I believe they're combining the entire Dolan Family together.. Including Charles Dolan.. the founder of Cablevision.. Larry was not a part of that fortune.. I could be wrong..
Larry had a lot of shares he sold before Cablevision stock collapsed before he bought the Indians. That said, yes, everything I see is 'Dolan and family' being worth over $4 Billion.
He could easily fall into the 1 year contract 'wait for next year' to sign a longer term contract. Also, he rakes at The Jake
Coach, there is no "hate" for Clement. It's just perfectly clear to many of us that he just isn't that good, especially in an organization so deep in MIFers. I'd also agree with Pete that obtaining this many MIFers and thinking you can just plug them in somewhere else is nothing short of stupid IMO. This lineup is unappealing to fans, extremely unappealing and I don't know the original source of the blame between the Dolans or the fans. I believe that you need to understand the market. You need to understand what brought people to the park when you set a record for consecutive sellouts. It doesn't have a f'n thing to do with the Browns either. You don't just piece together something every so often and think that you'll have loyal fans in any market. You need a very good pitching staff to go deep into the playoffs, but that's not what most fans go to the park to see. They want to be entertained. They want excitement. They want to celebrate big moments. Pitching duels and shitty offenses don't do that. Unfortunately, it matters how you win in Cleveland. The relationship between the Dolans and the fan base is severely damaged, and looks to be beyond repair. If it is not beyond repair, putting Ernie Clement on the roster isn't going to help matters.
If your talking about 2021, isnt that dependent on what happens at 1B & DH???
I think Bracho will move to the OF starting this season. I'm not sure how the "arm" ranks among our MIL prospects, but I do know Freeman and Palacios probably lack good ones, but that would be an indicator I would look to for who moves to the OF in coming seasons.
Let's look at four guys.. Bracho, Freeman Palacios and Gabriel Rodriguez.. These four have Palacios as perhaps the most capable of playing the OF.. Palacios has a SS's arm (pretty good one) and the wheels to go get the ball.. He's like Freemen w/r to Baseball IQ.. perhaps jedi-like as he appears to get jumps on balls before they're hit.. Defensively, these tools are why players become extraordinary OF'ers.. Freeman's arm, like Bracho's is average.. no more than that.. but, Freeman makes transfers from glove to throwing hand like Omar.. Gabriel Rodriquez has the best arm of this quartet.. and is no slouch running.. Given what's presented here.. I'd say, Palacios and Rodriquez as OF'ers.. with Freeman and Bracho staying put as middle infielders.. primarily 2B.. Thoughts?>.
