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Someone explain this one to me (Indians)

By TRoe15 | View all Posts
Posted Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:41 AM   6 comments
How in the world is the Cleveland season win total set at 83.5?

This is a team that won 65 games last year, and now they are supposed to improve by 19 wins?  With a roster that is probably worse than it was last year?

I understand that Sizemore had a terrible year last season (.248, played in 102 games), but does 60 games of healthy Sizemore equate to 19 wins?  I think not.

Here's a look at their projected starting rotation and bullpen:


1. Fausto Carmona
2. Justin Masterson
3. David Huff
4. Jake Westbrook
5. Aaron Laffey

Hector Ambriz
Jensen Lewis
Chris Perez
Rafael Perez
Tony Sipp
Joe Smith
Kerry Wood

That pitching is going to win 84 games?

With a starting lineup of:

C: Carlos Santana
1B: Matt LaPorta
2B: Luis Valbuena
SS: Asdrubal Cabrera
3B: Jhonny Peralta
LF: Michael Brantley
CF: Grady Sizemore
RF: Shin-Soo Choo
DH: Travis Hafner

That lineup is going to put up enough runs to win 84 games?

Please, someone tell me what I'm missing here.  I'm about to dump everything I have on this as soon as the line is actually released.

Another one that jumps out is the Mets under 89.5.  No way in hell they are winning the division, which is what that number puts them at.  Also really like San Francisco and Seattle both over 79.5 and St. Louis over 83.5.  The Cardinals are the best team in the NL, no?  At worst 2nd best?

In order of how hard I want to hit these:

1. Cleveland under 83.5
2. Mets under 89.5
3. St. Louis over 83.5
4. Seattle/San Francisco over 79.5
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KOAJ says:
02/18/10 10:50AM
mets 89.5?


jackdfan says:
02/18/10 01:36PM
Mets 89.5? What's that? The Atlantic City line?
jhiggz219 says:
02/18/10 04:28PM
Cleveland seems a little high to me as well, but that lineup right there can hit.  Great potential lineup, not to mention the AL central sucks.
Iw1nBets says:
02/18/10 11:08PM

 

eat da butt

Louis_IV says:
02/18/10 11:30PM

The Indians will be lucky if they win 55 this year.  I live in Cleveland and this is the most piss poor team I have seen them lay out there.  People here are sick of this team and their ownere Larry Dolan and his "Dolan Discounted" roster.

It's fuckin laughable.  Outside of Choo, Cabrera and Sizemore (he blew last year and K's every other AB) these guys are unproven. Hafner is useless anymore.

Rafael Perez will blow at least 8 winnable games.....

 

JimMack6 says:
02/19/10 03:10PM

Oddsmakers knew the Indians were gonna sign Russell Branyan thats why the o/u was set at 83.5.

 

 

 

 

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