CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians today announced the following transactions relative to the 25-man and 40-man Major League rosters:
Placed OF MICHAEL BRANTLEY (rehab, right ankle surgery), LHP RYAN MERRITT (left knee sprain), RHP DANNY SALAZAR (right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis) and INF GIO URSHELA (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day Disabled List, retroactive to March 26.
Purchased the contracts of RHP MATT BELISLE & OF RAJAI DAVIS from Triple-A Columbus.
Designated OF ABRAHAM ALMONTE and RHP BEN TAYLOR for assignment.
Reassigned LHP JEFF BELIVEAU, INF DREW MAGGI, RHP EVAN MARSHALL, C JACK MURPHY and 1B MIKE NAPOLI to Minor League camp.