Indians Ink Pitcher Tommy Hunter; Sign and Invite C Quiroz to Camp

The Indians today signed two players as they close in on the start of spring training.

First the team came to terms with free agent pitcher Tommy Hunter to a one-year Major League contract.

The 29-year-old owns a career Major League record of 46-33 with a 4.31 ERA in 284 games/75 starts since debuting as a 22-year old with the Rangers in 2008 (676.2IP, 710H, 324ER, 423SO).

Following his acquisition by the Orioles in July 2011, he has pitched exclusively in a relief over the last three seasons and owns a career relief ERA of 3.28 in 209 outings (241.IP, 223H, 88ER, 187SO, 7.0SO/9.0IP).

He recorded a career-high 11 saves for the Orioles in 2014 after opening the season as the club’s closer on his way to a season ERA of 2.97.

The Indianapolis native and Alabama alum split the 2015 season between Baltimore and the Chicago Cubs, posting a record of 4-2 with a save and a 4.18 ERA over 58 relief outings (60.1IP, 61H, 28ER, 14BB, 47SO).

The Tribe also announced they have signed catcher Guillermo Quiroz to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to Major League camp.

The 34-year-old has appeared in 148 Major League games since 2004 spanning a 17-year playing career that began in 1999 in the Toronto organization.

In 2015, the Maracaibo, Venezuela native spent his third consecutive season in the San Francisco Giants organization, hitting .247 (22-89) in 27 games for Triple-A Sacramento.