The Indians’ outfield is a problem. Luckily there’s already a blueprint out there for how to fix it.
The Cleveland outfield ranked 17th in terms of FanGraphs WAR in 2018, with 5.6. Of playoff teams, only the Rockies got fewer wins (4.2 fWAR) out of their outfield than the Tribe. At Baseball-Reference, the Indians collection of outfielders ranked 22nd, with -1.8 wins above average. The problem with the Indians’ outfield is not just the cumulative quality of the players, however; it was the type of players getting innings.
Consider the two teams that just competed in the World Series.