Bill

Selby

Selby is 0-for-5 with a walk this season.

Selby, who was 4-for-39 this season, figured to lose his job right about now, but that’s because Ricky Gutierrez was expected back. With Gutierrez still some time away from rejoining the squad, the Indians decided to go young in Selby’s spot.

Selby apparently will become a utilityman on the Cardinals, probably replacing either Kerry Robinson or So Taguchi on the roster. There are better options on Triple-A rosters of other teams, but the Cardinals didn’t want to give up any kind of real prospect to acquire one. Chauncey, 22, was hitting .294 in 15 games for Single-A Peoria.

Selby has hit .223 with a 639 OPS in parts of five major league seasons. He’ll probably start the year with Triple-A Iowa.

It looks like Selby is just around for insurance.