The Cleveland Indians surprised much of the baseball world in 2011 by contending for the AL Central crown for much of the year before eventually finishing 80-82 and a long way out of the playoff conversation. Following their trade for Ubaldo Jimenez, the Indians seemed to loose their magic as “that team that just keeps winning” (possibly because they started losing). Moving on, what should we expect out of the Cleveland team in 2012? They clearly think they have the talent on the roster to compete, but I’m not sure they should.
Projected Lineup:
Grady Sizemore (CF)
Jason Kipnis (2B)
Asdrubel Cabrera (SS)
Carlos Santana (C)
Travis Hafner (DH)
Shin-Soo Choo (RF)
Casey Kotchman (1B)
Michael Brantley (LF)
Lonnie Chisenhall (3B)
Projected Rotation:
Ubaldo Jimenez
Justin Masterson
Fausto Carmona*
Josh Tomlin
Derek Lowe
Strengths:
Depth: The Indians are a solid, if not unspectacular team throughout. None of their players excites me too much, but none of them make me cringe (and th...
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PLAYERS:
Ubaldo Jimenez,
Grady Sizemore,
Jason Kipnis,
Carlos Santana,
Travis Hafner,
Shin-Soo Choo,
Casey Kotchman,
Michael Brantley,
Lonnie Chisenhall,
Justin Masterson,
Fausto Carmona,
Josh Tomlin,
Derek Lowe,
Chris Perez,
Vinnie Pestano,
Joe Smith,
Tony Sipp,
Joe Mauer,
Roberto Hernandez,
Kevin Slowey
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves
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