BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES

AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES

The Cleveland Indians on Friday trimmed their roster to one over the opening day limit, designating outfielder Ruben Amaro for assignment, optioning left-hander Brian Barnes to the minors and adding reliever Steve Farr to the 25-man roster.

Amaro, acquired from Philadelphia last November for Heathcliff Slocumb, hit .291 in 101 games for the Phillies’ Triple-A Scranton- Wilkes- Barre team. In 25 games in the majors, he hit .333.

Barnes, who was 2-6 with a 4.41 ERA and three saves in 52 games for Montreal last year, was acquired in a December trade that sent Randy Milligan to the Expos. Barnes was sent to Triple-A Charlotte.

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San Diego Padre pitcher Doug Brocail is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery Monday to remove a bone spur from his right elbow, and is expected to miss the first two months of the season.

Brocail failed to win a spot in the rotation and was scheduled to work out of the bullpen. He was 4-13 with a 4.56 ERA in 24 starts for the Padres last year after being promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas.

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Facing another money-losing year, Oakland Athletics are seeking stadium lease concessions and, failing that, might invoke a clause that could lead to the sale and possible move of the club.

“We have sat down with Coliseum, city and county officials to discuss our financial situation and told them: “This can’t continue. Not under this ownership,’ ” A’s President Sandy Alderson said.

Team owner Walter Haas Jr. does not want to sell or move the team but cannot keep absorbing financial losses, Alderson said.

Haas reportedly has discussed invoking a lease clause that would give the city six months to find a local buyer at a price set by Haas.

If a purchaser wasn’t found within that time frame, Haas “could sell, keep the team in Oakland, move it. There are a whole host of options,” Alderson said.

The A’s lost $3 million in 1993 and they project up to a $10-million loss in 1994. The team has turned a profit only three times in the last 13 years.