Josh Barfield News

This is the second installment in a twelve part series. Derek Shelton became the Indians hitting coach in June 2005, replacing Eddie Murray.

The Louisville Bats fell to the Columbus Clippers 5-3 tonight, but in doing so, clinched the International League West division title.

Clubhouse confidential : Times have changed. The last time the Indians played the Royals was June 11.

Columbus threw away leads of 3-0 and 7-4 and lost a Class AAA International League game, 8-7, to the Mud Hens in Toledo on Tuesday night.

Clubhouse confidential: The Indians' 40-man roster is at 33 after infielder Josh Barfield was outrighted to Class AAA Columbus and reliever Jose Veras cleared waivers, then was outrighted to Columbus.

Cardinals pitcher Todd Wellemeyer has been put on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his right elbow.

Like sands through the hourglass... 1. The Indians like to share the burden of losing The Indians have lost 64 games so far on the season.

CLEVELAND: Scott Lewis threw four innings at the Indians' complex in Goodyear, Ariz., on Monday and is on track to make his next start on Saturday.

Right-hander Jose Veras and infielder Josh Barfield were sent outright to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday by the Cleveland Indians.

When he was acquired from the Padres in advance of the 2007 season, Josh Barfield was hyped as the Indians' long-term solution at second base.

The Chiefs' Jhonatan Solano shows the umpire he held onto the ball after tagging out the Clippers' Damaso Espino.

Thursday 09 Jul Columbus Clippers Pitchers Combine for 9-0 Shut Out of the Indianapolis Indians Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 09:47PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Three pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout, while right fielder Trevor Crowe and designated hitter Wes Hodges each drove in three runs to lead the Columbus ...

Indianapolis Indians catcher Ryan Doumit had two hits in his Triple-A rehab assignment, which constituted half of his team's output in a 9-0 International League loss to host Columbus on Thursday.

Bad starts are becoming the norm for the Clippers in Huntington Park this season, and the norm often opens with the first batter for the other team banging a ball off the scoreboard in right field.

Manny Ramirez went 1 for 3 and struck out twice batting leadoff for Single-A Inland Empire on Monday in what's expected to be the final stop in his minor league rehab tour.

It is a holiday weekend and I am still living quite a few hours in the future, so this week's edition of Early Weekend 6-Pack will be very early .

Milwaukee Brewers prospect Jeremy Jeffress was suspended for 100 games after his third violation of baseball's minor league program for a drug of abuse.

Indians option Barfield - Infielder Josh Barfield has been optioned to Class AAA Columbus by Cleveland, clearing a roster spot for newly acquired righthander Chris Perez.

Recently acquired reliever Chris Perez was added to the roster and IF Josh Barfield, who attended Klein High School, was optioned to Class AAA Columbus for the third time this season.

Chris Perez #34 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the Baltimore Orioles during a spring training game at Fort Lauderdale Stadium on February 26, 2009 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.