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Cleveland Indians: All-Millennium lineup 20 years into the 2000s

ByAaron Gershon|
BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 15: Catcher Matt Wieters #32 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on as Grady Sizemore #24 and Travis Hafner #48 of the Cleveland Indians celebrate Sizemore's two-run home run during the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 15, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 15: Catcher Matt Wieters #32 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on as Grady Sizemore #24 and Travis Hafner #48 of the Cleveland Indians celebrate Sizemore's two-run home run during the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 15, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH – NOVEMBER 02: Corey Kluber #28 of the Cleveland Indians pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – NOVEMBER 02: Corey Kluber #28 of the Cleveland Indians pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

SP: Corey Kluber (2011-19)

Perhaps the hardest decision of forming an All-Millennium team through 20 years is who to give the ball on the mound.

Four different Indians have won Cy Young Awards since 2000, but only one has done it twice and with that, Corey Kluber gets the nod.

Kluber came out of seemingly nowhere to win his first Cy Young Award in 2014, where he posted an 18-9 record, 2.44 ERA and struck out 269 batters in 235.2 innings.

He was named an All-Star in 2016, where he helped lead the Indians to the World Series and in 2017 again was named an All-Star and won his second Cy Young Award by posting an 18-4 record with a career-best 2.25 ERA with 265 strikeouts in 203.2 innings of work.

Kluber would again be named an All-Star in 2018, but after injuries derailed his 2019 season was traded to the Texas Rangers.

Still, Kluber will go down as one of the best starting pitchers in team history and is the best to take the mound so far this millennium.

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