These teams could trade for Tribe’s top arms

The Indians’ Opening Day payroll for their 25-man roster increased roughly 40 percent between 2016 and ’18, but attendance fell this past season and, after reaching Game 7 of the World Series in 2016, the club has played only four home playoff games the past two years. This is how revenue realities begin to impact the championship window of a club that has used affordable cornerstone players as the backbone for three straight American League Central titles.