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Three things to watch as the American League champs open spring training: Bud vs. Doug

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Indians open spring training with more answers than questions.

The defending American League champs added a power bat (Edwin Encarnacion) and bullpen help (Boone Logan) to a team that came within an extra-innings game of winning the World Series.

I know what you're thinking. So what could go wrong?

That's an old Cleveland attitude. The new Cleveland attitude should be to embrace any preseason prediction of a World Series championship for the Indians, even it that includes a Sports Illustrated cover.

There are things to watch during spring training that will decide whether the Indians make another long playoff run.