Francona Names Tribe’s Starting Pitching Rotation; Mentions Where A Healthy Brantley Will Be Slotted In Lineup

CLEVELAND, Ohio- As Opening Day approaches, the Cleveland Indians have started to set some of their roster in place. Today, Tribe fans found out who will be the five starters taking the mound for Cleveland this year.

MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian reported the news today that Cleveland Indians Manager Terry Francona announced the Tribe’s pitching rotation and also mentioned that Francona talked about where a returning Michael Brantley would be put in the lineup.

Francona announced Opening Day rotation order: Kluber, Carrasco, Salazar, Tomlin and Bauer. Will go in order. No one skipped.

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) March 27, 2017

Francona: When Brantley joins team — Opening Day or later on — would likely be the No. 3 hitter.

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) March 27, 2017

The Tribe look to make another run to the World Series. This year, they’ll look to be healthy while doing it.