The Indians continue to play better baseball than expected, which leads many to wonder -- will they be buyers as this summer's trade deadline approaches? "You take the first couple months of the season to evaluate your team," general manager Chris Antonetti said. "The next step is identifying the area of need and whether you address it internally or externally. "If the answer is externally then you have to evaluate the cost of the acquisition in dollars and players. It's a process you work through all the time. It's part of the job to be prepared." Indians president Mark Shapiro said his successor will have the ability to make a move if the Indians are still in contention when the trading deadlines approach. "There's been a demonstrated willingness to spend above projected revenues when we felt we had an opportunity to win," Shapiro said, "and there will be an ability and a willingness to acquire a player in July if we're in position to do it."