Evan VogelEvan Vogel

I'm Evan and I am a teacher, father, husband and writer, not necessarily in that order. I have my own blog through MLBlogs (http://thebaseballhaven.mlblogs.com/), where I write about all things baseball, beyond my work with Wahoo's on First. I am a baseball junkie and I study players from the minors to the majors, looking and hoping to find the next superstar for my keeper league. Follow me on Twitter (EvanVogelTweets) to see my random thoughts and what I find interesting in social media.

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It Chizn’t Time to Panic on Chisenhall

How nice would Allen Craig look in the Cleveland Indians order right now? A team with all kinds of offensive talent adding another solid contributor to the middle of the order sounds like music to the…Read More

Great Scott! Kazmir is Officially Revitalized

June 15, 2011. A date that is probably now a chip on the shoulder of Scott Kazmir. Maybe it now rests on the same shoulder that caused him to land on the disabled list four times between July 2006 and…Read More

Is it the Pitching or the HItting?

The Cleveland Indians are 16-14, 1.5 games out of first in the AL Central heading into Wednesday night’s game against the Oakland A’s as I write this, but after winning eight of their last…Read More

Ryan is Ra-burnin’

Isn’t it incredible what can happen in a week? On April 24, Ryan Raburn was hitting a whopping .212/.297/.303 over his first 42 at-bats of the 2013 season. Today, Raburn has a .364/.407/.655 triple…Read More

Carlos Carrasco Has Some Maturing to Do

Carlos Carrasco was the prize in the Cliff Lee trade with Philadelphia in July of 2009, having been ranked by Baseball America as the 52nd-best prospect in all of baseball prior to the season and the…Read More

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The 2013 Cleveland Indians: A Team That You Can Love

If you didn’t notice the fire in the dugout on Wednesday night when the Indians beat the Toronto…Read More

Who is the Better Prospect: Francisco Lindor or Dorssys Paulino?

For all of the negativity that the Cleveland Indians have taken for their failed drafts over the last…Read More

Appreciating the Tantalizing Talents of Drew Stubbs

When the Cleveland Indians acquired Drew Stubbs from the Cincinnati Reds in the Shin-Soo Choo deal in…Read More

Lonnie Chisenhall Poised for Breakout Season

Finally freed from competition with stars like Jack Hannahan and Jose Lopez, 24-year-old Lonnie Chisenhall…Read More

Spring Training Notes: Could Indians’ Pitching Be a Strength?

Yes, it’s just spring training and the opposing hitters are working on their swing and their timing,…Read More

Should the Tribe Buy into Ryan Raburn?

Well, it’s spring training once again and Ryan Raburn is up to his old tricks. After hitting six…Read More

Looking at the Competition: Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox finished three games behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central in 2012, which…Read More

Looking at the Competition: Minnesota Twins

After finishing with the worst record in the American League in 2012 (66-96), the Minnesota Twins are…Read More

Looking at the Competition: Kansas City Royals

When you’re a fan of a specific team, it is easy for the moves of other teams to get lost in translation.…Read More

Can Justin Masterson Be An Ace?

Heading into his age-28 season in 2013, Justin Masterson is an anomaly. He isn’t a top-tier pitcher…Read More

Could the Indians Score a Huge Return for Asdrubal Cabrera?

A few weeks ago, I proposed three possible trades that I thought the Indians should have attempted to…Read More

Cooperstown Turning into Hall of Shambles

As a baseball fan, I am appalled at the Baseball Writers Association of America. I can understand the…Read More

Chris Antonetti: From Zero to Hero in Two Months

Go to an Indians message board or comment section and you’ll likely see sentiments like: “Fire…Read More

Who Will Be Tribe’s DH in 2013?

With the Mark Reynolds signing now official, the Cleveland Indians had make room for him on the 40-man…Read More

On Mark Reynolds, Trevor Bauer, and the Indians’ New Direction

When I first heard that the Tribe was on the brink of dealing right fielder Shin-Soo Choo on Tuesday…Read More