For the past five years, this team has been there, lurking. The Indians have won 80 or more games in four of those seasons, almost constantly remaining within reach of first place, but all that this stretch has yielded is one single postseason game – a loss to Tampa Bay in the 2013 wild card.

Cleveland has a good young core entrenched, with a potentially (likely?) elite rotation, but their fans are feeling quite similar to those in Minnesota, waiting for an offseason splash that still hasn't come.

The Indians are on the brink – they won just two fewer games than the Twins last year – but their only substantial moves this winter have been the signings of Rajai Davis and Mike Napoli, both to one-year deals. It's a lukewarm approach to addressing an offense that scored only 669 runs last year and ranked third-to-last in the American League in OPS+.

Much like Terry Ryan, it appears that GM Chris Antonetti is committed to relying mostly on what he already has in place. In some ways, that's more than understandable. Cleveland's starting pitching situation is the envy of the entire AL, with Corey Kluber leading the way for a young and inexpensive slate of talented hurlers that all possess strikeout stuff.

The front of the rotation is filthy with the combination of Kluber, Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar leading the way. Each of those three made 30-plus starts last year and held opponents to an OPS below .680, which is pretty ridiculous. If those guys keep rolling and Trevor Bauer takes the next step at age 25, this is a contender for the best unit in the majors.

The bullpen is solid, anchored by underrated closer Cody Allen with support from Zach McAllister, Bryan Shaw, Tommy Hunter and old friend Jeff Manship, among others. Like the Twins, the Indians probably could have benefitted from a more potent infusion to the relief corps, but instead have opted mostly for gambles on guys like Craig Stammen and Joba Chamberlain through minor-league deals.

All in all, though, the Cleveland pitching staff looks promising. This team's fate will most likely rest on what the offense can do, and that's hard to predict. Davis and Napoli aren't high-impact additions, and the unit will be hurt by missing Michael Brantley for at least the first month following shoulder surgery.

In the same way that the Twins are hoping that Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton will be transformative figures in their lineup, the Indians are leaning on 22-year-old shortstop Francisco Lindor, who will be in the MVP race if he repeats his rookie production over a full season.

And like the Twins, they Indians are hoping that their formerly premier offensive catcher turned ordinary first baseman can once again emerge as a true asset at the plate. Carlos Santana remains one of the best in the game at controlling the strike zone and drawing walks, but last year he batted just .231 with a .395 slugging percentage.

Cleveland has a wide range of possible outcomes for the 2016 season. With their rotation setup, they can't be discounted as legitimate World Series contenders, but with an offense that wasn't good last year and displays no obvious avenues for significant improvement, they may not score enough to finally get over that hump.

It's surprising that they haven't landed an upgrade over the light-hitting Giovanny Urshela at third base, but it sounds like the Indians are still in talks with free agent David Freese, who would give them a bit of a nudge in the right direction.

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