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share-square-653 A new season always brings new developments for every team, whether it’s a player outperforming (or underperforming) expectations set on him during Spring Training, or a team trend that wasn’t envisioned when the season kicked off on April 1. Some can be good developments. Some can be bad. Either way, every team has its surprises. Here is something unexpected from each American League Central team that has transpired over the first four weeks of the 2021 season. Indians: Shaw has resembled the 2014 version of himself As the season started, Bryan Shaw told Indians manager ...

April 28, 2021 There probably aren’t many times in his life when Franmil Reyes has snuck up on someone. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 265 pounds, Reyes looks like he could stiff arm a Ford F-150. There’s nothing inconspicuous about him. However, despite being fourth in average exit velocity since he was called up in 2018 – rubbing elbows with the Aaron Judge-s, Nelson Cruz-s, and Joey Gallo-s of the world – Reyes’ name is rarely mentioned when discussing the game’s prodigious power hitters. Part of this may be because he’s played in Cleveland and a pre-Fernando Tatis Jr. San Diego. Par...

share-square-46928 We get it: Offense is down around the Majors while pitchers establish their early dominance this season. Around the American League Central, that means a lot of normally solid hitters have started off colder than the Midwestern weather. It’s tough to be a hitter in this division these days. Fear not. Much like spring flowers waiting for warmer weather to bloom, hitters are eventually going to break out. Here are five from the Central we think have better times ahead with just a little change: Hernandez was the second-most consistent bat in the Indians' lineup last season....

Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors  |  By TC Zencka  |  Last updated 4/17/21 Cleveland has optioned outfielder Ben Gamel to Triple-A. The team signed Gamel in early February to be a potential cog in its attempts to piece together replacement-level play in centerfield, but the 29-year-old has struggled at the dish so far this season. Through 11 games, Gamel has hit just .071/.235/.143 across a minimal 17 plate appearances. He has largely served as a late-game replacement in center to starter Amed Rosario. Without Gamel, Cleveland is down to a three-man...

April 19, 2021 If you take a quick glance at Aaron Civale’s 2021 numbers, nothing looks out of the ordinary. Yes, the 2.18 ERA signals a stellar start, but with strikeout and walk rates relatively in line with his career numbers, you wouldn’t suspect that Civale has undergone a host of changes to both his repertoire and his delivery. But look beyond the numbers to the guy on the field, and it’s clear that he’s undergone a rather obvious change in his process and approach, one that merits further analysis. Coming into the season, Civale was mainly a sinkerballer, though that requires a...