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Cleveland Indians Sleepers & Breakouts - Multiple Pitchers You Need to Watch!

Deep Sleeper: SP Triston McKenzie

The Cleveland Indians drafted McKenzie in the first round (42nd pick) in the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft. Cleveland gave him a full workload at High A in 2017, and he responded with a nice season (12-6 with a 3.46 ERA and 186 Ks over 143 innings).

In 2018, he started the year on the minor league injured list with a right forearm injury. His first appearance at AA came in early June with no further setback over the next two months. He finished the year with a 7-4 record with a 2.