Leo: Indians roster set, Clippers next…

Barring injuries or trades, the Cleveland Indians settled on their 25-man roster over the weekend (listed alphabetically):

PITCHERS
Jairo Asencio

Carlos Carrasco*

Jeanmar Gomez

Roberto Hernandez*

David Huff*

Ubaldo Jimenez

Derek Lowe

Justin Masterson

Chris Perez

Rafael Perez

Vinnie Pestano

Tony Sipp

Joe Smith

Josh Tomlin

Dan Wheeler

CATCHERS
Lou Marson

Carlos Santana

INFIELDERS
Asdrubal Cabrera

Jason Donald

Jack Hannahan

Jason Kipnis

Casey Kotchman

Jose Lopez

OUTFIELDERS
Michael Brantley

Shin-Soo Choo

Aaron Cunningham

Shelley Duncan

Grady Sizemore*

DESIGNATED HITTER
Travis Hafner

Roster Notes:
Carrasco, Sizemore, and Huff will begin the season on the disabled list.
Hernandez, the former Fausto Carmona, is on the MLB restricted list.
Asencio won the final bullpen spot, outlasting Frank Herrmann and Jeremy Accardo.
Cunningham was awarded to fourth outfielder spot over Ryan Spilborghs.
Jose Lopez will be a utility infielder.

The starting rotation is scheduled to be Masterson, Jimenez, Lowe, Tomlin, and Gomez.

The Indians will play an exhibition game in Zebulon, NC against the Carolina Mudcats on Tuesday before heading to Cleveland.

The Clippers roster will be announced soon!