Commodores is my suggestion. Named after Commodore Perry and the battle of Lake Erie. It is historical, doesn't sound weak, and Feller joined the Navy mid career... Cleveland already has a beer and monument of him.
Actually this is legitimately not bad at all. You have a great post for once! Lol (messing with ya)
I mean there is nothing wrongs with using the History of Cleveland to pick a name. If Perry doesn't win that battle then Cleveland likely would have not been in the US like it was.
I think going with a historical name would he great. My two personal favorites are Spiders and Forest Citys. Hell, go full soccer style and name them the Forest City Baseball Club.
Naming them the Buckeyes would be totally desperate and get them slaughtered in the media.
Forest City though could be a good idea, but they are within the community already in a way for soccer. So that one would be out.
Captains - tie to Great Lakes
Commodores - tie to Great Lakes
Barons - tie to Cleveland Sports history
Spiders - tie to past team name
Satchels - honor Satchel Paige and the Negro Leagues with the name and an MLB initiative to create more fields and developmental pipeline in urban areas
Cure - ties to Cleveland Clinic, beat the curse, and satisfy the massive Goth/baseball crossover demographic
Satchels would be loved by all the sports history buffs, but the new generations not knowing Satchel Paige, would likely think of the bags and not of a great player so that may not be a good idea.
I like were you are going with Cures, but i think we need to think of something else. Clerics would represent the wrong thing in peoples minds, but something thats strong but represents healing would be cool.
Paladins are strong and stout and are supposed to be great protectors, dont mind that idea. General Moses Cleaveland was the founder of the area, but i am not sue if Generals would work.
Naps or Lindors would be interesting, but i doubt it would work right.
My list would be:
Spiders
Tribe
Iroquois (if the Native American group would agree)
Commodores