In 2017, the Indians' Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor placed third and fifth, respectively, in American League MVP Award voting. In '18, they finished third and sixth.
It's been an impressive run for the infield mates, who both rank in the top five among all MLB position players in FanGraphs' Wins Above Replacement (WAR) over the past three seasons, helping Cleveland claim back-to-back-to-back division titles.
If that streak is going to extend to four, Ramirez and Lindor likely will be right in the middle of it again. But are they baseball's best position player duo heading into 2019?