Before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, we’re checking in to see how each team has fared thus far this off-season, acknowledging that there’s still time for that evaluation to change. Teams will be presented in reverse order of finish from 2016. Next up: the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2016 Results
94–67 (.584), first place in the AL Central
Key Departures
LF Coco Crisp*, CF Rajai Davis, RHP Jeff Manship, 1B Mike Napoli
Key Arrivals
DH Edwin Encarnacion, LHP Boone Logan
Off-season In Review
Despite Cleveland's World Series loss to the Cubs, the feeling around baseball as soon as Game 7 ended was that the Indians were fairly well positioned for 2017.