With Choo out for an extended time, Carlos Santana's bat will largely dictate the Indians offense during the post All Star break. Santana has proven he can get on base. But he needs to raise his batting average to help the Indians create more runs.

With Sizemore's questionable health and Choo and the DL, the Indians will be relying on Santana to lead the offense. Hopefully, Santana can evolve into the middle of the order threat we have envisioned in him.

Down the road, I wouldn't mind converting Santana to a full time firstbasemen. I think his bat is to valuable to keep at catcher and a firstbasemen's careers last longer (and healthier) than catchers. However, I wouldn't do that until this team has solid offensive contributors at other positions (second base, third base, outfield).