Trevor Bauer News

Indians manager Terry Francona met with reporters on Sunday morning and discussed the health of Ryan Raburn, the importance of spring training statistics and the development of Trevor Bauer, among other topics.

May 1, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer throws a pitch during the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during the game at Progressive Field.

Joe Blanton is on the outside looking in at a rotation spot for the Angels and his performance Friday against Colorado will not help him.

This is the 25th day of spring training for the Indians. It has officially become Groundhog's Day where every day is just like the one before it.

Sixteen final thoughts after my first day covering Indians spring training since at least 1999.

Travis Wood could be in position to pitch for the Chicago Cubs on opening day and if his first start at spring training is any indication, he's going to make it a tough decision for manager Rick Renteria.

Here's a look at Thursday's Cactus League game between the Cubs and Indians at Goodyear Ballpark and how the position battles for the 25-man roster are unfolding.

The Indians host the Cubs in today's Cactus League contest. First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 ET.

Swisher made his spring debut for the Indians, recording an RBI on a fielder's choice, and left-hander Randy Wolf made his first start since having Tommy John surgery in 2012, throwing two shutout innings in Cleveland's 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

Former Yankee teammates Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano share a laugh after Swisher retired Cano on a ground ball to first in the fourth inning Sunday in a game between the Indians and Mariners.

Here's a look at Sunday's Cactus League game between the Indians and Seattle at Goodyear Ballpark and how the position battles for the 25-man roster are unfolding.

A little rain late Saturday morning didn't stop pitcher Danny Salazar from throwing to hitters as scheduled at the Indians' complex in Goodyear.

John Danks didn't get to pitch against the Cleveland Indians today because of rain.

The Indians leave Goodyear for the first time this spring, traveling to Glendale to face the White Sox at 3:05 ET.

Carlos Carrasco is better acquainted with it, but he certainly isn't on a first name basis.

Jake Lowery right after he connected on the pitch that became a grand slam homer.

Goodyear, AZ - Chris Heisey doubled and belted a two-run homer to power the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-3 win over the Cleveland Indians in a battle between two teams knocked out in the wild card round last year.

Start me up: Trevor Bauer, competing for the fifth spot in the rotation, started the game and walked the first two batters, but a strike-em-out-throw-em-out double play got him out of trouble.

That was Colt Hynes, a 28-year-old lefty who had a 9.00 ERA in 17 games for San Diego last year.

When manager Terry Francona returned from Tuesday's meeting with MLB officials explaining how the n ew instant replay rule will work, he was much calmer than he was walking into the meeting.