Scrappers notebook

Rehab stint: Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who has missed the last two months with a forearm injury, will begin his rehab stint with the Scrappers today and Tuesday at Eastwood Field, then head to Class AA Akron. “One of the things that’s so neat about the Indians’ organization is all the [minor league] teams are so close,” Scrappers manager Travis Fryman said. “That makes it good from a rehab standpoint because there’s bound to be someone at home.” The Indians have Ohio minor league affiliates in Niles (Class A Scrappers), Lake County (Class A Captains), Akron (Class AA Aeros) and Columbus (Class AAA Clippers). Fryman, a five-time All-Star with the Tigers and Indians, said his main focus during rehab stints was regaining confidence after an injury. “You’re there to get your work in,” he said. “You’re there to test yourself out, see where you are, get some [at bats]. As a player, you’re a little uncertain when you get out there because you’re just feeling your way through your injury, trying to see where you’re at. You don’t think much more about it than that.” Cabrera would be the first Indian to do a rehab stint with Mahoning Valley since Lou Merloni in 2004. “He’s a very talented kid,” Fryman said of Cabrera. “He’s obviously off to a hot start in his career.” Other rehab stints at Eastwood Field were John McDonald (2003), Chad Durbin (2003) and Einar Diaz (2002).

Moving on up: Catcher Wyatt Toregas was promoted to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday. Toregas played 19 games for the Indians last season and spent significant time with the Clippers last summer. At 27, Toregas was easily the oldest Scrapper on this year’s roster and played sparingly, batting .368 in seven games. Indians catcher Mike Redmond, 39, was demoted to Columbus on Saturday. Toregas was drafted by the Indians in 2004 and began his career with the Scrappers.

Name game: The Renegades have a right fielder named Burt Reynolds.

Honoring Sheppard: Scrappers public address announcer John Brown introduced shortstop Tyler Cannon on Sunday by saying, “Shortstop, number two, Tyler Cannon, number two,” in honor of longtime Yankees P.A. announcer Bob Sheppard, who passed away on Sunday. Other than the name, it’s the same phrasing used by Sheppard to announce Derek Jeter, who still uses a recording of Sheppard’s voice to introduce him at home games.

Joe Scalzo