Much has been made of the fact that the Cleveland Indians, for the second straight season, will play in baseball’s worst projected division. Cleveland was virtually penned in as the AL Central champion before the 2018 season began, and even with some injuries heading into 2019, there isn’t a great deal of optimism that any team but the Twins can challenge them for the crown this year.
Whatever advantage the Indians may have playing in such a weak division, their adversaries in interleague play stand to balance it out in some regard. The Tribe will face the NL East this season, a division in which every team except for the lowly Miami Marlins could potentially go on an October run.