Corey Kluber has been very bad this year. That’s just the facts. His only blessing that’s allowed him to avoid bing the Indians’ worst starter so far is Carlos Carrasco’s own early season struggles. Kluber struggling is never great, but considering how much the team needed him and the rest of the rotation to be great to make up for other failings — and considering how shaky those starters have been this past rotation — it’s as if a black cloud has formed over the organization. This isn’t great. Is there a root cause we can find?
The first thing to think about is, outside of last year Kluber hasn’t really been a good April pitcher.