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Day: February 13, 2019

Trevor Bauer wins arbitration case
13Feb By James MastrucciNo Comments
Guardians

Trevor Bauer wins arbitration case

In his second to last year of arbitration, Trevor Bauer won his case against the Cleveland Indians and will make $13 million in 2019. The 2019 salary for Cleveland Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer has been set. Bauer won his arbitration case against the Cleveland Indians and will make $13 million this season. Cleveland reportedly countered with $11 million. Bauer was not the only pitcher to win his arbitration case today. Gerrit Cole and Alex Wood also won their cases per Bob Nightengale. https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1095756232567119874 Trevor Bauer took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to congratulate Cole and Wood. https://twitter.com/BauerOutage/status/1095755987166801920 Trevor Bauer has one more arbitration eligible year remaining before hitting free agency. ...
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Indians rank ninth in Power Rankings
13Feb By James MastrucciNo Comments
Guardians

Indians rank ninth in Power Rankings

The Cleveland Indians ranking ninth in Bleacher Report's Spring Training Power Rankings is hardly a surprise considering the roster turnover. Some may argue that the Cleveland Indians should be higher or lower than ninth when it comes to MLB Power Rankings. That all depends on how one perceives the roster construction. Not surprisingly the Indians are the highest-ranked team in the American League Central. The next highest are the Minnesota Twins at 17. Checking in at 22 are the Chicago White Sox. The Kansas City Royals are ranked 27th while the Detroit Tigers round out the AL Central at 28th. It is quite possible that the lack of competition in the division ultimately drags the Indians down a few spots in the power rankings. For what it is worth the National League East has four ...
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Browns should avoid Ryan Fitzpatrick
13Feb By James MastrucciNo Comments
Browns

Browns should avoid Ryan Fitzpatrick

A name that some have suggested as a potential backup quarterback for Baker Mayfield is Ryan Fitzpatrick, but the Cleveland Browns should avoid him. Ryan Fitzpatrick is more than capable of being a backup quarterback in the NFL. Fitzpatrick has even started in multiple places during his career and has been able to win games as a starter. However the reason for the Cleveland Browns to avoid Ryan Fitzpatrick is not performance related (although that angle has more than enough merit to argue for). The reason is that there is a strange phenomenon that occurs when Ryan Fitzpatrick is a backup quarterback in the NFL. The regular starter almost always suffers an injury. Since entering the league in 2005, the starting quarterback of a team that Ryan Fitzpatrick has been a member of has...
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