You won’t find many pretty offensive numbers in Cleveland right now. It’s the way of an early season — one 0-for-4 outing can make you look like Adam Dunn circa 2011, while a nice outing gives you the look of 2004 Adam Dunn. Even with that being the case, the Tribe seems rather moribund.
So we seek signifiers, hints of something better to come, because quite frankly the front office emptied the barn when it comes to solid vets with good track records. Instead we have to lean on hope in young, promising players, guys like Jake Bauers.