CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Let's start with the fact that Cleveland Indians president Chris Antonetti will make some type of deal near the August 1 trading deadline.
That's because he has always made a midseason deal since taking over the baseball operations in 2010.
His protege is Mike Chernoff, and the Indians general manager also is intimately involved in trade talks.
Let's also realize Antonetti is not afraid to make a big deal.
As the 2011 trade deadline approached, the Indians were 53-51 ... only 1 1/2 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the Central Division.