The World Series is happening and, correspondingly, I found myself looking at the rosters of the competing teams recently while pining for the Reds teams of a few years ago. The Cubs, of course, are a juggernaut, but I’ll admit that I hadn’t paid much attention to Cleveland this year. Their roster struck me because it shows us something similar to what we should all be hoping for if the rebuild goes how it’s supposed to go.
Consider the offensive side:
A simplified version of Cleveland’s offense goes like this: It has four legit contributors in the forms of Francisco Lindor, Jason Kipnis, Jose Ramirez, and Carlos Santana (who would play first full time for an NL team).