It's time to test drive Francisco Lindor, too.
Because the Indians have the unfortunate geographical plight of playing in a division with the two best teams in the American League -- the Royals and Tigers -- their 6-12 start is even more ominous than it would ordinarily appear. Cleveland lost again on Monday night, with its winless AL Cy Young Award winner, Corey Kluber, on the mound. And that loss was like six others before it, in that the Tribe finished in the two-runs-or-less terrain that can make a ballclub look and feel flat.
At a time like this, at a juncture as early as this, a team's only realistic solutions usually have to come in-house.