There is too much smoke out there about him being dealt, especially since the Indians keep things so close to the vest. Something had to have happened in the exit interview or something (even a quiet request by him) that changed things. Could be the team knows he is going to arbitration and wants to avoid an ugly situation- which is why the team, for many years, did every thing they could to avoid going to arbitration with their players. Point is, if we are hearing this much chatter then the team must be looking to make a move with him.