Anthony Castrovince appears to be torturing the city of Cleveland — never a difficult ordeal — with this magical (and terrific) “what if” article about the Indians as the best team ever built.
Big grains of salt in the Wounds of Cleveland
If I’m understanding this correctly, the fantasy 2012 Indians have the following lineup:
CF Mike Trout (drafted instead of Alex White)
2B Jason Kipnis
3B Kevin Youkilis (traded)
C Carlos Santana
DH Victor Martinez (signed to an extension)
LF Josh Willingham (signed)
RF Shin-Soo Choo
1B Allen Craig (traded for Asdrubal Cabrera) (really)
SS Jed Lowrie (traded for Chris Perez)
Rotation:
Clayton Kershaw (traded for CC Sabathia)
Adam Miller (stayed healthy and was awesome)
Chris Sale (drafted instead of Drew Pomeranz)
Felix Doubront (traded for Chris Perez)
...Someone else?
Closer: Fernando Rodney (signed)
Manager: Bob Melvin











