The Cleveland Indians sign Jose Lopez
The Indians have signed 28-year old righty swinging 2B/3B Jose Lopez to a minor league deal. Lopez played in 82 games for the Marlins & Rockies last year and he was 50 for 231 (.216 avg, .617 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 8 homers, 21 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has now played in 955 games in his first 8 years in the majors and he is 947 for 3,605 (.263 avg, .692 OPS) with 403 runs scored, 88 homers, 452 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. Lopez could possibly compete with Matt LaPorta at 1B next spring.