Report: Indians sign Michael Bourn

[Witlon]

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Indians have signed free agent outfielder Michael Bourn to a four-year, $48 million contract with a vesting option for 2017.
That option vests for $12 million if Bourn reaches 550 plate appearances in 2016. It's another big offseason splash for the Indians, who have also acquired Nick Swisher, Trevor Bauer, Drew Stubbs, Jason Giambi, Mark Reynolds and Daisuke Matsuzaka. And they decided to keep shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera. Bourn will start in center field for Cleveland.

Per Heyman's twitter/via Rotoworld.

Out of nowhere move.

[Kingdom]

Jason Giambi?

Stubbs, Reynolds, Bourn, Swisher...so..what is the record for strikeouts by a team in a season?

[catman]

Stubbs may be moved for more prospects.

[Witlon]

Francona basically dismissed that rumor today.

Looks like the Indians will go with a regular lineup of Santana, Swisher, Kipnis, Cabrera, Chissenhall, Brantley, Bourn, Stubbs, Reynolds. Mike Aviles will mix in, and Reynolds will play some 1B/3B, as well.

[zodious]

Its the feared lineup! Not in that they're gonna kill you... but more in a I have no idea what to expect from any of these guys on any given day. Reynolds can hit 3 HRs one day, then strike out the next 42 straight at bats. Stubbs is a monster when he gets on base... problem is he had a .271 OBP last season.

[Kingdom]

Verlander will strike out 40 in one game against them.

[Witlon]

Knowing the Indians, they'll probably never strike out more than 10 times in a game against Verlander.

And then go down 25 times to Doug Fister.

[Kingdom]

33 against Porcello