Ex Indians update

[MadThinker88]

Former Tribe farmhand update (via Indians Prospective Twitter)

Former #Indians 26yr old 1B/OF prospect Mitch Reeves has signed w/ the Kane County Cougars of the American Association a MLB partnership league.
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MT88 Note: Kane County is a former Midwest League location, just west of Chicago. It was one of the contracted locations this past off season.

 

[thestatman]

How many?

I'm guilty as charged

 

[CATS44]

Tom may have the lowest exit velocity in baseball at 81.5.

I'm not sure a ball can stay in the air at 81.5, but we may never know, because he bangs 55% of his balls into the ground.

The thing that gets me is he has been walked 16.3% of the time.

Why?

 

[xmasbuck]

Naquin with HR #8 - 278/365/578/943 - barring injury he projects to 40+ hrs and 122 rbis

 

[jup]

Actually got to talk to Naquin on the Reds west coast swing @xmasbuck. Had to ask him what he attributed his renewed success to - feeling healthy of course was the biggest thing he talked about, but not far behind was the change of scenery. He was more than a little happy to be out of Cleveland. Said he found the team culture there oppressive. Not the first player that has left the Indians that I have heard that from.

 

[thestatman]

Tom may have the lowest exit velocity in baseball at 81.5.

I'm not sure a ball can stay in the air at 81.5, but we may never know, because he bangs 55% of his balls into the ground.

The thing that gets me is he has been walked 16.3% of the time.

Why?

Probably due to the same reason Bauers draws walks. They don't swing at bad pitches. I was high on Tom because of his break out season in 2019 when he put up the numbers. The Clippers were the Triple A, International League champions and Tom was the the playoff MVP smashing 4 homers and hitting well over 300.

 

[thestatman]

Actually got to talk to Naquin on the Reds west coast swing. Had to ask him what he attributed his renewed success to - feeling healthy of course was the biggest thing he talked about, but not far behind was the change of scenery. He was more than a little happy to be out of Cleveland. Said he found the team culture there oppressive. Not the first player that has left the Indians that I have heard that from.

Tito did not appreciate Naquin for what he was.

 

[CATS44]

I appreciated Naquin for what he was. .an oft injured platoon bat that couldn't hit heat over his belt line.

 

[mopete12]

Actually got to talk to Naquin on the Reds west coast swing @xmasbuck. Had to ask him what he attributed his renewed success to - feeling healthy of course was the biggest thing he talked about, but not far behind was the change of scenery. He was more than a little happy to be out of Cleveland. Said he found the team culture there oppressive. Not the first player that has left the Indians that I have heard that from.

Lol well I hope that the Indians don’t change their team culture to mimic the consistently bad Reds org.

 

[LL3]

Actually got to talk to Naquin on the Reds west coast swing @xmasbuck. Had to ask him what he attributed his renewed success to - feeling healthy of course was the biggest thing he talked about, but not far behind was the change of scenery. He was more than a little happy to be out of Cleveland. Said he found the team culture there oppressive. Not the first player that has left the Indians that I have heard that from.

As that could mean different things to different people, how did he (or do you) characterize the "oppressive" nature of the culture?

 

[Kevalier]

Actually got to talk to Naquin on the Reds west coast swing @xmasbuck. Had to ask him what he attributed his renewed success to - feeling healthy of course was the biggest thing he talked about, but not far behind was the change of scenery. He was more than a little happy to be out of Cleveland. Said he found the team culture there oppressive. Not the first player that has left the Indians that I have heard that from.

Could you elaborate on the “oppressive” culture you’re referring to?

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Could you elaborate on the “oppressive” culture you’re referring to?

Francona doesn't allow Muggins

 

[LL3]

As that could mean different things to different people, how did he (or do you) characterize the "oppressive" nature of the culture?

I've heard Tyler was not a very good card player...with all that down time he had, it is sort of unforgiveable for him to have not upped his game..

 

[jup]

As that could mean different things to different people, how did he (or do you) characterize the "oppressive" nature of the culture?

Naquin talked about "scrutiny". Said he always felt like he was under a microscope.

A little different in that he wasn't sure if it had to do with his injuries or what. Whereas others I've talked to, had similar "under a microscope" feeling but it seemed to center on a "conformity" issue. Some kind of inability to just be themselves within an acceptable bandwidth from the management. I guess either way the microscope part of it is similar.

I think the thing that has stood out to me from just being able to shoot the shit with some x players I happen to know, is the way they describe the experience after leaving. Phrases like "a breath of fresh air", "weight off my shoulders", "ability to be me", "being accepted for who I am" seem to come up. I am not sure I understand it except to say that they have a sense of freedom after they leave they didn't while they were there.

 

[Alabuckeye]

Having an organizational culture necessarily means a collective culture, which means that an individual must to some degree sacrifice their own freedom for the betterment of the team. That's how having a team culture works, whether it was the San Antonio Spurs, Alabama Crimson Tide, Ohio State Buckeyes or New York Yankees.

The Yankee's culture, in small part, doesn't allow facial hair. So, players can't express personal freedom in that way.

That's not necessarily a bad thing. IMO, that's what makes the Indian's 'whole is greater than the sum of the parts' approach work as successfully as it does.