Cleveland Indians: Three free agents who could jolt offense

Three free agents who could jolt the offense of the Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians offense has been hit and miss so far this season and while they have the occasional outburst for seven runs, they will have two or three games surrounding the outburst of one or two runs at best. What the Tribe could opt to do in the meantime is add a free agent bat to create a bridge that would allow the players in the minors to come into their own a bit more.

Now, if you’re here looking for young names that Cleveland could sign, unfortunately you’ll have to wait until November. At this point in the season, all the young names with production or potential have been signed elsewhere and what remains are players who had their prime in the range of five years ago at least. They aren’t flashy anymore, but they still might be able to get the job done.

The Tribe have played with this idea in the past, most notably signing Carlos Gonzalez in 2019 for what was only a few months to provide some burst to the lineup while the younger players in the organization knocked off the rust in the first few months. Gonzalez only played 30 games for the Tribe and didn’t play well, but he filled the role he was brought in to do.

The Cleveland Indians will soon have players ready in the minors, but they might need a little more time to be ready. In the meantime, the front office needs to find solutions to provide runs to keep the team competitive until those players are ready to make the jump to the big leagues. While these three players might not grab headlines anymore, they might be able to come in for a few months and provide some run production. Just remember, they probably aren’t the names you were hoping to see, but they are all that’s left on the market.