The Indians are willing to be patient with third baseman Carlos Santana, according to the Plain Dealer.
Santana has struggled to open the year, hitting just .136 in 125 at-bats. Despite that, manager Terry Francona isn't going to go away from Santana any time soon. "We’ll have a lot of patience with him," Francona said. "He’s our cleanup hitter. We’re not going to send him to Triple-A."
Francona added that the team doesn't want to miss out on a Santana hot streak. "We need to be patience because when he gets hot, he’ll get very hot," he said. "If you’re not patient, you miss out on that."