Bob_The_Cat
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He did do that in '08 and '09 but they failed to do so this time.
Although I mentioned this before - they paid Grady $5mil and then had offers of $7million to Pena and $12million to Beltran out there. Part of me thinks Antonetti just didn't allocate the dollars well.
Yeah...this really pisses me off. They gave $5 mill to a guy who looks like won't even see the field this year. They could have used that money to give Beltran at least an extra mill or two to possibly convince him to come. Maybe he was never really considering the Indians in the first place, but who knows. That extra money the FO devoted to an injured stiff (Grady hasn't played in 110+ games or hit over .250 since 2008) could have actually been used to improve the team.
Even if they were able to sign Beltran, obviously there would have been some big holes on the pitching staff. However, a lineup that could go Choo, Kipnis, Cabrera, Beltran, Hafner, and Santana would produce way more runs. Of course Santana and Hafner haven't had great years either, but there certainly would have been a residual effect from adding a guy like Beltran to the middle of the order. Barring an injury, Beltran's going to finish in at least the top 10 in NL MVP voting.
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