Comments on: Maybe next year

By: David

David — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:38:02 +0000

I agree that the lineup has great potential. It is great to see Santana coming around. The problem is as currently constructed you have black holes in left field (sorry powza) and first base for sure. I assume Hafner isn’t coming back, so there is a question mark there at the DH spot. Everyone wants Chisenhall to succeed, but he is a question mark as well. All of those holes make this team at best 3rd in their division.

And that doesn’t even address the starting pitching connundrum–which has been perhaps the biggest disappointment.

By: David

David — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:57:22 +0000

I think they should continue to stand pat this season, unless they get an offer for Choo that is borderline insane, like two major league ready pieces and a “can’t-miss” prospect.

The lineup has great potential with Kipnis, Cabrera, Santana, Brantley and (for another season) Choo, along with the return of Chisenhall.

Conceding this year also means there is no reason not to bring up Fedroff and Goedert, just to get a better sense of what contribution they might make in 2013. While the team was supposedly “in the hunt” for a playoff spot, I can see why it made some sense to stick with more proven talent.

I’m less sure about what do with the rotation, outside of McAllister.

By: powza

powza — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:19:19 +0000

Dont you mean LF?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:47:25 +0000

Agree with all comments…..Tribe had been VERY lucky to hang in there for this long (weak division and run differtional of -60 or so)

By: David

David — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:25:27 +0000

not so sure this team isn’t fatally flawed for any thoughts of competing in 2013. Starting pitching was not injured but mediocre throughout (McAllister being a hoped for bright spot). Relief pitching is a strength.

Offensively, too many positions are not at a competitive level. RF, 3B, DH, and 1B are not close to competing for championships. You can get away with one of even two weak spots, but 4 is too much.

Same old story in terms of this team being passive at buying talent. Willingham would have been a god send, but too short sighted. A patchwork of Damon, Duncan, and Kotchman belies a team without either the resources or willingness to go fo it. I had no problem with the Ubaldo trade because they went for it. As long as team is unwilling to invest (and while we’re still paying for poor drafting and minor league development), this team is not that close to competing.