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Your group think on here is the extreme minority. Just today on 92.3 The Fan during Baskin and Phelp they suggested and I quote "they need to find a Steve Ballmer type" to own the team. Most of callers felt them same way. They are making a profit but treat the Indians like it's a normal Business. There's nothing to optimistic about when they let a top 5 player walk for some scrubs in AA that may or may not be good. Linor is a proven superstar in his prime and will be in his prime for 6-7 years and has earned his next contract, pay the damn man. It's not my problem those cheaps fuck have such a small payroll that Lindor would take 25% of it. They need to figure it, MLB or MLBPA needs to figure it with a cap/floor, or sell the team to someone with the purse to field and maintain a Major league team in current climate it's that simple. If you enjoy this cycle of developing Cy Young winners and MVP types so we can lose them in Free Agency to big market teams rather then pay/retain them then your probably the type that like get his balls stomped out by some chick in high heels on and then proudly posts it on Pornhub or something. Can you imagine if the Cavs took same approach with LBJ. Also tell me all the glowing thing besides the draft do the Cavs have to look forward to. We're on a thread about how the coach is quitting because his players hated practicing twice a day while making millions and our FO sucks with no end in sight and no plan going forward.
Since you stated stuff about the Indians I’ll move that part this way, there is stuff I am hoping you will understand hence why I moved your words to a thread that is talking about the Dolans and honestly I am not a fan of them but as owners the Dolans have actually changed and helped make the organization into one of the best in the league and I will go over how they have changed and become way better.
1) All owners treat their respective sports as businesses. Very, very few are willing to go into the red ever in their respected sports. Gilbert of the Cavs happens to be one of the few as long as it means championship appearances. So stop expecting ever owner should be willing to.
2) Since Francona has arrived in Cleveland and Antonetti has taken over the team in a sense, they have not had a losing season. In that time frame, if I am correct, they won more games than any other organization.
3) They have worked greatly on the minor league systems over the last years as well. Putting a lot more money into international programs, scouting and honestly just doing a way better job of finding and developing players. From 2000-2007 They has what 5ish players drafted within the first three rounds and like one player that became an all-star. The current crew of scouts and minor league developing coordinators had 3 Players make it to the bigs from the same draft class. This organization from top to bottom has had scouts and minor league coordinators and other workers on that end be promoted in other organizations, including the Rays, Twins and Blue Jays.
4) Andrew Miller trade stated to me the owner was willing to spend to win more games. To me before that move it always felt like the Indians never did shit to upgrade the roster and I hated the owners myself cause of that. Also before then they never seemed to extend players like Jacobs originally did and the Rays where doing. They have been in the recent era and between good drafting, developing and extending players, they have made playoff contending teams for almost a decade now. Also when we needed a certain type of player, they are willing to spend a bit more to go get them if it makes sense money wise. Indians have been able to keep roster flexibility because they aren’t spending too much in free a
5) The ownership of the Indians have continually spent above their attendance ratio. When they almost won the World Series they went and signed EE to the largest free agent signing the ball club has ever had. Yet attendance barely increased. With the fact attendance hasn’t been increasing with playoff teams and the fact they signed a horrible TV contract in hindsight, they really aren’t bringing as much revenue as you would expect. Cavs even in the bad years, Gilbert kept the arena busy and kept people in the stands. The Indians couldn’t get people in the stands when they are winning. Don’t blame the owners when the people don’t show up for a good team.
6) They have been around 15th in the league in total payroll but around 24th in attendance. Not sure how you expect any owner in any sport to keep up that type of ratio. So stop shit stomping the Dolans when they finally have their act together and you stopped looking at the facts.
7) Baseball people are stat junkies more than any other sport and honestly the stats say the owners and FO haven’t been bad, and we have had one of the best FOs in any sport period of any league. When the stats support the FO of an organization stop blaming the owner and put it where the blame needs to be which is the MLB itself. So either accept that fact or go watch a big market team who can afford the bull shit of no cap and way more funds from the locals.