Comments on: Bronx bummer http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=4585 A CLEVELAND INDIANS BLOG FROM THE ESPN SWEET SPOT NETWORK Fri, 24 May 2013 04:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Drew http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=4585#comment-3264 Drew Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:07:33 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=4585#comment-3264 I took my rose-colored glasses off last night after the third blow-out loss in a row. I agree with Wyatt, this team is not built to contend this year and should consider selling off any rebuilding the farm system. There are some pieces that are very good to excellent but then again there are some huge gaping holes that are exploitable. An opposing team could, if they so choose, throw three LH starters against the Indians in a series by even pulling up a guy from AA considering how the 7 LH bats in the line-up hits against southpaws. LF is performing so poorly that the Indians are trying to convert Matt LaPorta, the perennial AAAA player, into a LF. But none of the offensive woes matter when the pitching staff allows nearly five runs a game.

I really like a the following pieces of the team and hope Antonetti and Shapiro will build around it: Kipnis, Masterson, Brantley, Cabrera, Perez, Pestano. I really like Choo, Chisenhall, and Kotchman but these players may be needed to bring in the prospects the team needs to compete in 2013-14. They need a few RH batters in the line-up and they need a LH starting pitcher, and one more solid SP.

]]> By: Wyatt http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=4585#comment-3206 Wyatt Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:32:07 +0000 http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=4585#comment-3206 Though we’re still less than halfway thru the season, I think the time has come to concede the fact that some of the talent the front office said it was counting on doesn’t qualify as talent. I say dump the deadweight, bid a fond farewell to past favorites like Pronk and Grady who once were but are no more, and start bringing up new blood to see if the Dolan clan was dealing straight with us (however, I doubt it) when they said their plan was to rebuild the team like the Jacob Brothers did- from the minors up.

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