When it comes to the Indians and their pitching staff, 2019 has certainly been the Year of the Bieber. The All-Star Game MVP has realized basically all the potential that the wisest of us saw in him last year, and the Indians are so confident in him that they traded Trevor Bauer last week. He’s great. But this isn’t about Bieber. This is about Mike Clevinger, who did that whole “realize the potential” thing last season.
Despite a stint on the IL this year, he’s been even better than we saw in 2018. In fact, there’s plain evidence he’s been the best pitcher the Indians have for about a year now.