Something’s not right with José Ramírez

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY SportsAs frustrating as the Indians have been at times, as snake-bit as some of their stars seem to have been, it’s amazing to think how decently they’re doing so far. They had the best start of Terry Francona’s Tribe career, a couple sweeps of some decent teams, and your fair share of heartrending collapses. Perhaps more than just a fair share. But despite all that, things aren’t completely dreadful.

Except for José Ramírez. Yes, he’s a slow starter — for his career he’s hit just .249/.312/.418 in April, though the last two years that looks more substantial at .296/.369/.551. Lines like that are more what we expect out of him. So this mess he’s shown us this season…