An Early Look (and Guess) on What the Indians Do with Their 2019 Free Agents

5. Josh Tomlin

You could just feel with each September start that Tomlin got that the end was near, and it’s fairly evident unless it’s with an invite to spring training with no roster spot guaranteed that Tomlin has thrown his last pitch with the Indians.

Last season he entered the year as the fifth starter, but was a disaster from the word go, just unable to get batters out, and he was quickly pulled from the starter spot for the likes of young pitchers like Adam Plutko and then Shane Bieber.

He ended the season 2-5 with a 6.14 ERA, and the team did all they could to get him right, even putting him on the DL with a ‘hamstring injury’ to try and allow him time to get things in the right direction.

Tomlin’s efforts over the years won’t be soon forgotten, but again him returning seems like a long shot.

Early Guess – Terry Francona and the clubhouse has always been super fond of Tomlin, but in the end it’s in the best interest to move on and allow him the chance to catch on elsewhere.

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