Daily Archives: November 25, 2020

Jordan Humphreys claimed, Adam Cimber DFA’d

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The Cleveland Baseball Club has claimed the former San Francisco Giants pitcher off waivers.

A couple of moves were made by the Cleveland Baseball Club on Wednesday. The club claimed pitcher Jordan Humphreys off waivers and designated Adam Cimber for assignment.

Adam Cimber has been with the team since 2018 and that may be coming to an end. Cimber’s value was impacted when MLB implemented the three batter minimum rule. This is in addition to his poor performance the past two seasons. Cimber is someone who just does not register many strikeouts and also walks a fair amount of batters. With James Karinchak already a prominent bullpen arm and the return of Emmanuel Clase next season, Cleveland may not view Cimber as a part of their future.

Jordan Humphreys is someone who has spent most of his career with the New York Mets organization. Humphreys has only pitched in the minors and did not pitch during the 2020 season. The Mets traded Humphreys to the Giants in exchange for outfielder Billy Hamilton. Having been designated for assignment by San Francisco, Cleveland decided to take a chance on the 24-year old right hander.

Sione Takitaki placed on reserve/COVID-19 list

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The Cleveland Browns have placed the second year linebacker on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

There was a report early Wednesday that another player on the Cleveland Browns has tested positive for COVID-19. Later in the day Sione Takitaki was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Sione Takitaki is coming off his best game as a pro. A game which featured an interception of Carson Wentz and Takitaki returning it for a touchdown. Takitaki no longer has the chance to build off his performance from this past Sunday due to ending up on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

This is the second consecutive day which the Browns placed a defensive player on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The team placed defensive end Joe Jackson on the list Tuesday. Cleveland’s defense will also be without Myles Garrett this weekend as he remains on the list.

With Myles Garrett and Sione Takitaki placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and Denzel Ward out for a few weeks with a calf injury, an already thin defense just got thinner. The margin for error on that side of the ball is getting significantly smaller which could prove problematic in the future.

Olivier Vernon named AFC DPOW

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The Cleveland Browns defensive end has been named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 11.

Olivier Vernon stepped up for the Cleveland Browns in Week 11 when they needed him most. Vernon had 3 sacks and a safety in the Browns win over the Eagles, leading to being named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week.

The Browns needed someone to step up while Myles Garrett was out and Olivier Vernon did that and them some. It was easily Vernon’s best game in a Browns uniform and at least one more similar performance will be needed. Garrett is going to miss Week 12 in Jacksonville and a repeat performance from Vernon would be a welcome sight.

For someone that many people were trying to virtually get rid of all offseason this was quite the performance. There was a reason why the Browns decided to keep Olivier Vernon on the roster and his performance this past Sunday is exactly why.