The Cleveland Indians are not a wealthy team. We all know this, we accept it and it’s why rooting for them is actually interesting. There’s ebbs and flows to seasons and contention windows, there’s struggle and conflict and the necessity of knocking off a Goliath to reach their eventual goal. It’s fun. Much more dramatic than, say being a Yankee fan.
But that last thing, the Goliath, that’s what’s ended the Indians season the last couple years. The Cubs and Astros built organically certainly, but there’s no way to consider either of them anything but a big market team, with incredibly wealthy (and new) owners who want titles.