CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 7: Closing pitcher Chris Perez #54 of the Cleveland Indians pitches during the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field on July 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Tigers 9-6. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

CLEVELAND (92.3 The Fan) – The Indians have decisions to make on the 25-man roster for Wednesday’s 8:07pm start against either the Rangers or Rays.

One player that drawn plenty of chatter is that of closer Chris Perez, who allowed four runs and had to be pulled from Thursday’s game vs the Twins.

While many think that Perez won’t be able to be counted on for a one-game playoff, or any part of the postseason, GM Chris Antonetti told “Cleveland’s Talking Heads” today not to count out the always controversial reliever.

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“He’s already started to make some slight adjustments mechanically to put him in a position to be successful,” Antonetti told Andy Baskin and Jeff Phelps.

“Chris has been a very successful pitcher for us, we’re going to count on him to be a main part of our roster.”

Perez did finally speak to the media on Sunday after the Indians clinched a spot in Wednesday’s wild card game, and told Cleveland.com that he wasn’t going to cost the team a playoff chance.

“I went into Tito’s office the other night and said, ‘I’m not going to cost this team a playoff spot. You need to make a change right now,” Perez said.

“You’ve got four or five guys who are throwing the heck out of the ball. I don’t have an ego. Make the change.’ And he did.”

The 28-year-old is 5-3 this season with a 4.33 ERA in 2013 with 25 saves for the Indians.

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