Injury Report/Performance Report

                                Injury Report

      The Tribe has been plagued by injuries recently. Jason Kipnis made contact with a ball and doubled over in pain. Kipnis, all-star second baseman in 2013, will be out for three to five weeks with an oblique strain. Kipnis is a huge part of the ball club and will be greatly missed in the time he is on the DL. 

       What concerns me more is Michael Bourn. Bourn left the game against the White Sox on May 3rd with tightness in his left hamstring. Bourn underwent surgery on his hamstring during the off-season and spent some time on the disabled list at the beginning of the season following a strain. This is the second time this season that he left the game because of his hamstring. Bourn is known for his base stealing ability, stealing 23 bases last year. However, his stolen bases are substantially lower than the 61 bases he stole in 2011. 

         Next up on the injury list is Jason Giambi. No surprise here! Giambi turned 43 in January. He started the season on the DL with a fractured rib after being hit by a pitch. On May 3, Giambi was replaced by Ryan Raburn in the lineup after complaining of calf cramps. 

Jason Kipnis is expected back in early June.

Michael Bourn is considered day to day. Although he expects to be back between today and May 8th. 

Jason Giambi is considered day to day but could be back at anytime. He is available to pinch hit if needed. 

                           Performance Report

Overall, we have not played our best. Our errors have been outrageous.

Leading the team in errors is catcher Yan Gomes.

Gomes has a total of seven errors and he has allowed 16 stolen bases. Gomes had a total of three errors and 29 stolen bases at the end of last years season.

Tied for second is Asdrubal Cabrera and Nick Swisher with four errors. Last year, Asdrubal Cabrera recorded nine errors on the year. Swisher recorded nine as well.

Lonnie Chisenhall and Jason Kipnis are tied for third with three errors. Last year, Chisenhall logged nine errors. Kipnis logged a whopping 12 errors last year. Kipnis is doing much better on the field this year.

Believe it or not, Carlos Santana, who transitioned from catcher to third just last year, has only one error. 

The errorless streak continues for the following players logging more than 20 innings: Danny Salazar, Ryan Raburn, David Murphy, Nyjer Morgan, Justin Masterson, Corey Kluber, and Carlos Carrasco.