¡VIVA RIVAS!

**BREAKING NEWS**
This just in (thanks to loyal reader and ultimate Rivas fan, Ringo, for the hot tip): Savvy Indians GM Mark Shapiro makes another underrated move that is bound to pay dividends down the road. That's right, Luis Rivas has signed a minor league contract with the hated Cleveland Indians. He will be competing for the utility IF roster spot. Barfield WHO?

VIVA RIVAS!

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

On other fronts, Shapiro believes the Indians are still in the running for injured left-hander Mark Mulder and said newly signed Luis Rivas and Keith Ginter have a chance to make the club as utility infielders. They were invited to spring training on minor-league deals...
Rivas and Ginter will compete with Joe Inglett, Hector Luna and others for the utility infielder's job. Neither one of them answers the need for a defensive-oriented backup for shortstop Jhonny Peralta...
Rivas, the Twins former second baseman, hit .218 for Class AAA Durham last season after missing the first two months with a knuckle injury on his right hand.