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AL All-Star Report: Cleveland’s Underrated Asdrubal Cabrera

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If there was a player who was at a key position and amongst his peers at the spot, he got on base more frequently than any of them, hit for better total power (as measured by slugging percentage) than any of them, and graded out higher in the defensive metrics for range than any of them, what would you think of that player? Particularly if the latter gave his team at a big edge at position that demands good and thereby enabling your team to be on first place in the latter part of June? You’d probably think you have an MVP contender on your hands. And they he won’t get discussed in that context, that’s exactly what the Cleveland Indians have with shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera.

AL Central Report: Cleveland Blasts Its Way To The Top

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No one’s doubted that the Detroit Tigers have been struggling for a while now, at least after a strong first week of the season. The relevant question was whether anyone in the AL Central could take advantage and make it a race. The Cleveland Indians are looking to give some answers, as they’ve surged to the top of the division and hold a three-game lead on the Tigers coming into Tuesday’s games. Cleveland took two of three in a key separation series in Chicago last week, then won a weekend series in Texas, then got the White Sox back in Jacobs Field and swept a day-night doubleheader on Monday. At 17-11, is it time to take the Tribe for real as a contender?

MLB March Report: Cleveland Indians

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The Cleveland Indians made a surprising run at the AL Central title for much of last year before they were left in the dust by Detroit and ended up 80-82. For all the positive things 2011 brought, the franchise still has three straight losing seasons and hasn’t finished on the plus side of .500 since coming within one win of the American League pennant n 2007. TheSportsNotebook evaluates this year’s Cleveland squad through the prism of the ability to get on base, hit for power, starting pitching and relief pitching.