CLEVELAND -- The makeup of an Opening Day roster can change a few days into the regular season, so trying to predict the initial alignment of a team's cast is tricky nearly two months in advance. Trades, signings, injuries or other developments can quickly alter a club's construction.
For the Indians, much of the same group that won 102 games and cruised to the American League Central crown last year returns for the 2018 campaign. There have been a handful of losses this offseason -- Carlos Santana, Jay Bruce and Bryan Shaw among them -- but the rotation remains intact and the lineup consists of many of the same names from last summer's run to the playoffs.