Indians rumors: Cleveland has talked with Shaun Marcum

The Cleveland Indians have "had dialogue" with free agent right-hander Shaun Marcum, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports:

#Indians have had dialogue with free agent starter Shaun Marcum, source says. But now they have signed Brett Myers, per @jonheymancbs.

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 2, 2013

It’s not yet clear how #Indians reported agreement with Brett Myers will impact Shaun Marcum pursuit.

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 2, 2013

Morosi adds that it’s unclear how the Indians’ recent signing of Brett Myers will impact their pursuit of Marcum.

Marcum is considered to be one of the top free agent starting pitchers remaining on the market. He was acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers in December of 2010 from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for third baseman Brett Lawrie.

Marcum spent the past two seasons with the Brewers, maintaining an ERA of 3.60 over 54 starts. Last year the 31-year-old posted an ERA of 3.70 over 21 starts.

Over seven seasons at the major league level, Marcum owns a career ERA of 3.76 with 7.3 strikeouts and 2.8 walks per nine innings.

With the addition of Myers, the Indians currently have six candidates for their rotation, also including Trevor Bauer, Ubaldo Jimenez, Zach McAllister, Carlos Carrasco and Corey Kluber.