July 8, 2008, 7:45 pm est

Indians transfer Elarton to 15-day DL

July 8, 2008, 7:30 pm est

The Cleveland Indians transferred Scott Elarton to the 15-day disabled list with a non-baseball medical condition.The right-hander was originally placed on the restricted list June 30 after informing the team he needed to leave for personal reasons.

July 1, 2008, 9:20 am est

Scott Elarton will be leaving the Indians to deal with a personal matter, according to MILB.com. "There's not much I can say," manager Eric Wedge said. "He has some personal things he has to take care of. There's nothing I can say outside of that."Elarton has struggled with his control this season (5.28 BB/9) leading to a terrible WHIP (1.63), but as the mop up reliever in the Indians pen he wouldn't of had much value if he had thrown strikes. Tom Mastny was called up to take his roster spot.

July 1, 2008, 9:15 am est

Tom Mastny has been recalled by the Indians to take the spot of Scott Elarton who had to leave the team due to personal reasons, according to MILB.com.Mastny is 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA and 34 K in 26.1 IP at Triple-A Buffalo this year, but he still has to prove he isn't one of the Four-A players who can dominate in the minors but struggle in the majors. He will go into middle relief and have little value at all for now.

June 30, 2008, 6:45 pm est

Indians place Elarton on the restricted list

Status: D.L.. Out indefinitely
Indians placed RHP Scott Elarton on the 15-day disabled list with a non-baseball medical condition. Elarton had been on the restricted list with personal issues that the team hasn't disclosed, and manager Eric Wedge says that Elarton is out "indefinitely."