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Piecing Together the Indians’ Bullpen After a Chris Perez Trade

Merritt Rohlfing — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:38:02 +0000

The Cleveland Indians need pitching. That’s just a fact. The Tribe’s starting five was inconsistent to downright terrible in 2012, and it was one of the biggest reasons for that late July swoon that effectively ended the season. The front office has stated that one of the focuses for 2013 is bolstering that rotation so the Indians can compete. After all, the easiest way (if you can call it easy) to consistently compete in Major League Baseball is with strong pitching, and going from there. (more…)

Indians’ Pitchers First Half ‘On Pace’ Projections

Lewie Pollis — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:56:13 +0000

With the mathematically inaccurate “first half” of the Indians’ 2012 season now behind us, it’s time to indulge in one of the most overly simplistic statistical analyses in baseball: “on pace” projections. On Wednesday we took a look at what Cleveland’s position players are on pace to do, so today we turn our attention to each pitcher on the Tribe’s active roster. (more…)

Reds Rock Tribe Bullpen as Indians Lose 7-1

Lewie Pollis — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:57:54 +0000

The Indians started the first round of the 2012 Ohio Cup series off on the wrong foot. Johnny Cueto kept the Tribe’s bats at bay and the Reds lit up the Bullpen Mafia as Cincinnati took the opener at Great American Ballpark Tuesday night, 7-1. (more…)