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West Coast coach Adam Simpson says he feels like the season has been a waste after his side were booted out of this years AFL finals series.The Eagles premiership hopes were brought to an abrupt end after copping a shock 47-point hammering from the Bulldogs in Thursday nights elimination final at Domain Stadium.West Coast made it all the way to last years grand final, and they were quietly confident they could repeat that effort after knocking off flag fancies GWS, Hawthorn and Adelaide in recent weeks.But they were simply no match for a white-hot Bulldogs outfit, with the Eagles slumping to their biggest finals defeat on home soil, 14.15 (99) to 7.10 (52).Simpson said he was proud of his teams efforts to win 16 games during the home-and-away season.But the nature of their finals exit left a sour taste in his mouth.Every time you lose a game like this in a final you feel like youve wasted the whole year, Simpson said.The players are hurting as much as the coaches are and the supporters.You always think what could you have done differently in your preparation, and were they switched on mentally at the start.We need to reflect on the game and we need to improve over the summer.Simpson doesnt feel his list needs much tweaking heading into next season, believing the bulk of his squad are strong.But one area that needs urgent attention is the ruck.With All-Australian Nic Naitanui set to miss most of next season, West Coast need to find an adequate back-up to support Scott Lycett.Jonathan Giles filled in admirably late in the season, but the Eagles are keen on a more mobile ruckman to better complement Lycett.GWS forward/ruckman Rory Lobb looms as a key target for West Coast, but whether a deal can be done remains to be seen.Simpson revealed Lycett, who had been battling a posterior cruciate ligament injury since midway through the season, will require surgery on his left knee in the coming weeks.Lycett was clearly hampered by the injury in recent games, and he was hobbling early against the Bulldogs after copping another knock to the area.I thought the knock he got tonight probably knocked him, Simpson said.Youve got to roll the dice a little bit as well, so we thought we would with him.He was brave and he played the game out.Simpson played down suggestions the bye week before the finals was a major reason behind his teams flop against the Bulldogs.We did hit the end of the season with momentum. 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We want him to try to impact the game for two or three innings, not try to go five or six.Anderson has started and relieved for the Indians and Triple-A Columbus this year. He began the season in the Indians rotation, but got off to a bad start and was demoted to Columbus.In eight starts for the Indians, he is 1/3 with a 7.65 ERA. In nine relief appearances, he is 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA. At Columbus, Anderson appeared in 13 games (six starts) and he was 0-2 with a 3.62 ERA.He has had success as a starter at the big league level. In 15 starts for the Indians in the second half of the 2015 season, Anderson was 7-3, 3.05 ERA.Anderson has also fared well against Chicago. In three appearances (two starts) against the White Sox this yeear he is 1-0 with a 1.dddddddddddd.80 ERA. In his career he has four appearances (three starts) versus Chicago and is 2-0 with a 1.66 ERA.Francona is reluctant to talk about the postseason until the Indians officially clinch the Central Division title -- their magic number for doing so is three -- but said he thinks his healthy pitchers, in the rotation and in the bullpen, are holding up well over a long seasons worth of work.Nobody looks like they are on fumes, Francona said. And a lot of these guys have never pitched in September, much less October.Quintana is 1-2 with a 2.60 ERA in four starts against the Indians this year. In 18 career appearances (16 starts) versus Cleveland he is 6-3, 2.58.The White Sox will likely play short-handed as center fielder Adam Eaton is expected to be unavailable. Eaton had to leave Fridays game in the sixth inning after running into the center field wall while making a catch on a fly ball hit by Roberto Perez.Eaton hit the wall running at top speed, and fell to the warning track on his back, but held onto to the ball. He remained on the track for several minutes and needed assistance walking off the field.Hes pretty banged up, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. It knocked the air out of him. He hit his hip, and felt that his back locked up on him. His shoulder -- everything. Were going to get him checked out. ' ' '