AL Central

The Cleveland Indians are making waves early in spring training and have a legitimate shot at winning the American League Central in 2015.

If they're going to do it, though, they'll need all hands on deck. That hasn't been the case so far in spring training, and three players in particular are turning heads for all the wrong reasons.

Cleveland Indians pitcher Gavin Floyd is out indefinitely after suffering a recurrence of the right elbow stress fracture that limited him to nine starts in 2014.  

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Floyd Reinjures Pitching Elbow

Tuesday, March 10

The Indians announced they are currently exploring treatment options:

Uncertainty surrounds the Detroit Tigers. 

Second baseman Omar Infante was a key figure in the Kansas City Royals' surprising run to the World Series last year, but the veteran middle infielder is ailing leading up to the start of the 2015 regular season.

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There weren't many reasons to be optimistic about Justin Verlander in 2014. He spent the season producing like a below-average pitcher and all too often looked the part.

Take a listen to what's being said about Verlander now, however, and you'll pick up quite a bit of optimistic talk. And given the state of the Detroit Tigers, it sounds like just what the doctor ordered.

The Cleveland Indians are ready to embark on another season, and with this new season come high hopes. The team is relatively solid from top to bottom, and with a large chunk of last year's team returning, it's becoming difficult to fly under the radar.

The Detroit Tigers project to be contenders once again in 2015. They will head into the new season as favorites to clinch the American League Central Division title for the fifth straight year.

Although reliever Joba Chamberlain's 2014 MLB season didn't reach an ideal conclusion, there is still a place for his live arm in the big leagues.

The eight-year veteran is finally off the market as he has agreed to a one-year major league deal with the Detroit Tigers, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports:

In 2014, the Cleveland Indians saw a number of breakout performances en route to a decent but disappointing finish to the season.

Players like Michael Brantley, Corey Kluber, Cody Allen and Lonnie Chisenhall all took steps forward and helped lead the Indians to their 85-77 record. Here in 2015, the team is looking like a division-title contender, and it'll need those same players to keep up their performance while also relying on a new crop of breakout players in order to fulfill its goals for the year.

Age was just a number for Jason Giambi, as he continued to defy the odds by playing Major League Baseball well into his 40s.