Take one team in an easy-to-win division, strip away a few parts, add a few moonshots, and you have the 2019 Cleveland Indians. Dig a little deeper, and you see one of the best starting rotations in a long time with more than a few bats that can contribute to an above-average offense over 162 games (and hopefully more). There’s a lot to learn and digest about this team, maybe more than any Indians team in the current string of winning seasons.
As they do every year, Baseball Prospectus released their annual guide to the MLB season, which includes a ton of stats and projections, in-depth essays on sabermetric principals, and individual team breakdowns.