Indians claim RHP Rick Vandenhurk off waivers from Toronto

March 21, 2012

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has claimed RHP RICK VANDENHURK off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. He will report to Major League camp in the coming days. To make room on the Tribe’s 40-man roster LHP KELVIN DE LA CRUZ has been designated for assignment.

VandenHurk, 26, has pitched in parts of five major league seasons with Florida (2007-10) and Baltimore (2010-11), going 8-10 with a 5.97 ERA (120 ER/181.0 IP) in 46 games/35 starts. A native of the Netherlands, VandenHurk spent most of 2011 with Triple-A Norfolk (Baltimore), going 9-13, 4.43 (76 ER/154.1 IP) over 26 games/starts for the Tides, and also pitched in 4 games as a September call-up for the Orioles. He was signed to a Major League contract by Toronto on Feb. 22 after being granted his unconditional release from Baltimore earlier in the month. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound right-hander has a career minor league record of 37-38 with a 3.86 ERA (268 ER/624.2 IP) in 124 games/123 starts. VanderHurk came to the United States as a catcher at the age of 16 and was signed by Florida as a pitcher in November 2002. He will wear #25.

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	IBB	SO	AVG
2007	Florida Marlins	4	6	6.83	18	17	0	0	0	0	81.2	94	63	62	15	3	48	5	82	.294
2008	Florida Marlins	1	1	7.71	4	4	0	0	0	0	14.0	20	12	12	1	2	10	0	20	.333
2009	Florida Marlins	3	2	4.30	11	11	0	0	0	0	58.2	57	29	28	11	4	21	3	49	.252
2010	Florida Marlins	0	0	6.75	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.375
2010	Baltimore Orioles	0	1	4.96	7	1	0	0	0	0	16.1	13	10	9	2	2	7	0	17	.228
2011	Norfolk Tides	9	13	4.43	26	26	0	0	0	0	154.1	141	83	76	23	13	40	0	108	.239
2011	Baltimore Orioles	0	0	8.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	12	9	8	4	1	8	0	7	.324
	Minor League Totals	37	38	3.86	124	123	3	0	0	0	624.2	548	303	268	62	38	233	3	553	.235
	Major League Totals	8	10	5.97	46	35	0	0	0	0	181.0	199	127	120	33	12	95	8	176	.281