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Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:49 pm
by civ ollilavad
This is the time of year the Indians do some of their best offseason work. Good time to sign a free agent reliever who's got nowhere to go in 30 days.
Maybe the logical trade of one of our two equally skilled catchers won't happen until the first injured catcher of the spring; someone is sure to go down with a broken hand, or worse, during spring games. Then we can cut a deal for Gomes.
Maybe be the same will hold for the Salazar deal: first contender to lose a pitcher in spring training could come calling [assuming Danny hasn't got hurt again himself; or perhaps Tomlin's modest salary [and modest talent] will appeal more.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:03 pm
by seagull
Not ready to dump Salazar yet. Still young, cheap and can throw in the high 90s. Kipnis and a catcher are the ones they should dangle.
Arizona softened me up alright. 72 degrees and no humidity in January does wonders.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:30 pm
by TFIR
civ ollilavad wrote:This is the time of year the Indians doing some of their best offseason work. Good time to sign a free agent reliever who's not nowhere to go in 30 days.
Maybe the logical trade of one of our two equally skilled catchers won't happen until the first injured catcher of the spring; someone is sure to go down with a broken hand, or worse, during spring games. Then we can cut a deal for Gomes.
Maybe be the same will hold for the Salazar deal: first contender to lose a pitcher in spring training could come calling [assuming Danny hasn't got hurt again himself; or perhaps Tomlin's modest salary [and modest talent] will appeal more.
Good one civ - I hadn't thought that dealing Gomes and handing the duties to Perez would be another way to free up some payroll.
It's old school to think that Gomes has no worth because he doesn't hit much. Look around and teams are giving deals to catchers (and other players as well) based on their defensive ratings. There's scoring runs AND saving runs.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:10 pm
by TFIR
Another thing on the front office.
I talked about Andrew Miller in 2016 but of course they stepped up and got Jay Bruce last year at the deadline.
So this front office is all in by any definition.
One year ago today we had no idea about Jay Bruce. This year....to be determined.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:13 pm
by civ ollilavad
Sea:
Would you suggest we hang on to all 6 starters, and put one in the pen? Not a bad idea since we can be sure someone will be on DL if not several of them during the course of the season.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:31 pm
by seagull
I know it's not good for a pitcher's confidence, but MGR Seagull goes with the hot hand theory. Two bad outings in a row gets you sent to the pen and the next man up gets a shot. Kluber and Cookie are exempt. Rest of the guys subject to the Seagull Rule.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:11 pm
by rusty2
So it was a cactus !
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:48 pm
by seagull
cacti
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:20 pm
by TFIR
MLB.com's Jon Morosi reports that the Indians and Orioles discussed a potential Manny Machado trade last month, but "the sides aren't actively discussing him now."
Morosi notes that "many in the industry" believe the Indians are open to trading Danny Salazar, and he would certainly seem like a fit with the pitching-starved Orioles. However, it's unclear whether Salazar was involved in talks and it doesn't appear the two clubs have been in touch lately. Machado is not looking like a great bet to be traded before Opening Day at this point.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 10:14 am
by TFIR
Mike Clevinger - S - Indians
Mike Clevinger made it clear on Friday that he has his sights set on winning a spot in the Indians' rotation in 2018.
The Indians have three spots already set in their rotation, with Danny Salazar, Josh Tomlin and Clevinger left to fight it out for the final two spots. Clevinger told reporters "I'm not even thinking about the bullpen. I want to throw 200 innings." The 27-year-old hurler posted a 3.11 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 137/60 K/BB ratio across 121 2/3 innings with the Tribe in 2017.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:39 am
by TFIR
Hmmm - this guy does play 3B. And obviously could be a RH bat in the outfield. As a part timer on a cheap contract??? And friends with EE?
Jose Bautista's agent, Jay Alou, told Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com that he's "working out diligently" in preparation for 2018.
"It's no secret he's one of the most dedicated players in the game," said Alou. "He takes a lot of pride in staying in shape. His work ethic is contagious to other players." There's been very little discussion about the 37-year-old Bautista coming off a year where he batted just .203/.308/.366 with 23 homers over 686 plate appearances.
Alou expressed earlier this offseason that Bautista is willing to play anywhere, including both corner infield and outfield spots, as well as DH. Signing him shouldn't require a major investment at this stage of his career.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:14 pm
by TFIR
Congrats to new Hall of Famer Jim Thome
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:02 pm
by rusty2
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens say what ? I thought you were not allowed in the HOF if you did steroids ?
Somewhere Charlie Manuel is laughing saying, Jimmy boy we fooled them again.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:45 am
by seagull
Kenm will be disappointed Manny didn't get many votes.
Re: General Discussion
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:46 pm
by TFIR
seagull wrote:Kenm will be disappointed Manny didn't get many votes.
LOL Seagull!!!