Comments on: One Team’s Trash is Another Team’s Treasure?

By: Tribe Signs Mark Reynolds « It's Pronounced "Lajaway"

Tribe Signs Mark Reynolds « It's Pronounced "Lajaway" — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:15:27 +0000

[...] a week ago, I discussed Reynolds in my post about players non-tendered by other teams. (Reynolds was non-tendered by the Orioles.) In 2012, he hit .221/.335/.429 with 23 home runs [...]

By: gman1962

gman1962 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:56:57 +0000

cant do this straight up. what are they thinking. indians front office needs to step up and do something. trade perez and make pestano the closer. trade sin choo and cabrerea and fill some holes. right field, left field, 3rd base and a couple of pitchers. shapiro, get in the game, when did you turn into a chicken? what about swisher, giancarlo stanton, upton just to name a few. you could get stanton from miami for virtually nothing. instead of starting over, make some moves and we would be right back in the thick of it. i hope francona has some input on this, if so terry lets get going…c’mon paesano lets get some talent in to cleveland and make some noise like in the old days. you are losing the real fans in droves. you guys need to step up and make it happen. WHAT IF we never win again????? let me run the front office, i would have a winner here by next year..

By: Brenden Lowery

Brenden Lowery — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:38:45 +0000

Jurrjens scares me- seems as though he would be someone the Indians would target. If you recall, in Jurrjens starts last year he was maxing out his fastball at 82mph. Yes, you read that right…82. The thought of him soft tossing in our ballpark scares the hell out of me.

To be honest, I would prefer Karstens of any you listed. Seems to have always pitched decent despite being stuck on a team with a feeble offense. Seems like the best low risk- high reward player you wrote about.

By: Steve Alex

Steve Alex — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:07:00 +0000

Any of these established but not over-the-hill players would be an upgrade over last offseason’s acquisitions.

By: Leo O'Neill

Leo O'Neill — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:27:56 +0000

Reynolds defence even at 1st with so many ground ballers would worry me. Free agent hitting is very light this year. The money this offseason is going to crazy. The likes of Youklis and Victorino types will probably be out of reach. Low base salary with incentives for the likes of Hairston, Bay or Ludwick might be worth a gamble though.

By: Cadfael

Cadfael — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:54:01 +0000

I’d be happy to see Reynolds just for the power bat. Jurrjens reminds me too much of Ubaldo. Lannan, on the other hand, would make me quite happy.

By: Leo O'Neill

Leo O'Neill — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:40:14 +0000

I’d like to see either Lannan or Karstens come in. Another is Carlos Villanueva. In the end though it’ll only make a difference if Masterson and Jimenez regain any semblance of their past selves. On the hitting side I’m not too hopeful on any big upgrades. Think Soriano is a total non-starter as he has a total no trade clause. Can see a lot of in club options like the last few years.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:24:39 +0000

I forgot to mention Chone Figgins…he could be some help in the outfield. He’s a switch hitter and you would probably only have to pay the league minimum since Seattle is still paying him the big bucks. Could possibly benefit from a change of scenery.

By: Chris Burnham

Chris Burnham — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:33:58 +0000

Reynolds? Yes. Jurrjens? Maybe. Lannan? I think he’s very underrated. We don’t have a viable lefty starter, either. (Huff doesn’t count.)

Soriano? Sure, if the Cubs eat a big percentage of his contract. He’d certainly solvethe right-handed bat, corner outfield problem.

David Price? Sigh…

By: Connor

Connor — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:44:11 +0000

I would take a chance and sign both Jurrjens and Lannan to like 2 year, 5-10 million dollar deals.