpen unit that has struggled mightily thus far.

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  1. sufferfortribe

    5 years ago

    Yay, it’s Biebermania time!

    Reply
    • lowtalker1

      5 years ago

      Only in Cleveland
      Guess the after the brow loses they need the Indians to win

      Reply
      • sufferfortribe

        5 years ago

        Tribe has had a winning record every season since Francona arrived.
        Know the facts before you spout.

        Reply
      • ctownrocks

        5 years ago

        Only in Cleveland? What do you know about Cleveland? It’s true, get it right before you hate on something you know nothing about.

        Reply
      • adachi

        5 years ago

        This guy clearly hasn’t been paying attention to Cavaliers.

        Reply
    • stansfield123

      5 years ago

      BJ Upton will be the first to tell you this: it’s tough living up to your older brother Justin.

      Reply
      • Cotton Walsh

        5 years ago

        BJ is older smh

        Reply
  2. newtzb0ss

    5 years ago

    Keep him in lmao

    Reply
    • IndiansFan15

      5 years ago

      Move plutko to tye bullpen and keep Bieber in and everything will be fixed. At least thats the dream for me and most Indians fans I’ve talked to

      Reply
      • Polish Hammer

        5 years ago

        Really, every Tribe fan I know of has rosters moves they can’t wait to see and none include Bieber or Plutko, mostly dumping Tomlin and the bullpen arms like McAllister and the rest of the flunkees down there.

        Reply
        • sufferfortribe

          5 years ago

          I’ve been waiting on Bieber for 2 years now.

        • darkstar61

          5 years ago

          Bumping the bums you mention is half the equation to get guys like these up

        • Polish Hammer

          5 years ago

          Bumping relievers makes room for starters? Okay….

        • darkstar61

          5 years ago

          Do you know anything about the Indians?

          Tomlin was a starter until about a week ago

        • Polish Hammer

          5 years ago

          Can you comprehend English? I clearly stated “dumping Tomlin and the bullpen arms”….obviously that differentiates him as a starter from the relievers.

        • rols1026

          5 years ago

          So bumping Tomlin would make room for another starter…. my goodness you’re dumb

  3. redrooster

    5 years ago

    Cue the Justin Bieber references…

    Reply
    • datrain021

      5 years ago

      Who is Justice Beaver?

      Reply
    • wjf010

      5 years ago

      Here you go, red rooster….Cleveland called up Bieber Justin time.

      Reply
    • Cat Mando

      5 years ago

      First fan of his that calls himself/herself a “Belieber” deserves an atomic wedgie.

      Reply
  4. Triteon

    5 years ago

    When do they call up Taylor Swift? C’mon…gotta be one somewhere in the MiLB.

    Reply
    • tim815

      5 years ago

      That research project would take less time than your post.

      Reply
  5. bravesandcrewfan

    5 years ago

    I’d say that’s a pretty good birthday, even if it goes poorly.

    Reply
  6. YakAttack

    5 years ago

    Sweet! Now I can get my niece Bieber tickets and not wanna off myself.

    Reply
    • andrew farelli

      5 years ago

      You should try to transition her to metal music through baby metal. It should be an easy transition (not a fan of the group).

      Reply
    • ottomatic

      5 years ago

      LOL

      Reply
  7. Polish Hammer

    5 years ago

    As for Bieber, the kid has been incredible in his quick rise through the organization, hoping he continues that success with a nice outing on Thursday.

    Reply
  8. bluejays92

    5 years ago

    I had never heard of this guy until now; those stats he’s accumulated through the minors are RIDICULOUS. Here’s hoping he crushes it in the bigs.

    Reply
    • IndiansFan15

      5 years ago

      As an Indians fan I’ve been waiting for him

      Reply
      • Mattimeo09

        5 years ago

        Gross

        Reply
  9. Michael Chaney

    5 years ago

    I’ve been beating the Shane Bieber drum all year, and he’s definitely earned this opportunity. Good for him.

