Las Vegas Review-Journal

1. Cleveland Indians

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■ 2016: 94-67, lost World Series to Cubs

■ Significan­t additions: DH Edwin Encarnacio­n, RP Boone Logan, OF Austin Jackson

■ Significan­t losses: 1B Mike Napoli, OF Coco Crisp, OF Rajai Davis, RP Jeff Manship

■ Clubhouse catalyst: SS Francisco Lindor

■ The season is a success if: they get another crack at a World Series clincher, after dropping Games 5, 6 and 7 last fall. Few teams were better than the Indians in 2016, and no one bettered themselves more for 2017. In reality, their “additions” should include not only Encarnacio­n, the AL’s top runproduce­r in 2016, but also top SPs Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar, who were injured and (mostly) unavailabl­e last fall. This is now a deeper lineup, a deeper rotation and — with the signing of Logan — an even deeper bullpen than the brilliant one that carried the Indians to the AL pennant a year ago. No, Andrew Miller won’t be pitching two or three innings every other game all season, but if the Indians return to the postseason, watch out.

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