Lots of excitement on the Forum on what's supposed to be opening day.

Jose Ramirez has the most team friendly/player rip off contract in all of baseball and it's likely not even close.

Sometimes, the owners get lucky.

which would suggest we will hold onto to him until the contract expires;

or to argue against myself, sell that great contract for a great return: we can always use another pair of middle infielders

civ ollilavad wrote:which would suggest we will hold onto to him until the contract expires;

or to argue against myself, sell that great contract for a great return: we can always use another pair of middle infielders

Lol, these days no team, including Cleveland keeps someone til the end of their contract. Nor should they except if they are a top revenue team and contending.

how about a centerfielder? any centerfielder

We didn't take guesses for 2021 won loss record Too much pessimism to want tot take the plunge.

How about a When Will Jake Bauers get his first hit?

I'm the reigning pessimist and I'll guess 81-81

that's not pessimistic this season. One of the PD writers or maybe two guessed sub-500. Obviously 4 games don't mean much but they certainly do not raise confidence levels. Remember that last year they played only the central, not the tougher east, and this year the competition in the central looks improved at least in CHI, KC and DET. I really think getting out of the upper 70s will be tough. I'll try 78-84

despite crummy stats overall, the Indians rate well on one offensive measure: lowest per game strike out rate for the hitters. So they put the ball in play more than everyone else; does that mean they're just having bad luck or excel in feeble pops and ground balls? I;m sure there's an exit velocity rating somewhere that tells us.

seagull wrote:I'm the reigning pessimist and I'll guess 81-81

I can't do better then that excellent guess. So to be optimistic I'll go 82 - 80

civ - lest we all forget, even in the best of years Tito's early season record is rarely good.

i do recall that. this one will be a challenge.

Maybe this belongs in "other than the Indians" but anyway;

Something caused to look up Danny Salazar and of course he hasn't been seen since his really injury devastated 2019 season and strange start throwing about 75 mph. He's still only 30 but I assume he's over and done with. His career marks: 38-34 in 109 games and 591 innings.

So I compared him to another talented but injury plagued former Indian, Mike Clevinger, also age 30. In his career: 42-23 105 games 542 innings. He is due back with the Padres for 2022 at age 31 Will he last at all? I wish him the best; he certainly impressed with the talent to become another Indian or ex-Indian Cy Young winner.

I'd like to see Hernandez get going He's done nothing so far