Indians front office meeting nets immediate bullpen change

POJO_Risin posted 7/3/2008 from mvn.com [flag]

The Indians brass, led by Mark Shapiro, Chris Antonelli and Eric Wedge met in Minneapolis today to discuss immediate and future changes to the Tribe lineup. As previously noted here at Tribe Report, the Indians will immediately address the bullpen. The first move will be Joe Borowski’s removal as Tribe closer. It’s not known whether or not he will be moved out of the roll and into the pen, or if.. [link]

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