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Right now it appears that the tribe's six best pitchers are starters ( in no particular order: Laffey, Sabathia, Lee, Westbrook, Byrd, Carmona). Suppose the Indians make the post season, with these...

I read in the local paper this morning about MLB payrolls. I was surprised to find the Tigers second. Here are the numbers of the top teams. 1 (1) Yankees $209,081,579 2 (9) Tigers    ...

As I see it, third base is the biggest concern for the tribe in 08. Blake's defense is horrible and he is not getting any younger. Marte could be good defensively, but I've seen alot of balls eat...

The PECOTA predictions from Baseball Prospectus are out. Here are my few takes on where the computer regressions may differ from conventional wisdom on key tribe members.HittersPECOTA says that...

Nate Silver at Baseball Prospectus has put up the leaders in his "secret sauce" for 07. http://baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=548 . Historically, what matters in the playoffs is having a) a...

The question was going around on which teams will play in which AL Division Series. Apparently the AL team finishing with the best record gets to pick whether they play in series A or series B.  h...

It seems to me that one of the least mentioned but perhaps most important part of the Indians success recently is keeping their pitchers healthy. When was the last time you saw a Indians pitcher...

As far as I am concerned, it is never to early to scoreboard watch. But sometimes I get confused on which teams to root for (or, more importantly, against). For instance, if the Yankees are playing...

3 months for a young baseball player can make a huge difference in the perception of a player. Consider Aaron Laffey and Jeremy Sowers. Last offseason Laffey was not even in the discussion about...

Now that Jared Goedert is the new wonder boy, I have a question.Did anybody even know this guy was drafted, on the tribe's minor league roster, was potentially a prospect before this season etc.?...

I saw the pre-season posts about BR home run derby (http://www.letsgotribe.com/story/2007/3/30/164732/504), and my brother convinced me to make some picks. I'm always terrible at these things, if...

As pointed out by Deadspin, Vernon Wells is a funny guy with good handwriting.Check out this story on a ball he threw to some Indians fans at the game that were heckling him.h...

There has been many comments about grit and grinding recently, with many of them being quite funny. But I have one problem with this. Mainly that the white sox fans were on this bandwagon well...

If the tribe can extend Westbrook for a deal similar to this Vazquez 3/35 extension, I'd be all for it. I'd say Westbrook and Vazquez are pretty comparable players. Looks like Kenny Williams got...

Who do you believe has more value coming into 07, Jhonny Peralta or Andy Marte? Peralta has hit better and plays a more difficult position, but according to the front office, plays it poorly. Marte...

Nate Silver and his buddies over at Baseball Prospectus have looked into statistically what makes a good postseason team. The only 3 things that were above the noise were 1) power pitching, 2)...

Vernon Wells is not happy in Toronto, and they may be shopping him. Can or will the indians make a play for him? He'd definitely fill the corner outfield / bopper role more than adequately. If the...

Christina Kahrl at BPro said something interesting in her transaction column yesterday. Basically (I am paraphrasing here), she believes that it is unlikely that Blake's option will be picked up....

It is clear that everyone knows what has cost this team an incredible amount of wins. The question is it the talent in the bullpen or just their performance.My guess is that the talent level in the...

My kids went to their first Indians game last week. My oldest (8 yrs old) who never showed any interest in baseball is now a big fan of the tribe and Casey Blake in particular as he saw him hit an...

Now I've been arguing that the tribe's bullpen is their main problem, but I'm sure glad that the Indians have learned their lesson of trading everday outfielders for relievers. There are better...

Watching MLB GameCast, I noticed Giambi's HGH enahnced head takes up the whole panel. It makes me wonder who on the tribe is on stuff like this. Here are my guesses from most likely to least...

My thesis here is that Wedge's style makes his players likely to press and choke in key situations/games. Consider how the indians and white sox have outperformed their respective runs scored/runs...

This was brought up before in a regular post, but I am not as convinced about what is "true" for the defensive capabilities of the tribe's infielders as the rest of letsgotribe. Since the defense...

Found a fascinating site on players "win probability" this year. I think the basic concept is that at any point of a game your team (the indians) has an equity or probability of winning the game....

David Pinto has an interesting take on a defense metric. He uses a probablistic model based on how hard the ball was hit, and the vector it was hit at. From this he calculates how many plays the...

Tribe fans,It appears Coco is on his way out. However you feel about this, who would you prefer the tribe fetches for him, Andy Marte or Austin Kearns? I know I am going to lose this vote (my...

The Crisp for Marte discussions will not die (at least in the boston media). While this deal would have been a no-brainer for the tribe a year ago, now the tribe is in position to contend, and...