Transactions: Rule 5 Draft Looming

The Rule 5 Draft will take place on Dec. 6 at Baseball's Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn.

The Tribe added five players to their 40-man roster yesterday, making the total 39.

Here are the players added:

RHP Adam Miller

"Miller, who turns 23 later this week, is considered the organization's top pitching prospect, though injuries have hindered his development. He missed a month of this season at Buffalo with a strained right middle finger and another month with right elbow inflammation. For the season, he went 5-4 with a 4.82 WERA in 19 games, including 11 starts."

"The Indians sent Miller to the Arizona Fall League to increase his workload for the year, and he went 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in five starts. He was scratched from his last scheduled outing last week when the right middle finger flared up again, but the Indians insist the injury is not serious and that Miller will be ready to go in time for Spring Training."

"When spring camp opens, Miller, who was the 31st overall pick in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft, isn't likely to be in line for a big league rotation spot, though he could be counted on for rotation depth in 2008. It's also possible the Indians could try him out in the big league bullpen at some point."

LHP Scott Lewis

"Lewis, 24, spent all of '07 at Akron, where he went 7-9 with a 3.68 ERA in 27 games, including 25 starts. He finished fifth in the Eastern League with 121 strikeouts. He was the Tribe's third-round pick in the 2004 Draft."

LHP Reid Santos

Santos, 25, wasn't as highly touted a prospect as Miller, Lewis and Sipp before '07, but he's pitched his way toward recognition. He went 8-3 with two saves and a 2.72 ERA in 39 games, including 10 starts, at Double-A Akron this year, and he posted a 2.08 ERA in four Eastern League playoff games."

LHP Tony Sipp

"Sipp was expected to provide help to the Major League bullpen at some point in '07, but his season never got off the ground. He suffered a strained ligament in his left throwing elbow during Spring Training and had Tommy John surgery performed in July. Over the previous three Minor League seasons, Sipp had compiled a 2.75 ERA in 219 1/3 innings of work."

C Wyatt Toregas

"With the depth of catching relatively weak in the sport, Toregas, 24, is being added to ensure that he isn't swiped by another club. He also spent '07 at Akron, batting .250 with 16 doubles, six homers and 39 RBIs. Lower back and elbow problems limited him to 86 games. He is considered one of the more defensively polished catchers in the Tribe's system."

Summaries courtesy of MLB.com.

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