As February slowly turns to March and the Indians add non-roster invitee after non-roster invitee the Indians are tasked with a Marie Kondo level sorting problem. That is; in a confined sample […]
What if Greg Allen Figured it out?
Michael Hattery
Currently an Attorney. I have been fortunate enough to be published at Fangraphs, The Hardball Times, The Athletic Cleveland, WaitingForNextYear.com and Marquette Sports Law Review. Follow @snarkyhatman
The Bradley Zimmer Problem
Spring training press clippings are often those with the most delightful hubris. Indeed, “best of shape of his life” has become a delightful February meme especially when used in regard to Bartolo […]
The Indians Improved Right Field Over 2018
The Indians outfield is without a doubt the weakest link on a roster built for contention; indeed, it would be difficult for a team to have a more disappointing position group on […]
Yu Chang and the Indians Need for a Breakout
In the midst of an offseason which is best described as a payroll purge the Indians front office emphasized the importance of providing young players an opportunity to contribute at the big […]
The Indians Have A Corey Kluber Problem
Indians pitchers and catchers have reported to Goodyear, Arizona, with two time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber donning a loose-fitting workout jersey incorporating an abysmal drawing of a cactus. The Indians […]
Oscar Mercado and the Indians Pursuit of a Starting Caliber Center Fielder
There are certain deals which are constructed on the margins of information asymmetry. These are most often seen where teams make prospect for prospect swaps like the one which netted the Indians […]
Will the Indians’ defense hold them back in 2015?
The Indians’ defense cost them a playoff berth in 2014. Whether you watched every game or merely looked at the performance data, this is a conclusion that most fans come to. This […]
Cody Allen: Bastian of the Bullpen
In baseball, unless one is named Craig Kimbrel or Mariano Rivera, an elite reliever can go unnoticed and under-appreciated as the only relief pitcher outcome noted by fans is that of failure. […]
The Indians and Sabermetrics Most Recent Frontier: Pitch Framing
One of the truths that all Cleveland Indians fans accept is this: Yan Gomes is one of the most underrated players in Major League Baseball. This is derived from a few different […]
Indians Hosting a (T.J.) House Party
T.J. House has spent a large portion of his development shifting expectations, moving from highly touted draftee to underwhelming prospect, to undervalued commodity before tearing the door down in 2014. House opened […]
Jason Kipnis Prepared to Rebound for the Indians in 2015
Walking to work, across streets with nary a flake of snow, I scoffed at the “Storm of the Century” headlines flashed in my direction, and in order to escape the cold which […]
Lonnie Chisenhall: An Undervalued Indian
As a disclaimer, this column was instigated by a few thoughts that John Grimm shared on Twitter, which essentially discussed Indian’s fans tendencies towards recency bias. But alas, stats and wins only […]
Danny Salazar: High Floor, Higher Ceiling?
This may be the third consecutive year which I have written this article about Danny Salazar, granted the data in support is usually strong or at least interesting but Salazar is just […]
Anthony Swarzak Signed by Indians for Bullpen Depth
While Max Scherzer and James Shields remain on the market, waiting for the big paydays which Boras and other agents promised, it is dollar store time for most of Major League Baseball, […]
Picking Browns-Falcons, Talking Josh Gordon and Offensive Upside
This is more conversation than column as Rich and I email back and forth about a collection of things that interest us for the remainder of the season. Rich: Mr. Hattery! What a […]
Trend Spotting: Should the Indians Trade Nick Swisher?
Nick Swisher has at moments represented the very climax of the revitalization of Indians baseball and in others a highly polarizing, swaggering athlete whose abilities appear to be degrading faster than his […]
Browns vs. Bengals: How good can this offense become?
A quick dialogue providing sporadic insight from Browns writer Rich Primo and Browns gambler Mike Hattery. Mike: Alright Rich, as EHC’s resident Cleveland Browns writer, it seems as if they are facing their […]
Trend Spotting: Mike Aviles, and spending poorly at the margins
One of the beautiful aspects of baseball is that it is often yields highly different conclusions by highly different people using the same information. Mike Aviles is such a case. Jim Piascik […]
The Beauty of Baseball
The World Series is over, we have witnessed one of the great pitching performances in the history of the game, and now Indians fans enter what is an incredibly interesting off-season. I […]
Trend Spotting: An Indians Primer on what to avoid
As the Cavaliers and Browns enter what is perhaps the apex of interest over the past decade in Cleveland sports, I cannot help but think about what could happen with the Tribe […]
Everyone Hates Cleveland 