CLEVELAND RELEASES SPAULDING; VENEZUELAN ADDED TO ROSTER
The Cleveland Indians announced the release of LHP Richard Spaulding on Friday from the Burlington Indians. Spaulding, a second year player out of Lexington, Ky., had an 0-1 record and 9.00 earned run average in eight innings this season. He was drafted in the 21st round in 2001 out of Lexington Community College. RHP Daniel Chirinos out of Guarenas, Venezuela, replaces Spaulding on the roster. Chirinos pitched last year in the Venezuelan Summer League. He has spent time on the Burlington and Dominican League disabled list while rehabilitating in Double-A Akron, Ohio.