Corey Kluber Describes ‘Rare’ Chemistry of Cleveland’s 2016 Team

Chemistry is great, but for that 2016 roster, it also elevated the team’s potential. Everyone in the locker room had the same objective, and that showed on the field.

Kluber continued, “It made it really easy to go out there when it was game time and all have the same goal. There wasn't any individual egos that were kind of attracting from the goal of the team. Which, in all honesty, is pretty rare.”

Similar to Cleveland’s current roster, many of the players on the 2016 team were drafted or signed around the same time. They came up through the farm system together, knew each other well before stepping foot on a big-league field, and had an understanding of each other as a person, not just a player.

Some credit does deserve to go to the front office for how the roster was constructed. Not only did they add to right players talent-wise, but also personality-wise, and that second piece can sometimes be just as important as the first.

Yes, the 2016 Indians won 94 games, but many of the memories fans look back on center on how the players interacted with one another, which was clearly a genuine joy.

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