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May Cleveland Indians Power Rankings

One month of the 2013 Major League season is in the books. Over the course of the past 30 days we’ve learned a lot about the Indians. We’ve learned that they can hit the long ball and put…Read More

Indians Should Remain Open to Trading Chris Perez

There are a lot of teams who fancy themselves contenders and are worried about their bullpens. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim come to mind immediately. At some point this year…Read More

April Cleveland Indians Power Rankings

The 2013 season has finally started and so far, so good for the Indians. Of course, with the calendar officially flipped to April that means it is time, once again, for another installment of the Cleveland…Read More

How the 2013 Cleveland Indians Roster was Assembled

The Cleveland Indians had themselves quite an offseason and the makeup of the 2013 roster looks very different from that of the 2012 team. Gone from the 2012 Opening Day roster are Tony Sipp, Rafael Perez,…Read More

Five Last-Minute Moves the Indians Should Make

The Cleveland Indians are this close to having a perfect offseason, so why not finish the job? Since Chris Antoneeti has been so cooperative in following our suggestions regarding Nick Swisher and Michael…Read More

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Who Should Make Cleveland Indians’ 2013 Bullpen?

The Cleveland Indians’ 2013 bullpen is starting to take shape. Chris Perez (if he’s healthy)…Read More

2013 Indians Player Preview: Joe Smith

As we count down the days until the start of the season, we’re profiling every player who will be…Read More

Piecing Together the Tribe’s 2013 Bullpen

The Tribe’s bullpen has arguably been one of the team’s better assets in recent seasons, although…Read More

Projecting the Indians’ 2013 Bullpen

The Indians bullpen had its highs and lows in 2012. Collectively, Indians relievers were statistically…Read More

Piecing Together the Indians’ Bullpen After a Chris Perez Trade

The Cleveland Indians need pitching. That’s just a fact. The Tribe’s starting five was inconsistent…Read More

Judging Mark Shapiro’s GM Tenure: Low-Profile Trades

We’re now more than two full years removed from Mark Shapiro’s promotion to Cleveland Indians team…Read More

Duncan Slam Not Enough As Indians Drop Series Opener To Athletics 6-4

The Indians entered Friday’s contest with the Oakland Athletics hoping to improve on an impressive…Read More

2012 MLB Trade Deadline: Trade Ideas for the Cleveland Indians

Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline is just four days away, and nobody’s quite…Read More

Ubaldo Jimenez Shuts Down Tigers in 3-2 Tribe Victory

Ubaldo Jimenez held the Tigers scoreless for six innings and one of the weirdest rallies of the year…Read More

Blue Jays Shut Down Indians 3-0

  After an offensive explosion on Saturday afternoon, the bats for both the Blue Jays and Indians…Read More

Indians’ Pitchers First Half ‘On Pace’ Projections

With the mathematically inaccurate “first half” of the Indians’ 2012 season now behind us, it’s…Read More

Cleveland Indians First Half Player Awards

The All-Star Break is a time to reflect on the first half of the season and look ahead to the three months…Read More

Reds Rock Tribe Bullpen as Indians Lose 7-1

The Indians started the first round of the 2012 Ohio Cup series off on the wrong foot. Johnny Cueto kept…Read More

Indians’ Pitchers One-Third ‘On Pace’ Projections

Yesterday, we celebrated the official one-third marker for the 2012 Indians season with “on pace”…Read More

Indians Sweep Tigers with 2-1 Victory

Thursday was a great day for baseball and the Cleveland Indians did not disappoint. Thanks in part to…Read More