PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Urshela's up-and-down 2016

Cleveland Indians

In last week's AL Central PT Tomorrow, BaseballHQ.com looked at the OF depth dented by Marlon Byrd's (OF, CLE) suspension. José Ramírez' (2B/SS/3B/OF, CLE) move to OF starter has put a strain on the 3B position, too.

Giovanny Urshela (3B, CLE; pictured above) has been on quite the roller coaster ride. After a very strong spring training, he was sent to Triple-A Columbus to work on his game while 16-year veteran Juan Uribe (3B, CLE) manned the hot corner. Getting one hit in his first 26 AB, Urshela rallied to a .283 BA after 113 AB. He then lost nearly two weeks in May to a hamstring injury and re-started slowly (5-for-29, one BB, six K) after his activation. As of June 13, Urshela has rallied again with an eight-game...

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