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Indians Recall Adam Plutko, DFA Neil Ramirez

By TC Zencka | May 18, 2019 at 11:55am CDT

Adam Plutko was recalled from Triple-A to make the start in today’s ballgame for the Cleveland Indians, while Neil Ramirez was DFA’ed to make room, per The Athletic’s Zack Meisel (via Twitter). The team has announced the deal.

Plutko, 27, made 12 starts for the Indians last season, going 4-5 with a 5.28 ERA, 6.10 FIP, and 5.46 xFIP. An injury delayed his start to the season in Triple-A, but despite going 0-2 in his two starts with a 10.13 ERA, Cleveland apparently deems him ready. Still, they are likely to watch his pitch count today against Baltimore. With Corey Kluber on the shelf for potentially a month or so, there is need of a near-term solution for the Indians in the rotation. Jefry Rodriguez seems to have claimed the number four spot in the rotation after posting a 3.45 ERA in his first five starts, but the fifth spot in the rotation is there for the taking. Given Plutko’s usage last season, he would seem the logical candidate, though he’ll need to prove rather quickly that he’s fully up to speed. Cody Anderson could return despite his early struggles, and Chih-Wei Hu has also started slow in Triple-A with a 5.71 ERA thus far. A.J. Cole has starting experience as well, but he’s performed well out of the pen so far in 2019 and the Indians may not want to mess with a good thing there if they can help it.

Ramirez, 29, was 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA across 16 appearances. Originally a Rangers farmhand, Ramirez has put together largely forgettable seasons after two strong years with the Cubs in 2014 and 2015. Ramirez bounced around with the Cubs, Brewers, Twins, Giants and Mets in 2016 and 2017 before joining the Indians last year. He was reasonably productive last season for the Tribe, with 11.02 K/9 versus 3.89 BB/9, a 2.83 K/BB ratio that was his best since the Chicago days (save for a 9-game stint with the Giants). This season, the strikeout rate went down, the walk rate up, and he surrendered five home runs in just 16 2/3 innings of work.

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  1. solaris602

    3 years ago

    Hopefully this is the last we’ve seen of Ramirez in a Tribe uniform. Someone please claim him so he doesn’t clear waivers and accept an outright assignment to Columbus only to return later this year.

    Reply
    • Burgeezy

      3 years ago

      +1

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    • Michael Chaney

      3 years ago

      I hope so too. It legitimately seemed like every time he came in a game, he’d give up a run. I never actually thought this day would come, to be quite honest.

      Reply
      • Polish Hammer

        3 years ago

        They kept him around because he was the only one out in the pen throwing heat.

        Reply
  2. Phillies2017

    3 years ago

    How Ramirez remained on the Indians roster so long is absolutely baffling. Once Karinchak is off the IL they need to call him up.

    Reply
  3. anthonyd4412

    3 years ago

    Neil Ramirez has a lot of potential but injuries just took a toll

    Reply
  4. MadThinker

    3 years ago

    I believe Karinchak will get his opportunity to debut in the majors this season (health allowing) as will Nick Sandlin get his opportunity. What I fail to see is why Karinchak needs to be immediately called up once he gets off the minor league injured list.. He has a total of 3 AAA appearances. Let him get a little more seasoning (say a total of 10 AAA appearances). The way bullpens are used in the minors that would be at most 3 weeks. The Tribe bullpen has been generally solid this season.. Why mess with a good thing (and likely impact the bullpen depth) just to get a hot guy up to the majors a little sooner??

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    • sufferfortribe

      3 years ago

      Well said.

      Reply
  5. Col_chestbridge

    3 years ago

    It was insane that the Indians were running a 9 man bullpen. They have hardly even used Ramirez or Tyler Olson in the past month. Problem is that the only 2 guys with options (Wittgren, Cimber) are also setup guys and needed. The rest off the bullpen would either be second time outrighted or has enough service time that if you DFA them, they can elect free agency. So there will probably be 1-2 more DFAs on the horizon.

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