The Cleveland Indians are wrapping up another July clearance sale. They already cleared the rack of Russell Branyan and Jhonny Peralta, so now they must look forward to the next player they could build up to trade in July 2011.

Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer says the Indians will audition players to take over Peralta’s third base position. Jayson Nix gets the first shot, but management will be looking for a long-term substitute for Peralta. Manager Manny Acta said the Tribe will explore the third baseman free-agent market this winter to see who is available.

Hoynes points out that possible free agents the Tribe can look into include Garrett Atkins, Wilson Betemit, Geoff Blum, Jorge Cantu, Pedro Feliz, Jerry Hairston Jr., Bill Hall, Wes Helms, Brandon Inge, Jose Lopez, Mike Lowell, Melvin Mora, Peralta, Robb Quinlan, Miguel Tejada, Juan Uribe and Ty Wigginton.