The Indians are out of the playoffs, but their presence is still felt in October.
Michael Brantley, for one, is helping the Astros steamroll their way to a (probably) AL Pennant and World Series title. Giovanny Urshela is helping the Yankees crush the Twins.
On the Rays are a pair of former Indians players with the similar stories in Jesus Aguilar and Yandy Díaz. Neither got much time to audition for the Indians before being DFA’d (in Aguilar’s case) or traded (in Yandy’s). Both have flourished with other teams, at least for a moment, and both are currently in the playoffs.