Bisons: Francisco recalled in Tribe roster shake-up

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Indians May Designate Marte or Michaels
Published 5/5/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Outfielder Ben Francisco will join the Indians for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.  The Tribe will have to make room for him by then, and Mike Harrington believes the jobs of Andy Marte and Jason Michaels are at risk.  Marte could be designated for assignment, while Michaels might just be released. ...

Indians Roster Shake Up
Published 5/5/2008 by Brian Oliver at Nationals Farm Authority
Over lunch, I was scanning some MLB articles and one jumped out at me. The Buffalo News reports that the Cleveland Indians are going to recall OF prospect Ben Francisco. What jumped out at me was who the Indians might consider moving off of their 25-man roster to open up a spot for Francisco There’s no word on what the Indians might do to make room for Francisco. But it’s likely they will either designate third baseman Andy Marte for assignment in hopes he can clear waivers and come back to Buffalo or give outfielder Jason Michaels his outright release. The name that jumped ...

Indians Shakeup Begins
Published 5/5/2008 by RockKing at WaitingForNextYear
... Eric Wedge’s promise, the Indians have begun to shake up the roster in an attempt to bolster the lackluster offense. Indians fans, get used to Ben Francisco. The quick swinging outfielder prospect has been called up from AAA Buffalo, and this time, it’s believed he might be in Cleveland for good.  Eric Wedge seemed to imply after the Indians’ latest offensive debacle in a 2-0 loss to Kansas City Sunday that changes could be imminent. Well, evidently, that time is now. According to a story in the Buffalo News sports section , Buffalo Bisons’ outfielder Ben Francisco was ...

The Sad Decline of Andy Marte
Published 5/5/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
... while hitting just .196 in 291 big league at-bats, including one hit in 13 at-bats this year. Once considered the team's third basemen of the future, he could be hours away from being the third baseman of the past: the Buffalo News reports that the Indians may designate Marte or ...