Clevinger is moving to the bullpen after giving up five runs in two innings in his start Tuesday against the Tigers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Zack Meisel reports.
This move may have been in the works regardless of how Clevinger pitched Tuesday, but he sealed the deal with his poor start. The Indians are going with bullpen games Wednesday and Thursday, likely followed by Josh Tomlin, Trevor Bauer and Adam Plutko this weekend. It's too soon to write off Clevinger as a starter long term, as he has quality stuff and has had good results in the minors, but he didn't do much to help his case as a big-league starter, posting a 5.08 ERA in 39 innings coming into Tuesday's game.