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Originally Posted by bsp4444
Two positive predictions from two of my favorite Royals posters. I, too, think the offense will rebound and the pitching will not suffer too badly. I wonder how much better the Indians will be, though...
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I don't know that Cleveland will really be improved. I think they're a little worse.
I expect Asdrubal Cabrera to bounce back and be better than he was in 2013, when he was terrible. But Bourn and Swisher are both older guys and carry no guarantee of a return to form.
The pitching staff is noticeably worse without Jimenez, who was their ace down the stretch, and Kazmir, who was a solid back-end guy.
Unless Cleveland does something unexpected - like signing Masahiro Tanaka - that team takes a step back, IMO.