    As for the 40-man move, my guess is that Shawn Morimando gets DFAed. He’d be a welcome subtraction, and he’s probably the most obvious candidate. Hopefully Tomlin is gone sometime soon too though.

    Reply
    • layventsky

      5 years ago

      Unless I missed something, there’s one open spot on the 40-man roster. When they DFA’d Drake, they didn’t counter with another 40-man move.

      Reply
      • Michael Chaney

        5 years ago

        Oh yeah, you’re right

        Reply
  10. bobtillman

    5 years ago

    I was just in Beiber…….of course I was a broad for awhile……

    Reply
    • Gary

      5 years ago

      Welcome back to manhood.

      Reply
  11. Joeypower

    5 years ago

    Selena gomez is getting call up aswell!!

    Reply
  12. bobtillman

    5 years ago

    Of course I was a broad a few months ago…..

    Reply
  13. southi

    5 years ago

    The kid also just pitched a rain shortened no hitter in his last start against Gwinnett. All jokes aside he is pitching very well right now.

    Reply
  14. JD396

    5 years ago

    Whose coffee is that?

    Reply
  15. GarryHarris

    5 years ago

    I’ve been watching Shane Bieber one for awhile. If I’m wrong,… Then I don’t know what I’m doing. I’ve never been higher on any SP prospect in my 40+ years watching Baseball.

    Reply
    • vtadave

      5 years ago

      40 years? lol

      Reply
      • GarryHarris

        5 years ago

        If I had to guess, I became a fan during the 1970 season. I remember seeing Denny McLain and Les Cain pitch for the Tigers, I remember when Billy Martin became the Tigers Manager and when Vida Blue beat out Mickey Lolich for the Cy Young award. (it seemed that all the little league pitchers imitated Blue’s high knee delivery). I think I became a super-serious fan in 1974 and continually more studious thereafter. It doesn’t mean I know more than anyone else about Baseball. Just that its been my passion for over 40 years.

        Reply
  16. andrew farelli

    5 years ago

    Ah, a younger version of Miles Mikolas?

    Reply
  17. Arthur Ritchie

    5 years ago

    What is the Super 2 date this year? I hope that promoting Shane now is not just a kneejerk reaction to the Tribe’s recent bullpen meltdowns that will cost the team a year of team control down the road. Looks like this kid could be special.

    Reply
    • mattynokes

      5 years ago

      It wouldn’t cost them a year of control, just possibly a 4th year of arbitration. He’s only supposed to be up for a spot, but even if he’s up for the long haul, he’d still be under team control for another 6 years.

      Reply
    • sufferfortribe

      5 years ago

      Who cares what happens down the road? Let’s win NOW!

      Reply
    • rols1026

      5 years ago

      Super 2 hasn’t literally nothing to do with team control

      Reply
  18. mattynokes

    5 years ago

    Glad to see him up. Hopefully this isn’t just an audition for trade bait. I think it’d be quite the short-sighted move to deal such an intriguing starting prospect for a bullpen arm.

    Reply
    • darkstar61

      5 years ago

      They have been playing daily since Monday the 21st and won’t have another day off until Monday the 4th. It’s listed that they just want to give the rotation a bit of a break from that long stretch.

      Can’t imagine trading him has entered their thought process.

      Reply
  19. driftcat28

    5 years ago

    How much should my bid be for this guy on Fantasy waivers

    Reply
  20. sufferfortribe

    5 years ago

    ………and the Tribe bullpen blows it for Bieber.

    smh.

    Reply
    • Solaris601

      5 years ago

      Welcome to Cleveland. I propose an office pool city wide as to who will be DFAd first – Tomlin or McAllister.

      Reply
      • Polish Hammer

        5 years ago

        Sadly I doubt you’ll see McAllister DFAd, it will take a few more gopher balls and a roster pinch for Tomlin to go.

        Reply

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