Indians arguments is back with our predictions for the 2013 season. This year (after epically blowing all of our MLB predictions) we will be sticking with what we know, the Cleveland Indians. We have three categories of predictions this season. First is the Indians leaders for the triple crown stats (wins, strike outs, ERA, home runs, RBI and batting average), followed by our predicted winners for the Burning River Awards given away at the end of the season. Finally, each writer for Burning River will pick the final rankings for the American League Central Division.
Indians Triple Crown Leaders
| Stat | 2012 | Joe | Jen | Mike |
| HR | Santana | Nick Swisher | Carlos Santana | Asdrubal Cabrera |
| RBI | Kipnis | Carlos Santana | Jason Kipnis | Nick Swisher |
| AVG | Brantley | Michael Brantley | Michael Bourne | Asdrubal Cabrera |
| W | Masterson | Justin Masterson | Zach McAllister | Justin Masterson |
| K | Masterson | Justin Masterson | Ubaldo Jimenez | Justin Masterson |
| ERA | Masterson | Justin Masterson | Zach McAllister | Justin Masterson |
| Award | 2012 | Joe | Jen | Mike |
| Most Improved | Choo | Justin Masterson | Ubaldo Jimenez | Carlos Carrasco |
| Rookie of the Year | McAllister | Trevor Bauer | Tim Fedroff | C.C. Lee |
| Best Reliever | Pestano | Vinnie Pestano | Joe Smith | Vinnie Pestano |
| Best Defender | Brantley | Michael Bourne | Jason Kipnis | Drew Stubbs |
| Best Hitter | Choo | Jason Kipnis | Nick Swisher | Lonnie Chisenhall |
| Best Pitcher | Pestano | Vinnie Pestano | Joe Smith | Vinnie Pestano |
| MVP | Kipnis | Jason Kipnis | Asdrubal Cabrera | Lonnie Chisenhall |
Central Division Standings
| 2012 | Joe | Jen | Mike |
| Tigers | Indians | Indians | White Sox |
| White Sox | Tigers | Tigers | Royals |
| Royals | Royals | Twins | Twins |
| Indians | White Sox | Royals | Tigers |
| Twins | Twins | WhiteSox | Indians |
Hopefully we will be at least a little more accurate than in previous seasons, but either way, we'll go over results at the end of the season and laugh at how silly Mike was.
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