Trevor Bauer, and the Indians’ starting pitching outlook
Trevor Bauer is a game-changer. Yes, the new Cleveland wunderkind is only 21 (he turns 22 in January) and has just 4 (bad) games of MLB experience under his belt, but his sheer presence drastically...
View ArticleThe Indians’ offseason hunt for a veteran starting pitcher
The Scott Kazmir signing was nice and all, but it’s not going to be it for the Cleveland Indians in the starting pitching market. All offseason, the Tribe’s front office has expressed its desire to...
View ArticleMLB News: Indians sign Shaun Marcum to minor league deal
Free agent starter Shaun Marcum has agreed to a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians, reports FOX Sports’ Jon Morosi on Monday afternoon. The Marcum signing comes on the heels of the Tribe...
View ArticleIndians take a flier on injury-prone starter Shaun Marcum
Shaun Marcum alone is not a game-changer. But with relatively little possible cost and minimal team risk, the Cleveland Indians just added a bit more upside to their 2014 roster. Yesterday, the...
View ArticleTerry Francona has renewed my patience with the Cleveland Indians
I find myself in a peculiar position this baseball off-season. As opposed to other years, I find myself feeling very patient with the Cleveland Indians. Consider that this has been most of the Indians...
View ArticleThe Diff: Reviewing Indians pitching moves this offseason
The Diff is your weekly WFNY look into the amazing world of sports statistics. For a complete log of articles, click this link. On Friday, I wrote about the Cavs’ terrible offense (except for when they...
View ArticleWhat I believe about the 2015 Cleveland Indians
We have estimated in the past that only about ten percent of what we gather in Spring Training is actually useful. As such, I have been taking accounts of what I have witnessed during Spring Training....
View ArticleSorting through the end of the roster: 2015 Indians Preview
With just two weeks before the season begins in Houston, manager Terry Francona is not far from making the decisions that will shape the end of the Indians’ opening day roster. With spots up for grabs...
View ArticleIndians add Hayes, DFA Marcum, and sign Chacin
The Cleveland Indians made their official moves on Tuesday to prepare for life without Yan Gomes (temporarily). Brett Hayes will now be the backup catcher as he gets promoted from Columbus. To make...
View ArticleBall Played: Shaun Marcum rules the night for Indians
Shaun Marcum is the type of pitcher who is easy to root for. He was not a blue chip prospect, and he actually transferred from the University of Missouri to Missouri State University to get noticed by...
View ArticleNext Up: Indians vs. Rangers in Cleveland
First, a two-word summation of the three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds: Sweet sweep! Next come the Texas Rangers for a three-game series to finish up Cleveland’s six-game homestand. The...
View ArticleBall Played: Prince Fielder taunts Indians in Rangers win
Since the Cleveland Indians won a three-game series less than two weeks ago in Arlington against the Texas Rangers, both teams have been winning as many games as any outfit in baseball. The Indians...
View ArticleIndians embrace advanced pitching development
The Cleveland Indians need to be bold if they are going to compete in a sports league with franchises spending twice as much on payroll, while those teams also make more profit1. With their first three...
View ArticleNext Up: Seattle Mariners visit Cleveland
When the Cleveland Indians visited Seattle just twelve days ago for a four-game series, the Indians and Mariners were both 7-3 in their previous ten games. The Tribe got the best of Seattle in that...
View ArticleC-Cap Recap: Urshela Homers in 6-0 Tribe Win
On this date in pointless nostalgia, June 12, 1995, the Cleveland Indians drew 41,845 fans for a ho-hum Monday night game against the Baltimore Orioles—the first of 455 consecutive sellouts at Jacobs...
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