"A lot of people in the Dominican, they were saying, 'Congratulations, man. I heard you got traded,'" Salazar said with a laugh. "I was like, 'What? I don't know anything about that.'"
Salazar was not traded, and neither were any members of Cleveland's talented and highly touted starting staff. The hard-throwing right-hander was in town this week, along with a majority of the big league roster, to attend Tribe Fest on Saturday.
As things stand -- following months of rumors indicating that the Indians would consider dealing from their rotation to boost their offense -- Salazar is expected to be on the staff with Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer and one of Josh Tomlin, Cody Anderson and TJ House.