January 4, 2013

Transaction Analysis

Callin' Myers

by R.J. Anderson

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Designated RHP Jeanmar Gomez for assignment. [1/2]
Claimed INF-R Russ Canzler off waivers from the Blue Jays. [1/2]
Signed RHP Brett Myers to a one-year deal worth $7 million with a club option for the 2014 season. [12/26]

Myers is a bit of a sour fellow, a pitcher whose fans, including Richard Justice, cannot praise him without pointing out his prickly nature upfront. (Justice spared mention of Myers’ questionable taste in facial hair.) He also possesses one of the oddest active career acts. Having alternated to and from the bullpen twice in the past, Myers now desires a return to the rotation. His search for starts leads him to Cleveland, where he makes a lot of sense for the Indians.

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