Unfortunately, Carmona does not have any options left, so he can’t be sent to the minors without clearing waivers. They’d probably hesitate to do that, because another team could claim him. If he gets much worse, it may be a risk they’re willing to take. I’m not sure why they’re trying to rush him back from the DL when they have McAllister and Huff…keep him on the DL and work with him, and give one of those guys a shot in the meantime.

I’ve always thought the Indians would be willing to deal Sizemore, just because they know he probably won’t stay in Cleveland beyond his current contract. I figured they’d use the same philosophy as they did with Sabathia, Lee, etc. Part of me wonders if they wouldn’t have already pulled the trigger with Sizemore if he hadn’t been injured last year (and part of this year). I doubt they wanted to sell low on him. I’m just not sure the Mets would want someone whose contract is up soon (although they’d have the means to resign Sizemore, so I’d think it was less of a concern to them than it would be a team like Milwaukee). I guess we’ll have to see how severe the bidding war for Beltran gets. I heard that San Francisco really covets him, and they may be willing to be more generous with prospects than the Indians.

Buster Olney’s latest blog post briefly mentions the Indians are in the Carlos Beltran hunt. What could they reasonably offer that would interest the Mets for a two month rental? Valbuena looks like a guy that a club may be willing to take a risk on with his solid AAA numbers and struggles in his stint in the majors. To me he seems like a guy that could just as easily be the next Brandon Phillips, or the next Andy Marte.