 By: Chris Larson
The 2019 regular season didn't end the way that the Cleveland Indians envisioned, as they were officially eliminated from postseason contention this evening following the victories by both the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays, all but putting a quick end to the thought of there being an American League Wild Card play-in game. As such, it's time to look ahead towards the 2020 regular season for the Cleveland Indians and the offseason planning that will start here over the next few weeks.  By: Chris Larson
September 1st always marks a critical postmark in the game of baseball. Not only does it represent the start of the final month of the regular season or the final month for those teams in contention to make a final push towards the playoffs, it also represents the opportunity that many up-and-coming players have to join the big league club and get a chance to play in the major leagues.  By: Chris Larson
The 2019 July 31st Trade Deadline has now come and gone and although there was a lot of talk about potential names moving, a lot of those names ended up staying put in the end. All along dating back to the start of the month, fans and analysts alike kept waiting for the market to become unclogged and for deals to start happening, but that wasn't the case. While many of the big names that were mentioned in many trade rumors ended up staying put, there were some nice fireworks that ended up happening after the 4 o'clock EST Trade Deadline.  By: Chris Larson
Every year at the July 31st Trade Deadlines, every contending team or team that is close to contention, goes wild and on a rampage looking for as much bullpen depth as possible. Over the past couple of postseasons, the bullpen has become more important than ever and teams are beginning to realize that it is absolutely to have plenty of bullpen depth when the playoffs roll around.  By: Chris Larson
Every year at the July 31st Trade Deadline, there are always plenty of teams looking for pitching help, especially starting rotation help, to not only give them depth for down the stretch but to allow them to have additional options to turn to once the calendar turns to October. Over the past couple of years, there have been some big names that have been traded among starting pitchers, prior to the July 31st Trade Deadline, including: Jose Quintana, Cole Hamels, Chris Archer, and Lance Lynn to name a few. |
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