Shane Bieber’s debut is exciting, but it doesn’t solve the Indians’ biggest problems

The debut of a highly touted prospect is always exciting. All of Tribedom was alight when Francisco Lindor broke onto the scene a few years back, and while the murmur was a bit quieter when it was Bradley Zimmer or Mike Clevinger’s turn, it’s still neat to see what these names we’ve read about for a few years look like in real life.

Shane Bieber is not quite that.

It’s rare a fourth rounder sets the world on fire or forces his way into his first big league start after only two years in the minors, but that’s where we are. He’s been surprisingly dominant with the RubberDucks and Clippers. He’s starting Thursday night in Cleveland. What if he’s good?

Of course that would be great. Everyone wants…