PT TOMORROW: AL Central—More changes for Indians IF?

Cleveland Indians

While Playing Time Today has covered the recent overhaul given to the left side of the Cleveland infield, the changes may not end there.

General manager Chris Antonetti told a local beat reporter that he hoped that top prospect Francisco Lindor (SS, CLE), whose bat has come alive at AAA-Columbus, would be up in the big leagues in the “near future.” Despite dealing with a minor injury, Lindor had hit safely in eight of his last nine games through June 9 (14-for-36) to raise his season slash line to .272/.343/.392.

Lindor’s success rate on the basepaths (8-for-15) leaves something to be desired, but he has posted a solid 83% contact rate and 0.69 Eye. Despite manager Terry Francona’s recent assertion about Lindor not...

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