Whether or not this translates into a better product, however, may depend on the Indians’ ability to replace a few key faces that have been lost to graduation.
Gone are Reed Roewe, Zander Garcia and Aaron Skiles — important contributors to last season’s late flurry that saw the Indians overcome a 1-5 start to finish 4-7 and reach area round of the playoffs. On the plus side, Haskell has seven starters on both sides of the ball among 16 lettermen to act as compensation.