CLEVELAND: The Indians’ demotion of both third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall and shortstop Jose Ramirez Sunday night, thus transforming the left side of the infield, wasn’t a case of a team giving up on two of its players.
It was an admission that they had reached the point of needing a chance to reset themselves without the pressures of playing at the major-league level.
Ramirez and Chisenhall were first and second in errors on the team with eight and five, respectively. They also had struggled at the plate — Ramirez is hitting .180 this year while Chisenhall is at .