The Cleveland Indians may be 41-48 coming into Saturday, but with the power surging from Travis Hafner they have quite a potent lineup. If it wasn't for the breakout season of the Tigers or the White Sox this club would've had a good chance of clinching a spot in the postseason within consecutive years. Hafner is having an unbelievable season. He's already set a Major League record by hitting 4 grand slams in the first half of the season.
Hafner definitely got shafted by not being selected to the All-Star game. What a shame, this guy deserved to be at least a reserve off the bench. Today he hit a homer against the Twins to raise his total to 27. Few players in the game now can launch dingers as high and far as the Indians' first baseman. Hafner is having a career year, batting .324 with 75 RBIs and 69 runs scored. No one can deny his value to the Indians or any team for that matter.
Even though Hafner won't be able to lead his team to the playoffs he will have his share of season highlights while trying to help the 'Tribe finish above .500. Before the trade deadline if he was put on the market he'd be a hot commodity to grab, but Cleveland would be nuts to let him go. I think Hafner will have a secure home there for at least the rest of the season and next year if not longer. Hafner is one of today's top baseball stars to watch through September .
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