More NBA Rumors ». View all NBA Sites. More MLB News ». More MLB Rumors ». View all MLB Sites. More NHL News ». More Puck Prose News ». View all NHL Sites. More Soccer News ». More Playing for 90 News ». View all Soccer Sites. More College Football News ». More Saturday Blitz News ». View all CFB Sites. More College Basket Ball News ». More College Basket Ball Draft ». Winning without Lindor? Indians-Twins pitching matchups and series preview. Improvement day: Four moves to help Indians get better: Hoynes.
Three moves to energize the Indians roster: Noga. Indians make Shohei Ohtani non-factor in win over Angels. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.
Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. An argument could be made to buy a one-way ticket to Columbus for some, and a one-way ticket to Cleveland for others currently playing in central Ohio.
So the case, then, for the players below to be optioned down hinges on two premises. And with a team chalk-full of question marks, the Indians can use the next month to try to eliminate some. After finishing the month of July with a 7.
Having a mids fastball with a hammer-curveball is really exciting to watch, that is when the pitcher can locate and keep the hitters guessing. In , when Karinchak was at his best, he threw his two pitches nearly half the time.
Since then, the usage of his curveball has dropped to The reason behind this is questionable, but the solution seems clear.
Send Karinchak down to Columbus. Let the kid work through his struggles and return his confidence to what it was last season. Emphasize using his pitches to miss bats.
His barrel percentage skyrocketed from 2. This demotion would allow him to focus on utilizing the curveball more and locating it better it bleeds too much over the lower-middle part of the plate. The Indians need to know that Karinchak can handle a full major league season with his two pitches, and time in Columbus will certainly help them determine what he really is.
0コメント