When the season began, it seemed that the Cleveland Indians’ outfield was going to be an absolute disaster. Michael Brantley looked to miss a few months, and the Indians attempted to plug holes with players like Rajai Davis and Marlon Byrd. To add insult to injury, Lonnie Chisenhall missed the first month of the season with a wrist injury. Certainly, it seemed that the outfield would do nothing but hold the Indians back.
Instead, something incredible has happened. When I last touched on the subject just over two months ago, the outfield was doing nothing to help the team, but at least it was average.