GOODYEAR, ARIZ.: The run to Game 7 of the World Series might have just been Act I.
The Indians enter the 2017 season with a clear path to winning their second consecutive division title. According to Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projections, the Indians have the widest margin between the second-place team in their division in all of baseball.
Barring something unforeseen — and about as bizarre as a starting pitcher slicing his finger on a drone right before one of the biggest games in franchise history — fans in Cleveland shouldn’t be making major plans in October away from Progressive Field.