GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Under a bright sun, with a cool wind blowing, Bryan Shaw, Corey Kluber and Josh Tomlin threw their first official bullpen sessions of spring training Saturday morning at the Indians training facility in Goodyear.

Shaw led the big leagues in 80 appearances last year. Kluber won the AL Cy Young award and Tomlin did a little bit of everything for the Tribe. He made 16 starts and nine relief appearances.

Jobs are already guaranteed for Shaw and Kluber. Tomlin finds himself in some of the stiffest competion in camp. He'll be pitching against Danny Salazar, Zach McAllister, T.J. House and Bruce Chen for the fifth spot.

Tomlin can pitch out of the pen as well, but he has two minor league options left so the Indians might want to keep him in the rotation at Class AAA Columbus to protect themselves against injury.

Shaw and Tomlin worked fast. Kluber took his time.

They each threw for eight minutes.

Reporters always ask managers what they thought about this pitcher or that based on the first bullpen sessions of the spring. Managers always evade giving specific answers.

Manager Terry Francona was no different Saturday.

"The one thing that jumps out at me is the way the guys work," said Francona. "The way they're throwing the ball without trying to do too much, is pretty impressive. I think that bodes well for us moving forward.

"You can tell they put a lot of time in. You don't come out and throw the ball like they did without being prepared."