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Man, Schwarber's defense is awful. If he can't improve as a catcher I think a trade to the AL (Indians perhaps) could be in the cards.
Man, Schwarber's defense is awful. If he can't improve as a catcher I think a trade to the AL (Indians perhaps) could be in the cards.
That bad? Never actually watched him catch. Seeing Schwarber in the outfield was awful.Yeah he should never catch again.
That bad? Never actually watched him catch. Seeing Schwarber in the outfield was awful.
I would say 'Wily Mo Pena Jr' but Wily is too young to have an adult junior.Hell ya I'd take Puig. Tito would get the best out of him.
Manny JR, anyone?
I think most of us following the Indians this year would agree that we need at least one solid power hitter for this coming year. Will the owners support it and find one?
Meanwhile the team with the best power in the AL pulled most of their pop off the trash heap (Jose Bautista, Encarnacion, Colabello, Smoak) while the vet who has anchored the Royals lineup is Kendrys Morales. The Indians can find some useable power out there while dumpster diving. It is harder to do now but can be done.I hate lazy jabs at ownership like this one. Will they support it? If you mean giving $20 M per to a guy like Cespedes, they won't and they shouldn't. Will they support a trade? Of course, but it takes two to tango. Are you willing to give up Carrasco or Salazar? That's where most conversations will start. That's not to say they can't get one without giving up one of our stud SPs, but it's not like they can just go to Walgreens and pick one up, and finding a power hitter this offseason has very little to do with ownership.
Meanwhile the team with the best power in the AL pulled most of their pop off the trash heap (Jose Bautista, Encarnacion, Colabello, Smoak) while the vet who has anchored the Royals lineup is Kendrys Morales. The Indians can find some useable power out there while dumpster diving. It is harder to do now but can be done.
Meanwhile the team with the best power in the AL pulled most of their pop off the trash heap (Jose Bautista, Encarnacion, Colabello, Smoak) while the vet who has anchored the Royals lineup is Kendrys Morales. The Indians can find some useable power out there while dumpster diving. It is harder to do now but can be done.
You don't have to spend any where near $20M to get a good power hitter. Already mentioned in this thread are reasonable trade options, such as Goldshmidt, Belt, Schwarber, Puig, etc.I hate lazy jabs at ownership like this one. Will they support it? If you mean giving $20 M per to a guy like Cespedes, they won't and they shouldn't. Will they support a trade? Of course, but it takes two to tango. Are you willing to give up Carrasco or Salazar? That's where most conversations will start. That's not to say they can't get one without giving up one of our stud SPs, but it's not like they can just go to Walgreens and pick one up, and finding a power hitter this offseason has very little to do with ownership.
You don't have to spend any where near $20M to get a good power hitter. Already mentioned in this thread are reasonable trade options, such as Goldshmidt, Belt, Schwarber, Puig, etc.
As for lazy jabs, I should have explained more clearly that I think the owners are tired of paying up for the recent failed efforts by the likes of Swisher, Moss, Bourn, etc. so they may not support trading a very good pitcher like Carrasco or Salazar for someone who may or may not pan out.
And yes, ownership does have a huge say in whether the Indians spend money or not on acquiring new assets. It would be foolish to think otherwise as this is a business. They are simply not going to allow management to spend good money on failed players, especially with a new GM and the failed efforts of the recent past.