PT TODAY: Clevinger, Plutko expected to fill SP void in CLE

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Indians | Carlos Carrasco out indefinitely
Updating a previous report, Cleveland Indians RHP Carlos Carrasco (illness) will be out indefinitely due to a blood condition, though the team does expect him to return 'at some point this season.'  Source: ESPN
 
BHQ take: The update here suggests Carrasco could be sidelined for a lengthier period than initially speculated. CLE is hoping injured starter RHP Mike Clevinger will return soon and provide a boost to the injury-riddled rotation. Clevinger had 22 K/4 BB in 12 scoreless innings in his first two starts of 2019 before being sidelined by a back muscle strain,...

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