C.C.'s replacement? Indians sign Jeff Weaver to minor league deal

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Indians Add Jeff Weaver to Help Ease a Post-C.C. Transition (Good Luck With That)
Published 7/5/2008 by Mullet at FanHouse
... as the Indians have signed him to a minor league deal to provide a warm body take up innings for the Tribe, no matter what might happen. At least Weaver is long past the point of getting big dollars on the strength of his best season (which was 14-11 with the Dodgers in '05), or the strength of a very good postseason in '06 with the Cardinals (surprised that ...

Bottom-Feeding Front Office Signs Jeff Weaver
Published 7/5/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
... that Jeff Weaver was traded to the Yankees for Ted Lilly in the deal that netted the Tigers Jeremy Bonderman, and would eventually land Carlos Pena in Tampa Bay (via Oakland et al).  Something tells me that the Yankees wouldn’t mind getting that one back. The fact that Paul Hoynes is even considering the journeyman Weaver to be C.C. Sabathia’s replacement is just scary.  I guess all we can hope for is that he could provide something better than what Paul Byrd or Jeremy Sowers have shown us over the last month. At least we can still look forward to ...

Indians Sign Jeff Weaver
Published 7/5/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (npc29) at The Tribe Time Report
Oh boy.. Morgan Ensberg, Juan Rincon, Jorge Julio, and now Jeff Weaver. All in all, the guys that the Indians have signed to minor league deals have had some good years in the Major Leagues. The problem is.. Well Uh the HAD some good years. Anyway.. In case you haven't figured it out. The Indians signed Jeff Weaver (31) to a minor league deal. Uh he'll go to Buffalo. They have relievers starting for now. But apparantly this is for when C.C. is traded if Fausto hasn't come back yet. He won't finish the year on the ...

Evening Update for 7/5 (Tulowitzki, Crosby, J. Johnson and more)
Published 7/6/2008 by Eric Stashin at Rotoprofessor
... is reporting that the Pirates have sent Tom Gorzelanny to Triple A, though there has been no announcement as to who will replace him in the rotation.  Gorzelanny has gone 6-7 with a 6.57 ERA and a 1.83 WHIP.  He is going to be back, so if you were holding onto him for some reason, you might as well keep waiting.  I wouldn’t have still had him on my roster, however, though he could prove useful in the 2nd half if he comes back strong. Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer (click here for the post) is reporting that the Indians hae signed Jeff Weaver.  Weaver had been ...