2016 Cleveland Indians

[Stark]

Anyone interested in a Frankie Gutierrez reunion?

Just looked up his stats. Holy shit.

.313, 11 HR, 30 RBI

Hitting .349 against lefties, .259 against righties. Still a plus defender.

I'm not sure about having him as a true starter, especially since he hasn't played a game in CF this year, but as a fourth outfielder/platoon, hell yes. Makes Raburn/Sands a bit redundant, and if he is a starter, then I'm not sure where Almonte fits.

 

[AZ_]

Why are people assuming Jerry Sands will be on this team next year?

He's a sure fire DFA candidate

 

[Real Deal]

Why are people assuming Jerry Sands will be on this team next year?

He's a sure fire DFA candidate

People, or Stark?

 

[Stark]

 

[dkbldev]

 

[Otsego Mar]

We actually open at home next year? How about that!

 

[Stark]

Every game from Sept. 9th thru the end of the season is against the AL Central.

 

[macbdog]

Every game from Sept. 9th thru the end of the season is against the AL Central.

So basically we get to play spoiler? #thatssoCleveland

 

[Nom]

Anyone interested in a Frankie Gutierrez reunion?

I wasn't until you brought him up, but now I'm obsessed with this. Makes too much sense.

 

[elcheato]

Neither him or Brantley can play CF, and I'd rather use any available money somewhere else. I think they can live with Chisenhall platooning with a righty in RF given what we know about his defensive ability out there now.

 

[Nom]

Neither him or Brantley can play CF, and I'd rather use any available money somewhere else. I think they can live with Chisenhall platooning with a righty in RF given what we know about his defensive ability out there now.

Gutz can be that righty!

 

[macbdog]

I wasn't until you brought him up, but now I'm obsessed with this. Makes too much sense.

Depends on what the market is, really. Not much in the way of OFers- basically it is Upton, Heyward, Cespedes, then a sharp drop off- but Gutierrez' injury history is enough to scare off most teams. Probably comes down to what Seattle wants to do, if they want to retain him he may just re-up there since they stuck by him.

 

[Real Deal]

How many times does Gutz get a hurt a year?

 

[BimboColesHair]

Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that while many in the organization would like to hold onto Ozuna given his considerable upside, team owner Jeffrey Loria is “disappointed” in Ozuna and “very much open to trading him” in exchange for pitching help.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/09/marcell-ozuna-trade-jeffrey-loria.html

Looks like a mentioned target by many in here will be made available this winter...would you be willing to give up Bauer or a SP prospect in hopes of a rebound in production and 5 years of Ozuna?

 

[macbdog]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/09/marcell-ozuna-trade-jeffrey-loria.html

Looks like a mentioned target by many in here will be made available this winter...would you be willing to give up Bauer or a SP prospect in hopes of a rebound in production and 5 years of Ozuna?

I would try other options first besides Bauer but Ozuna should definitely be targeted it available.