After not playing in 2013, Branyan started 2014 with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He signed a minor league deal with the Indians on August 29, 2014, but Fox Sports reported that he was only being used to fill a roster spot with the Columbus Clippers, who were in an International League playoff race. Branyan batted .333 in four games, but Columbus was eliminated by the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. He had a seventh-inning RBI in the final game of the series but was subsequently thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double.