Indians drop Michaels, Francisco to join team Tuesday in New York

MLB Fleece Factor found this 5/5/2008 on blog.cleveland.com [flag]

Outfielder Jason Michaels has been designated for assignment today to make room for outfielder Ben Francisco, who will join the Indians Tuesday in New York for a three-game series against the Yankees. The move does not become official until... [link]

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Indians Tell Jason Michaels to Get Out
Published 5/5/2008 by McFleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer informs us that the Tribe has cut ties with outfielder Jason Michaels. Ben Francisco will replace him on the roster. ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 6
Published 5/6/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (frontier.cincinnati.com) . . . The Indians have dropped Jason Michaels (blog.cleveland.com) . . . Steve Traschel's spot in the Orioles rotation ...

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Baseball Toaster found this 5/6/2008 on www.letsgotribe.com

Designated OF Jason Michaels for Assignment Recalled OF Ben Francisco from Buffalo (AAA) Yes, Michaels was hitting just .207/.258/.276 so far this season. Yes, he's making the type of money that Indians wouldn't think much of to dump. And yes, ...

Francisco to be put into outfield mix
Jason Michaels will be designated for assignment and Francisco will be called up from Triple-A Buffalo before the Indians' series opener at Yankee Stadium.

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The Cleveland Indians plan to cut Jason Michaels, one of several veterans with batting averages hovering around .200. The Indians, batting just .242 as a team, will designate Michaels for assignment and recall outfielder Ben Francisco from Triple-A ...

Slumping Indians plan to cut veteran Michaels
The Indians plan to cut Jason Michaels, one of several veterans with batting averages hovering around .200.