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Borowski Designated For Assignment
Published 7/4/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
According to Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com, the Indians have designated reliever Joe Borowski for assignment.  Rick Bauer was designated as well in the bullpen shakeup.  The Indians will now move to a committee approach for the ninth innings. Borowski, 37, battled injuries en route to a 7.56 ERA in 18 appearances.  Maybe the Marlins could ...

Indians Designate Borowski
Published 7/4/2008 by Josh Jones at The Transaction Guy
The Indians have finally cut ties with closer Joe Borowski, designating the 37-year old for assignment this morning. Borowski struggled all year this year, finishing with a 7.56 ERA in 16.2 innings. Most remember Borowski’s 5.07 ERA last year, despite saving a major-league leading 45 games. Tim Dierkes at MLBTradeRumors.com believes that the Florida Marlins might take another chance on Joe, as he pitched for them in ‘06 collecting 37 saves and posting a 3.75 ERA.