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Predicting Cleveland’s Opening Day roster

With two weeks until Opening Day, Cleveland’s starting lineup is all but set. With that said, there are a number of spots on the bench and in the bullpen that are still up for grabs. Here is how I think the roster will shake out by the end of spring training.

Catcher: Roberto Pérez

Berto is back — .212 career batting average and all. While he may not have hit his own weight last season, Roberto Pérez’s glove is more valuable to the club than his bat. Our own Matt Schlichting even made the claim that Cleveland’s starting catcher will “continue to be the best defensive catcher in all of baseball.