Season in Review: Cleveland Indians

2013 Record: 92-70 - Home Record: 51-30 - Road Record: 41-40 Record by Month - April: 11-13 - May: 18-12 - June: 15-13 - July: 15-10 - August: 12-16 - September: 21-6 Longest Winning Streak: 10 Longest Losing Streak: 8 2013 Salary: $82,517,300 2013 Attendance: 1,572,926 (14th of 15)

Summary
Uncharacteristically, the Indians spent big money in the offseason to bring in Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn. The Indians had a season of ups and downs, they had a losing streak of 8 games to start June, but had a 10 game winning streak that propelled them into the top wild card spot, where they ultimately lost to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Transactions
Traded Juan Herrera (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Marc Rzepczynski. Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Jason Kubel. The Cleveland Indians sent Matt Langwell (September 1, 2013) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

Offense
Total Runs Scored: 745 (4th of 15) Average Runs: 4.6 Offensive WAR: 29.9 Lineup (WAR) C: Carlos Santana (4.4) 1B: Nick Swisher (3.8) 2B: Jason Kipnis (5.8) SS: Asdrubal Cabrera (1.2) 3B: Lonnie Chisenhall (1.4)

LF: Michael Brantley (2.7) CF: Michael Bourn (2.4) RF: Drew Stubbs (0.6) DH: Jason Giambi (-0.6) Best Offensive Player: Jason Kipnis (.284/17/84) BA Leader: Jason Kipnis, Michael Brantley (.284) HR Leader: Nick Swisher (22) RBI Leader: Jason Kipnis (84) SB Leader: Jason Kipnis (30) OBP: Carlos Santana (.377) SLG: Carlos Santana (.455) OPS: Carlos Santana (.832)

Pitching
Total Runs Allowed: 662 (7th of 15) Average Runs Allowed: 4.1 Pitching WAR: 11.9 Rotation/Bullpen (WAR) 1: Justin Masterson (3.4) 2: Ubaldo Jimenez (2.7) 3: Scott Kazmir (1.1) 4: Corey Kluber (1.4) 5: Zach McAllister (0.9) RP: Bryan Shaw (0.7) CL: Chris Perez (-0.3) Best Pitcher: Justin Masterson (14-10/3.45/195) Wins: Justin Masterson (14) ERA: Joe Smith (2.29) Saves: Chris Perez (25) Innings: Justin Masterson (193.0) SO: Justin Masterson (195)

Manager
Terry Francona Career Record: 1121-985 (Phillies, Red Sox, Indians)

Three Up/Three Down

+ Big money signings paid off with a playoff berth + Ubaldo regained Cy Young form and was the best pitcher in the second half + Francisco Lindor, the #5 overall prospect, could be the next Omar Vizquel

- Ubaldo most likely gone in free agency - Will they spend big again? - Michael Bourn went from 42 stolen bases to 23, where did his speed go?

References
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2013.shtml http://deadspin.com/2013-payrolls-and-salaries-for-every-mlb-team-462765594 http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/index.jsp?c_id=cle#list=cle