ARLINGTON -- After appearing in the All-Star Game, Brad Hand was still in Washington with his family on Thursday morning, when his phone buzzed during breakfast. Out in San Diego, Adam Cimber woke up to a missed call from Padres general manager A.J. Preller.
They had both been traded to the Indians in exchange for catching prospect Francisco Mejia. Hand had to reorganize his travel plans, abandoning his belongings on the West Coast. Cimber got a quick workout in at Petco Park, emptied out his locker and packed up his apartment. By Friday afternoon, the former Padres teammates were in Texas with the Tribe.