*** ALDS Game 2: Yankees vs. Indians (Pettite/Carmona)

[kyleb]

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Yeah, that's really not fair because it takes way more than 25 players to make it through a full season. We could say the same thing about benching Barfield, Lee, Sowers, and Marte, as well as cutting Rouse and Oldberto.

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Be that as it may, Cleveland is better than Boston and New York at cutting bait on bad players and replacing them immediately. The decisions to replace Marte, Michaels/Dellucci, Nixon, Barfield, and a host of middle relievers is something that 90% of teams would not do simply because they are afraid of young talent and their "unproven" nature.

This is the reason that I like teams such as the Indians, Devil Rays, Diamondbacks, and Athletics: They tend to play their best players regardless of their age.

EDIT: And in doing that, Cleveland gains real wins in the W-L columns as a result.