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Indians Twitter is a funny read. Fans are not happy about our 5-9 in the order.

Fans are not happy about the bullpen after Hand.

It feels like 2016 was forever ago.
 
(That being said though honestly, if you can control yourself, you can easily live off of a million dollars in a lifetime so to me they get plenty as it is).
Maybe if you live in a tiki hut you built without any electricity or heat, were fine being uninsured and made sure you never had any health issues, and were fine pretty much never traveling or vacationing or having any kids

A million dollars over a 75 year span is around $13,000/year in today's dollars

Throw in inflation and there's no way you can make it through a lifetime with only a million dollars if that's the only inflow you ever have. Or, you could, but you'd be living in extreme poverty or much more likely you'd exhaust that money far sooner than you'd die
 
Issue with taking on Bauer when we traded for him was he is his own entity. He's way different, which is why he was so intriguing as a prospect. But it also meant the odds of him sticking with the Indians past his original contract were near non-existent.
This is what I always say when it comes to Bauer

It's hard to get too upset with how he is because if he isn't the way he is the Dbacks probably don't give up on him and we don't get him in the first place
 
Indians Twitter is a funny read. Fans are not happy about our 5-9 in the order.

Fans are not happy about the bullpen after Hand.

It feels like 2016 was forever ago.

Indians Twitter is divided into 3 groups:

Group A: People that think they are friends with the players and the people who run the Twitter account

Group B: Loyal Indians fans that have a deeper understand of baseball and roster construction

Group C: Dolans are Cheap and Chief Wahoo is my god
 
Maybe if you live in a tiki hut you built without any electricity or heat, were fine being uninsured and made sure you never had any health issues, and were fine pretty much never traveling or vacationing or having any kids

A million dollars over a 75 year span is around $13,000/year in today's dollars

Throw in inflation and there's no way you can make it through a lifetime with only a million dollars if that's the only inflow you ever have. Or, you could, but you'd be living in extreme poverty or much more likely you'd exhaust that money far sooner than you'd die


What??!?

They may have to get a day job?
And how many peeps work 75 years ROFL

I am sure if I had 1 mil at any one point in my life things would work
 
What??!?

They may have to get a day job?
And how many peeps work 75 years ROFL

I am sure if I had 1 mil at any one point in my life things would work
I must have missed the point where you only live as long as you work!

I was pretty clear with my point. If the only inflow you ever get is 1 million dollars it would not last you a lifetime.
 
My expectations was never Pollack anyways. He's good enough for a bigger market team to roll the dice on bouncing back and could offer up the incentives.

My expectations are one Melky Cabrera. He'd be the best hitter in our outfield.
 
I must have missed the point where you only live as long as you work!

I was pretty clear with my point. If the only inflow you ever get is 1 million dollars it would not last you a lifetime.

I do understand your point ...

My point remains let me start with that mere mil and work my day job and I will be fi


Now playing with your numbers .. give me 5 mil instead and 65 mil a year is more than most here may have seen in life

Meanwhile back to the game
 
Simply a thought ..

Yankees want to upgrade Gray and Arenado is but a year away

How about Kluber or Bauer for Frazier andujar and gray plus
 
I stumbled on a blog called Diamond Digest. They writer proposed five trades for Corey Kluber. Here they are to discuss.

1. Kluber to Milwaukee for OF Corey Ray (Brewer #2), RHP Trey Supak (#13) Outfielder Tristan Lutz (#5) My vote - Big NO.

2 Kluber and Kipnis to Cincinnati for OF Matt Kemp, 2B Scooter Gennett, LHP Jacob Heatherly (#17) and Taylor Trammel (Reds #2 MLB #17)
My vote - NO - 2 rentals

3. Kluber to LA Dodgers for OF Alex Verdugo (Dodgers #1 MLB #32), RHP Dennis Santana (#6), and OF Sterling Heredia (#26)
MY Vote - No need better 3rd piece.

4. Kluber to San Diego for MacKenzie Gore (Padres #2 MLB #13), OF Manuel Margot, and OF Edward Olivares (#28)
My Vote - No (but closer) need better 3rd piece.

5 Kluber to Phillies for RHP Sixto Sanchez (Phillies #1 MLB #21) OF Mickey Moniak (#6) and RHP David Parkinson (#19)
My Vote - No lacks MLB outfielder

What are your thoughts?
 
I stumbled on a blog called Diamond Digest. They writer proposed five trades for Corey Kluber. Here they are to discuss.

1. Kluber to Milwaukee for OF Corey Ray (Brewer #2), RHP Trey Supak (#13) Outfielder Tristan Lutz (#5) My vote - Big NO.

2 Kluber and Kipnis to Cincinnati for OF Matt Kemp, 2B Scooter Gennett, LHP Jacob Heatherly (#17) and Taylor Trammel (Reds #2 MLB #17)
My vote - NO - 2 rentals

3. Kluber to LA Dodgers for OF Alex Verdugo (Dodgers #1 MLB #32), RHP Dennis Santana (#6), and OF Sterling Heredia (#26)
MY Vote - No need better 3rd piece.

4. Kluber to San Diego for MacKenzie Gore (Padres #2 MLB #13), OF Manuel Margot, and OF Edward Olivares (#28)
My Vote - No (but closer) need better 3rd piece.

5 Kluber to Phillies for RHP Sixto Sanchez (Phillies #1 MLB #21) OF Mickey Moniak (#6) and RHP David Parkinson (#19)
My Vote - No lacks MLB outfielder

What are your thoughts?

No on all of them. If that's Kluber's value, here's more valuable to keep than to trade for any of those packages. I need at least one sure thing in any deal for Kluber.
 
No on all of them. If that's Kluber's value, here's more valuable to keep than to trade for any of those packages. I need at least one sure thing in any deal for Kluber.

Exactly. If those are the offers, that's exactly why Kluber is still in Cleveland. The only reason to trade him is if it can help make our team better, which none of those deals accomplish.
 

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