I realized something over the weekend that was mildly surprising.
The Indians were TERRIBLE last season. No, that’s not the thing I realized; but let me finish. They had the worst run differential in the league, despite suffering no major injuries. Their starting rotation was historically bad. Their offense was mediocre at best. Rather than taking a step forward from 2011—a season in which they were outscored by 56 runs—they took a huge step back, getting outscored by 178 runs. All this while benefiting from the relatively easy schedule afforded them as an AL Central team.
What I realized is that there are people in Cleveland who think this team shouldn’t be trading major pieces this off-season. Who believe that, for instance, Asdrubal Cabrera is too important to trade away—that this team’s core players should remain, perhaps in some sort of super-speed rebuild to fill a few holes on the roster. A makeover of sorts, rather than a face transplant.
And I think that’s pretty cra...
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PLAYERS:
Asdrubal Cabrera,
Terry Francona,
Sandy Alomar,
Mike Aviles,
Chris Perez,
Miguel Tejada,
Shelby Miller,
Trevor Rosenthal,
Phil Hughes,
Michael Pineda,
Justin Masterson,
Carlos Santana,
Jason Kipnis,
Lonnie Chisenhall,
Michael Brantley,
Shin-Soo Choo,
Buster Olney
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees
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