The Indians made their first round of cuts from major league camp on Monday, optioning or assigning seven players to minor league camp.
Pitchers Mike Clevinger, Ryan Merritt and Shawn Morimando and utility man Zach Walters were all optioned to Triple-A Columbus.
Pitcher Dylan Baker was optioned to Double-A Akron. Pitchers Adam Plutko and Will Roberts were re-assigned to minor league camp.
Clevinger, the No. 7 prospect in the Indians’ system according to Baseball America, has made significant progress since the beginning of the 2015 season. He pitched well at Double-A Akron, helped Triple-A Columbus in the playoffs with a couple of quality starts and has garnered some praise from the Indians’ coaching staff this spring in Goodyear, Ariz.