PT TODAY: CLE rotation takes a hit with Plesac injury

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Indians | Zach Plesac out indefinitely
Cleveland Indians RHP Zach Plesac (thumb) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb Tuesday, May 25.  Source: MLB.com - Mandy Bell
 
BHQ take: Plesac's placement on the IL due to injury comes days after starting pitcher Triston McKenzie was demoted to Triple-A, leaving two CLE rotation vacancies. CLE's options are thin. Rotation candidates include reliever, and former starter, RHP Cal Quantrill, and LHPs Logan Allen and Kirk McCarty. McCarty is off to a hot start in Triple-A. Allen pitched poorly in five April starts, with 12...

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