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Indians invite left-handed relief pitchers Tom Gorzelanny, Joe Thatcher to camp

At the winter meetings in Nashville earlier this month, the Indians’ top brass said they were interested in bringing in additional left-handed relief options to add to their bullpen mix. That came to fruition on Monday, as the Indians signed Tom Gorzelanny and Joe Thatcher to minor league contracts with non-roster invitations to spring training.

Gorzelanny, 33, has a career 4.34 ERA in his career, which spans 11 seasons and five different teams. He spent most of 2015 with the Detroit Tigers, struggling to a 5.95 ERA in 39 1/3 innings pitched, though he did hold opposing left-handed hitters to a .