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I enjoy reading Buster Olney's (espn.com) baseball stuff. Here is what he had as #9 in his top MLB story lines for the upcoming season:
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=olney_buster#20070108
9. The Cleveland Indians' closer situation
This is a team on the verge of greatness in so many ways. The Indians have a superlative offense that is getting better, built on the talent of Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez; a rotation that will at least be solid and perhaps much better than that, if Cliff Lee can have more success against good teams; a defense that has been upgraded with the addition of second baseman Josh Barfield; and a decent group of set-up men.
But all of that could be flushed if the Indians can't identify a decent closer, a problem that has seriously hurt Cleveland two of the last three seasons. They've stockpiled a lot of candidates, from Keith Foulke to Joe Borowski. Somebody must emerge.
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=olney_buster#20070108