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Ezequiel Carrera, David Huff Could be Valuable Trade Chips

Lewie Pollis — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:00:57 +0000

On Monday, the Cleveland Indians finalized their Opening Day roster. There weren’t any real surprises among the final selections—an attentive fan probably could have filled in all the blanks based on spring numbers and Terry Francona‘s quotes over the last few days—but two of the players who failed to make the cut are particularly significant: Ezequiel Carrera and David Huff. (more…)

Should Indians Go with 13-Man Pitching Staff?

Lewie Pollis — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:00:32 +0000

Earlier this week, we learned that the Cleveland Indians were considering opening the 2013 season with a 13-man pitching staff. It’s certainly an interesting idea, but is it a good one?

In this edition of the Weekly Wroundtable, we asked our panelists: Should the Indians open the season with a 13-man staff? (more…)

Was Moving Nick Swisher to First Base the Right Move?

Jeff Mount — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:00:29 +0000

When the Cleveland Indians signed Michael Bourn, my first thought was that Nick Swisher would be the designated hitter. When they instead announced that Swisher would be the first baseman and Mark Reynolds would be the DH, I looked at the defensive statistics and figured it made sense. Swisher does have a higher range factor and fewer errors. Besides, Swisher is here for four or five years and Reynolds will probably be gone after this year the way the payroll breaks down. It will be easier to find a new DH for 2014 than it would a new first baseman. (more…)