When a good team has to decide between which of their three backup infielders to cut, it’s normally a good situation to be in. It’s usually a decision between three guys with different skillsets, or a different handedness that might be more of a need in a particular lineup. At the very least, good teams usually have a couple adequate backups to choose from.
That’s not the case with the decision the Indians made to designated Brad Miller for assignment, while also leaving Eric Stamets and Max Moroff on the roster.
Instead of keeping one of the few effective hitters they’ve had in the first handful of games, the Indians kept two players who — to this point — have done nothing offensively or defensively to justify them being on a major league roster.