Happy Tuesday, everyone!
Tribe news
Kluber headlines impressive Tribe rotation | MLB
While the Cleveland Indians may have lost members of their offense as well as their bullpen this offseason, one section of their roster, their rotation, will be back in full force come 2018. With Corey Kluber coming off of his second Cy Young award, the rotation looks to be a strength of the Tribe once again.
Tribe boasts formidable lineup, top to bottom | MLB
The offense took a couple of hits this offseason, losing Carlos Santana and Jay Bruce. Couple that with the uncertainty of the health of Michael Brantley and Jason Kipnis in addition to the mystery of Yonder Alonso’s increased launch angle, there are a lot of question marks surrounding the offense. However, if everyone is healthy and performing, the lineup should be good. Should be.
Around the league
- Baseball heaven got another 11/10 good boy yesterday.
- Carson Smith and Steven Wright each signed one-year contracts with the Boston Red Sox.
- The Cubs are in the market for another starting pitcher, and there are a few still available that could help the Astros make another postseason run.
- Billy Epler met with Shohei Ohtani’s former team for advice on how to prepare him for the transition to MLB.
- Matt Garza is set to have shoulder surgery.
- We’ve still got a lot of free agents who need a home:
135 major league free agents remain unsigned
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) January 9, 2018
35 days until the first pitchers and catchers report (Mets on Feb. 12)
so we’re either gonna average like 4 signings a day over the next month (which could/should be ) or we’ll begrudgingly welcome the Spring Training Hot Stove