The Indians are a prime suitor for Shane Victorino - HardballTalk

Jerry Crasnick reports that the Indians are a prime suitor for Johnny Damon.

Oh, wait, he said Shane Victorino. Sorry. Honest mistake:

Momentum is building in Shane Victorino talks. A deal could get done in Nashville.

— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) December 4, 2012

#Indians have emerged as a prime suitor for Victorino. Terry Francona reached out to him personally earlier in offseason.

— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) December 4, 2012

Seems like a match made in heaven. For Victorino the only reason to go to Cleveland would be to build value to go someplace else later. For Cleveland, the only reason to sign Victorino is because they can’t sign anyone else.

Not inspiring for anyone, though.

ATLANTA — An apparent roster snafu forced the Toronto Blue Jays to change their pitching plans for Thursday night’s game at the Atlanta Braves.

After Nate Pearson gave up three runs in five innings, manager Charlie Montoyo brought in right-hander Jacob Waguespack to open the sixth.

As Waguespack walked to the mound, he was greeted by home plate umpire Alan Porter, who apparently delivered some bad news: The right-hander wasn’t on the 28-man active roster for the game.

The Blue Jays optioned Waguespack and infielder Santiago Espinal to the team’s alternate training site on Thursday to reach the 28-man roster limit.

Montoyo told reporters before the game Waguespack had been recalled when right-hander Trent Thornton was placed on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. That move apparently was not processed, leaving Waguespack off the active roster.

Waguespack walked to the dugout and Montoyo brought in Rafael Dolis as the official replacement for Pearson.