Report: Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera drawing interest from teams
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The Cleveland Indians possess plenty of depth in the middle of their infield and have been receiving interest from teams for the services of one of their shortstops.
Sources: #Indians drawing interest in A. Cabrera from teams with need at either SS or 2B. CLE exploring deals for both youngsters, veterans.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 26, 2014
Few good middle IFers available. If #Indians trade Cabrera, have depth with Aviles/J. Ramirez, Lindor/Sellers at AAA, Erik Gonzalez in AA.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 26, 2014
Cabrera, who could rejoin the Indians Sunday after being held out of the lineup since Monday with a bad back, has struggled the past two seasons to find the same success that earned him back-to-back All-Star appearances in 2011 and 2012.
The 28-year-old is hitting .247/.308/.392 with nine home runs, 39 RBI and 76 strikeouts through 94 games this season. Cabrera is set to become a free agent at the end of the season.
Shortstop Francisco Lindor, the team's top ranked prospect, recently made the jump to Triple-A after 88 games in Double-A where he hit .278/.352/.389 with six home runs and 48 RBI.