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Cleveland trades Luplow and DJ Johnson to Rays

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The Cleveland Baseball Club agreed to a deal that send outfielder Jordan Luplow and relief pitcher DJ Johnson to Tampa.

Some more movement for the Cleveland Baseball Club as they agreed to a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. Cleveland will be sending Jordan Luplow and DJ Johnson to Tampa Bay for Double-A pitcher Peyton Battenfield.

Luplow has only appeared in 36 games this season and struggled, slashing 173/.331/.439/.769. 12 of his 17 hits did go for extra-bases, but the overall lack of consistent and adequate production was an issue.

Johnson appeared in just one game for Cleveland, allowing one run on two hits in just 1.2 innings. The 31-year old reliever has only pitched 33 career innings across three season in the majors.

Battenfield has struck out 32.4% of the batters he has faced during seven games in Double-A this season. The 23-year old pitcher has steadily worked his way through the Rays minor league system this season. Battenfield has a mid-90’s fastball in addition to what has been described as a plus cutter in an article by Eric Longenhagen from Fangraphs.

Cleveland makes handful of roster moves

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The Cleveland Baseball Club has made a handful of roster moves prior to their doubleheader with the Tampa Bay Rays.

As expected the Cleveland Baseball Club made some roster moves Wednesday.

The team has placed Eddie Rosario on the injured list and transferred Josh Naylor from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Additionally, the team optioned pitcher Logan Allen to Triple-A.

To fill their newly created roster spots on the big league roster the team selected the contract of DJ Johnson while recalling both Daniel Johnson and Owen Miller.

While Cleveland has miraculously been able to stay relevant in the playoff hunt, at some point the injuries are going to catch up to them. That point may be coming soon if it hasn’t already.