The Indians continue to add arms to their pitching staff, this time signing RHP Robinson Tejeda to a minor league deal.
The Indians have signed former Royals reliever Robinson Tejeda to a minor league contract and will bring him to big league camp.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians continue to add arms for the bullpen. The club announced Tuesday that righthander Robinson Tejeda has signed a minor league contact and received a non-roster invitation to Major League spring training.
Tejeda, 29, has a 23-27 career mark in the Major Leagues with a 4.42 ERA in 186 games, including 53 starts over seven seasons with Philadelphia, Texas and Kansas City. In the last four seasons with Kansas City, he had a combined ERA of 3.57 in 123 games and his .167 (43-257, 4HR) average against in 2009 was the third lowest total in baseball among pitchers with at least 70 innings pitched. He had held right-handed batters to average of .221 in his career.
Tejeda split 2011 between Kansas City and Class AAA Omaha he spent five weeks on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. In nine relief appearances with the Royals had a 6.14 ERA, then finished the season at Omaha with a 3.80 ERA in 31 games.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/01/cleveland_indians_invite_rhp_r.html
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