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One September call-up to watch for each MLB team

By Joshua Sadlock

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 07: Gavin Lux #10 of the National League Futures Team throws during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 7, 2019 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 07: Gavin Lux #10 of the National League Futures Team throws during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 7, 2019 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – AUGUST 14: Logan Allen #53 of the Cleveland Indians pitches against the Boston Red Sox in the eighth inning at Progressive Field on August 14, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Red Sox defeated the Indians 5-1. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – AUGUST 14: Logan Allen #53 of the Cleveland Indians pitches against the Boston Red Sox in the eighth inning at Progressive Field on August 14, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Red Sox defeated the Indians 5-1. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images) /

Cleveland Indians: Logan Allen

As a small-market team that has been in contention for nearly a decade straight without winning a title, the Cleveland Indians are getting dangerously close to the point of needing to completely tear down their roster and start over. That’s why they shopped ace Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer. The Indians ultimately elected to keep pushing ahead in their efforts to win a World Series, kept Kluber and traded Bauer for immediate outfield help.

Unlike the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals, small-market teams who defied the odds to win consistently for several years, the Indians are more set to continue winning as their core group transitions because their starting pitching is so good and locked into cheap contracts. That has allowed them to avoid beginning to auction off stars nearing free agency.

All that being said, the Indians’ farm system really doesn’t have much to offer in terms of September reinforcements for a pennant race. First-round picks Triston McKenzie and Will Brinson look like whiffs and top prospect Nolan Jones has fewer than 200 at-bats at Double-A. The best bet for a September boost from the farm system is left-hander Logan Allen.

Allen made a brief debut with the Indians earlier this year but struggled. He allowed 36 hits in 27.2 innings and had a 6.18 ERA in nine games. Allen walked 13 against only 17 strikeouts, but he’s healthy and available. The 22-year-old has four good offerings and could provide some help out of the bullpen down the stretch.

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