Jake Westbrook will not start for the Indians today. The rumor is that he will be traded to St. Louis.

Update: This may be a three-way deal with the Padres.

Update: The Indians pre-game show just said a trade was official as they signed off. No details yet.

Update: The game broadcast has no details.

Update: Keith Law has some names at his Twitter feed.

Update: Broadcast posts trade. Indians get AA pitcher Corey Kluber from San Diego. Cardinals get Westbrook from Cleveland and prospects from the Padres. Padres get Ryan Ludwick from St. Louis.

Update: I’m somewhat surprised the Cardinals traded Ludwick. Along with the injured David Freese, Ludwick was one of the players who complemented Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday on offense. It makes me wonder if the Cardinals have another move to plug the hole left by Ryan. Kluber looks good, a high strikeout pitcher who found his control this season. I bet he can help the Indians next year. I’m not sure what the Cardinals see in Westbrook. His road number this year are very poor. I see where San Diego did well and Cleveland did well. I’m not sure St. Louis did, but I’ll wait to see if they do anything else.

Update: It appears the Cardinals would rather have Jon Jay in the outfield than Ludwick, a cheaper option who is playing well. He had good starts in a small sample size of PA in AAA this season, and got off to a really good start with the Cardinals this season, again, in a small sample size. There’s some indication he might post a decent OBP in the majors, but his OBP is very dependent on his batting average. There’s little indication his .600 slugging percentage will continue. I would not be surprised if he finishes the season with an OBP around .340 and a slugging percentage around .450. Not bad.