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The Cleveland Indians are a Year-Round Pitching Factory

Aug 3, 2020

Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The year, climate, or standing in Major League Baseball is always irrelevant: the Cleveland Indians are a year-round pitching factory. Two years ago the Indians had arguably the best starting rotation in the...

The Texas Rangers’ Productive Offseason Will Fall Victim to a Stacked American League

Robbie Stratakos

Feb 14, 2020

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers had a great offseason, but it has attracted little attention. Why? So many teams made big moves, too. Bigger than that, the American League is stacked. Rangers president Jon Daniels improve...

The Cleveland Indians are Uniquely Rebuilding and Competing

Robbie Stratakos

Feb 7, 2020

Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Cleveland Indians are a compelling case study. The baseball world keeps waiting for them to embrace a full-blown rebuild. While they've traded some high-profile players, it doesn't feel like they've done...

Dodgers and Indians Appear to be Picking Up Steam on Kluber Trade

Jeff J. Snider

Dec 10, 2018

Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Rumors about a potential trade between the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers have been circulating for the past few weeks, with a Cleveland starting pitcher and a Los Angeles outfielder being the ce...

Dodgers and Indians as Trade Partners Makes Too Much Sense to Pass Up

Kyle O'Neill

Nov 30, 2018

Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Offseason

It's always a gut-wrenching feeling for a team when they lose the World Series. It's even more difficult when they get back there for the second consecutive year just to come up short. However, in 2018 it was a...

Checking in on the American League Central as Spring Training nears

Griffin Fabits

Jan 3, 2018

American League Central, Major League Baseball

Happy New Year, baseball fans. We're 40 days away until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. While we're still a ways away until game action, it doesn't hurt to look ahead. Here are the thought p...

Indians defeat Cubs 6-0 in Game 1 of the World Series

Cory Fallon

Oct 26, 2016

Features, Postseason

With 174 combined years of droughts between them, the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs both had a lot at stake for Game 1 of the World Series. The Cubs haven’t held the commissioner's trophy since 1908 and ha...

Cleveland Indians — Five things We’ve Learned Through Five Games

Brandon Shrider

Apr 13, 2016

Cleveland Indians, Features

Francisco Lindor continues to make case for the "best shortstop in baseball" tag Lindor is leading the Cleveland Indians with a smooth .368 AVG, including the most hits and runs. His raw power might not matc...

Examining the Cleveland Indians Rotation

Josey Curtis

Mar 15, 2016

Cleveland Indians, Headlines

When four of a team's five starting pitchers start at least 30 or more games and compile at least 170 strikeouts, it's facile to conclude that the team was genuinely healthy and performing well. Both applied ...

Indians have the pitching, but are they wasting it?

Brandon Shrider

Feb 3, 2016

Cleveland Indians, Features, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Cleveland sports leave fans shaking their heads in disgust plenty more often than waving their arms in jubilation. Financial limitations often force sporadic success, and routine letdowns have become the city's...

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