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The Indians offense is officially a problem

There is no “too early” in a 60-game season.

The Indians offense can’t hit, the pitching staff can’t throw perfect games every time out, and the bullpen can’t be trusted yet. With their 3-0 loss to the Twins tonight, the Indians sit at 5-4 on the season — that’s 15% of the season done (assuming the full 60 is played) and they’re 1.5 games back of the Twins, who they play again tomorrow.

Concerns over COVID-19 and the general dysfunction brought by the global pandemic are very real excuses for the slow start. But at the same time, everyone is dealing with these issues and all things being equal the Indians look especially bad against any pitcher who has ever thrown a changeup in their lives.