In a Zack Meisel mailbag from a couple weeks ago, a reader brought up the fact that the last All-Star outfielder drafted or signed and developed by the Tribe was Manny Ramirez. In his response, Meisel accurately points out how Cleveland’s guidance has helped some outfielders continue to develop, but the larger point is pretty damning: The Indians’ record of developing outfielders is remarkably poor.
But wait [extremely infomercial announcer voice], there’s more! If you were to expand the field beyond that atrocious outfield, here are position players (not pitchers or catchers) drafted or signed and developed by Cleveland that have been All-Stars in the last 20 years:
Francisco Lindor (2019, ‘18, ‘17, ‘16)
José Ramírez (2018, ‘17)
Jason Kipnis (2015, ‘13)
Victor Martinez (2009, ‘07, ‘04)
Grady Sizemore (2008, ‘07, ‘06)
Manny Ramirez (2000)
That .