Will 2013 be decidedly mediocre for the Indians? Photo by Cleveland Progressive.
Cleveland Indians – Predicted Finish: Fourth Place, AL Central
I was flying home this week and the teenage boy sitting next to me on the plane had on some baseball gear. I saw it as an opening and asked him if he liked baseball. He preceded to go on and on about his favorite players and his favorite teams. This was a kid who hadn’t said a single word to his family in an hour.
It’s fun to talk about baseball and your favorite team. If you are an Cleveland Indians fan you have a few new players to talk about. The Indians signed a new 10-year television contract and they got $40,000,000 of it this season. It suddenly makes sense that they could sign Swisher, Myers and Reynolds. Ones still wonders, however, if those additions are enough to bring a big improvement.
Indians Offense
Player Name
Age
Bats
AB
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG.
Michael Brantley
LF
25
L
556
79
8
46
9
.289
Jason Kipnis
2B
25
L
589
94
17
82...
Found January 08, 2013 on
Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks:
PLAYERS:
Michael Brantley,
Jason Kipnis,
Asdrubal Cabrera,
Nick Swisher,
Carlos Santana,
Mark Reynolds,
Lonnie Chisenhall,
Drew Stubbs,
Yan Gomes,
Ubaldo Jimenez,
Justin Masterson,
Brett Myers,
Zach McAllister,
Carlos Carrasco,
Chris Perez,
Francisco Liriano,
Trevor Bauer,
Vinnie Pestano
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins
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