Tribe weighing options before Trade Deadline

KANSAS CITY — The Indians entered Tuesday with the American League’s best winning percentage and a comfortable lead atop the AL Central. Cleveland has a solid roster, but is in position to fortify a handful of areas over the next two weeks.

The Indians have had inconsistency within their bullpen, which has included a revolving door for lefties trying to stick. Outfielder Michael Brantley is currently dealing with another setback in his comeback from right shoulder surgery, meaning the Tribe might be in the market for a bat. Catcher Yan Gomes is also out for at least six weeks after sustaining a separated right shoulder on Sunday.

Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti and general manager Mike Chernoff will be weighing all of these issues as the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline approaches. Prior to Tuesday’s game against the Royals, Antonetti addressed a number of the questions facing his team with trade talks gaining steam behind the scenes.

Will Brantley’s injury impact the club’s approach at the Deadline?

Antonetti: “To some extent. I think what we’ve tried to do is really plan for a lot of different scenarios. We’ve had different scenarios we’ve looked at with Michael being back vs. …

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