"This is not an indictment on Trevor, because he had a pretty good spring," Francona said. "But sending Cody Anderson to Triple-A, I don't think any of us thought that was the right thing to do."
Anderson and Tomlin will follow Opening Day starter Corey Kluber, righty Carlos Carrasco and righty Danny Salazar in the rotation. The Indians open the season on Monday against the Red Sox at Progressive Field.