The First Half for the Indians – Four Takeaways from the Good and Bad (Part Three)

3. Cody’s Milestone

Indians closer Cody Allen has been a bright spot in the first half, saving 20 games, also setting a franchise mark for the most saves by an Indian, passing Bob Wickman with his 140th save during the teams’ holiday series in early July against the Royals.

All things considered, Allen should go past his personal high for saves in a season, as he had 34 in 2015, but could pass that mark with a good second half.

Oddly enough, the team might have traded for his replacement on Thursday in Brad Hand, as Allen will be a free agent at the end of 2018, and making $10.5 million already this year he’s likely to be out of the teams’ price range.

For now he’s still the closer, and while his ERA at 4.66 is higher than he or the team wants, he’s hopeful that a good second half will put him in a good position this offseason.

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