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Pragmatic Predictions for the Indians’ 2012 Opening Day Roster

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been previewing the Cleveland Indians’ season by profiling every player on the Tribe’s 2012 Opening Day 25-man roster. With the first pitch at Progressive…Read More

Pessimistic Predictions for the Indians’ 2012 Opening Day Roster

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been previewing the Cleveland Indians’ season by profiling every player on the Tribe’s 2012 Opening Day 25-man roster. With the first pitch at Progressive…Read More

Optimistic Predictions for the Indians’ 2012 Opening Day Roster

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been previewing the Cleveland Indians’ season by profiling every player on the Tribe’s 2012 Opening Day 25-man roster. With the first pitch at Progressive…Read More

2012 Indians: Who Will Lead the Team In…

Last week, 12 Cleveland Indians writers from six different sites participated in a big survey to collect predictions for the 2012 season. We’ve already given you our bold predictions for the coming…Read More

Improving the 2012 Indians: The Offense

When the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is nearing it is always more fun for a team’s fans to talk about which player the team could acquire to improve its chances at reaching the postseason…Read More

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Shin-Soo Choo, Leadoff Man?

Barring a major injury or a complete 180 from Manny Acta, Michael Brantley will be the Cleveland Indians’…Read More

Should Michael Brantley Hit Leadoff?

Everyone knows that Michael Brantley will be the Cleveland Indians’ leadoff hitter in 2012. He…Read More

2012 Player Preview: Michael Brantley

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

Weekly Wroundtable: How Should Indians’ 2012 Lineup Look?

Spring training is a time for coaches and managers to assess their rosters and figure out how best to…Read More

Breaking Down the Tigers and Indians: The Outfielders

So far in this epic position-by-position breakdown of the two best teams in the AL Central, we’ve…Read More

Spring Training Preview: What to Look for from the Hitters

Spring training is now upon us, which means one of the most exciting times of the year is just around…Read More

RotoChamp Projections: How Will Indians Outfielders Do in 2012?

This week, fantasy baseball site RotoChamp.com released its player projections for the 2012 season.…Read More

Michael Brantley or Matt LaPorta?

No one on the Indians’ roster gets a worse rap than Matt LaPorta. The centerpiece of the package…Read More

The 50 Biggest Plays of the 2011 Cleveland Indians Season (With Video)

The year 2011 is drawing to a close, and what a year it was for the Cleveland Indians. It was a year…Read More

Bill James Projections: How Good Will Indians Outfielders Be in 2012?

Last week, we unveiled our new Simple WAR Calculator, a quick way to estimate value for a player given…Read More

Winter Meetings Indians Rumors: Recapping Day Two

The Winter Meetings are still underway in Dallas, and after an exciting first day of Indians rumors Monday,…Read More

Some Interesting Quotes from Chris Antonetti

Indians GM Chris Antonetti talked to MLBTradeRumors.com’s Ben Nicholson-Smith today at the GM meetings…Read More

Season In Review: July

In July, the Indians posted a losing record (11-15) for the second straight month. Having fallen off…Read More

Could Asdrubal Cabrera Move to Center Field?

With Grady Sizemore now almost certainly out of the picture, center field looks like a bit of a question…Read More

Michael Brantley: Passive Hitter?

Jacob Peterson, one of my esteemed colleagues at Beyond the Box Score, has a fantastic post up today…Read More