Miller is Key to post season success


The Cleveland Indians are cruising to another American League Central Division title here in 2018. Let's be clear the division sucks and we are the only team above .500 currently.  Out of the teams in the American League playoff picture the Tribe is by far the team with the worst record. The Yankees, Red Sox, and the World Champion Astros all have loaded rosters top to bottom. All are 20-40 games above .500, while the Tribe is merely 9. There are two months to go in the regular season and my confidence hasn't faded as it relates to the Tribe's chances of winning it all.
     Good pitching beats good hitting and we have good pitching! Trevor Bauer is a pit bull on the mound whose knuckle curve gives hitters fits. Corey Kluber is the defending Cy Young Award winner. Carlos Carrasco and Mike Clevinger are two strong 3rd and 4th options as playoff starters.
(let's hope nobody throws on 3 days rest this postseason) our 1-4 in the batting order are strong, 5-9 are ehh... The separation between our team and the rest lies in the left hand of Andrew Miller.
Miller is the closest thing to Randy Johnson you'll ever see. He has a dominant postseason under his belt.{2016} Miller was MVP of the American League Championship Series. He didn't allow a run in his first 14 postseason appearances.
Miller is rehabbing from an injured knee and if the Tribe can get him back in totality, they can win it all. His ability to dominate and get you 6 outs or more can shorten a game for the starters.
In 2017, he came back to earth  as he gave up a home run to Greg Bird of the Yankees which was the deciding blow.
Now as we sit and wait for Miller's return to the rotation here in 2018, the window to win a Championship is closing. The Indians breaking the longest Championship drought in baseball is heavily dependent on the right knee and Left arm of Andrew Miller.