Top 5 homegrown Draft picks in Tribe history
Drafted: Second round, 1987 Belle may not have left Cleveland on the greatest terms, but there’s no denying the contributions he made to the club during its iconic run in the 1990s. In eight seasons with the Tribe, he hit .295 with a .949 OPS, which is the fifth highest in club history among those who played at least 150 games. Belle ranks second with 242 homers among all Indians players, trailing just Thome, who hit 337 in 1,880 more plate appearances. Belle was a four-time All-Star with Cleveland, winning four Silver Slugger Awards and finishing in the top three in the AL MVP Award vote t...