Cleveland Indians: 4 players on the hot seat before the trade deadline

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 8: Right fielder Brandon Guyer #6 of the Cleveland Indians catches a line drive hit by Stephen Piscotty #25 of the Oakland Athletics to end the top of the third inning at Progressive Field on July 8, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

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CLEVELAND, OH – JULY 14: Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Indians is congratulated by teammate Francisco Lindor #12 as he returns to the dugout after scoring against the New York Yankees in the sixth inning at Progressive Field on July 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images) /

With the Cleveland Indians expected to make changes before the MLB trade deadline, these four players may find themselves on the hot seat.

The Cleveland Indians are a first-place team halfway through the season, but holes on the club make this team’s chances of winning the pennant suspect.

The Tribe is rumored to be looking for bullpen help, outfield help and the biggest prize of them all, Manny Machado.

It seems like a lot of work to “fix” a first-place team, but that’s where the Tribe’s at heading into the All-Star break.

Winning the AL Central is a lock, but no one covering baseball seems to give the Indians a chance against the Astros, Yankees and Red Sox.

So if the Indians do make moves before the July 31 deadline, something’s going to have to give. There’s only 25 spots on the roster.

With that in mind, these four players may feel their seats getting hotter as the Tribe stares down another appearance in MLB’s postseason.

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