The Indians have claimed 23-year old switch-hitting 1B Michael McDade off waivers from the Blue Jays.  He played in 118 games in AA+AAA-ball for the Jays last year and he was 128 of 449 (.285 avg, .806 OPS) with 53 runs scored, 17 homers, 67 RBIs and 1 stolen base.  McDade has now played in 630 games in his first six years in the minors and he is 626 of 2,364 (.265 avg, .744 OPS) with 278 runs scored, 76 homers, 325 RBIs and 4 stolen bases.  McDade will get a shot to make the Indians’ roster next spring as they have holes at both 1B and DH right now.

The Cleveland Indians have designated 29-year old lefty reliever/starter Chris Seddon.  Seddon pitched in 17 games (2 starts) for the Indians last year and he was 1-1 with a 3.67 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP.  He has now pitched in 38 games (6 starts) in his first three years in the majors and he is 2-3 with a 5.47 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP.  Seddon pitched pretty decent for the Indians last year, but they shouldn’t miss him too much moving forward.

UPDATE:  (12/1/2012) – The Indians have decided not to tender a contract to Chris Seddon, making him a free agent.

The Indians have signed 30-year old righty starter/reliever Fernando Nieve to a minor league deal.  Nieve pitched in 25 games (24 starts) in AAA-ball for the Mets last year and he was 7-9 with a 5.96 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP.  He last pitched in the majors back in 2010 with the Mets.  Nieve has pitched in 99 games (19 starts) in his first four years in the majors and he is 8-11 with a 4.61 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP.  Nieve will get a shot to win a job on the Tribe’s pitching staff next spring.