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Revisiting The Esmil Rogers Trade

One of the first moves the Indians made after hiring Terry Francona as manager was sending Esmil Rogers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Aviles and Yan Gomes.  The Indians dealt away a pitcher whose…Read More

Why MLB Should Not Ban Home Plate Collisions

Home-plate collisions are among the most dangerous plays in baseball. The Indians experienced this firsthand recently when they lost backup catcher Lou Marson to the 15-day disabled list with a cervical…Read More

How Patient Will Indians be if Players Struggle in 2013?

One of the questions we all asked about the Indians last year on a daily basis was “Why is that guy still playing?” The answer, in many cases, was that there was nobody else available, although one…Read More

2013 Indians Player Preview: Lou Marson

As we count down the days until the start of the season, we’re profiling every player who will be on the Opening Day roster and how he could impact the team. Today, we continue our look at the bench…Read More

Should Indians Go with 13-Man Pitching Staff?

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…Read More

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Just How Much Would Jim Thome Help the Indians?

Earlier this week, I attempted to bring some clarity to the debate about whether the Indians should have…Read More

Quantifying the Impact of Indians Losing Travis Hafner

Last week, a winter of speculation came to an end as free agent and former Indians designated hitter…Read More

Why Indians Should Move Carlos Santana to Designated Hitter

Catchers have one of the most difficult jobs in baseball. In addition to all the mental aspects that…Read More

A Look at the Indians’ 2013 Bench Options

It is a good thing, at this point in the offseason, to be thinking about the bench. It is certainly better…Read More

Lillibridge and McAllister Fuel 5-2 Win Over Sox

  Maybe the Indians DID know what they were doing when they traded for utility man extraordinaire…Read More

This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 18

The 18th week of the season was one to forget as the Indians lost all six games to the Kansas City Royals…Read More

Indians Hitters First Half ‘On Pace’ Projections

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

This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 13

Returning home from a long road trip, the Indians were looking to make some noise this week while taking…Read More

Indians Get 19 Hits, Clobber Orioles 11-5

A rough outing for Josh Tomlin didn’t stop the Tribe Saturday afternoon in Baltimore as the Indians…Read More

This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 10

The tenth week of the season was one to forget as the Indians fell to just one game above .500 with a…Read More

Indians’ Bats Kept Quiet in 4-1 Loss to Red Sox

A strong spot start from Zach McAllister wasn’t enough for Cleveland Saturday night as Tribe hitters…Read More

Indians Hitters’ First Month ‘On Pace’ Projections

It’s always fun to look at what players are “on pace” to do early in the season. After…Read More

Why is Jose Lopez Hitting Fifth?

There was something not quite right with the Cleveland Indians’ lineup when they took the field…Read More

The Making Of The 2012 Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians compiled their 2012 Opening Day roster through a variety of different means. The…Read More

Pragmatic Predictions for the Indians’ 2012 Opening Day Roster

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been previewing the Cleveland Indians’ season by profiling…Read More