Comments on: Winter Meetings Bingo

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:12:33 +0000

In that case, keep Choo. The Indians will be “able” (if only we could be assured that they were capable) to draft a pretty good Class A pitcher out of it next spring. The Indians are kicking the tires on Mark Reynolds as well as Youk. Between the two, I’d rather have Youk. Except for #s of HR/162 games and age, Youk is superior in all metrics. I think Reynolds has peaked and his talent over the next 2-3 years is what you saw in the last 2-3 years. That is guy who bats .220 hits 30 HR, plays marginal defense, and strikes out 200 times! Youk will likely hit around .245-.250, hit 20 HRs, has 2 Gold gloves in his past, and strikes-out 125 times in the same time period. It will take more $ to sign him, but hopefully the Ohio-native and Terry Francona connection will seal the deal.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:57:25 +0000

Bob, you could also add something with the Pirates and military drills!

Joey, I wouldn’t necessarily rule anything out. However, in my own personal opinion (with no solid evidence to fully support this) I think it’s a case of striking while the iron is hot. Fox is reportedly trying to buy up as much as they can in terms of local networks/broadcasts when it comes to MLB games. With the bloated media deals teams are getting, it may have been a case of trying to get as much money as possible before the media bubble bursts. Plus STO is coming off some record-high ratings in 2011, which probably made them look even better. They’re likely to drag from this point forward, so get what you can, while you can.

Drew, I started to wonder if the big push for Victorino was more for image – like “look, we finally landed a free agent someone else wanted!” I’ve also heard that the Denard Span trade may really hurt Choo’s value. Just because he still has 3 years of control left, and all Minnesota got was a Class A pitcher. True, it was a pretty good pitcher, but that’s for a good outfielder with 3 years left. The Indians would probably get much less than that.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:40:04 +0000

While I have very little faith in the Front office pulling off the said deals, adding Shane Victorino and Kevin Youklis would go a long way toward filling seats with butts at Progressive Field. I think everyone has resigned to the belief the Cabrerra is gone and Choo is likely gone – because of his “rental” status, the Indians may just hold onto him and take the compensatory draft pick when he leaves at the end of the year. I think this could result in enough of an upgrade on OF that the Indians win more games in 2013 than they did in 2012.

By: Chris Burnham

Chris Burnham — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:26:12 +0000

I think it’s sad that we’ve reached the point where Antonetti doesn’t have to be present for team-related functions. Just find a Jon Hamm mannequin and play a tape.

As for STO, Joey, Steph covered that situation: http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=7280

By: joey

joey — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:00:22 +0000

funny stuff! i have a question for u girls/guys… do u think STO is gonna be sold cuz the Dolans know there gonna blow things up…(trade everybody) and have bad ratings for the next few years…cuz if thats the case…they wont be able to get advertising/commercial money…right? thats what im thinking…btw i had a dream…that josh hamilton hit a homerun to win the world series for the tribe!

By: Bob Sproule

Bob Sproule — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:45:51 +0000

Here’s one for us Pirates fans: Neal Huntington waxes rhapsodic over the “years of control” the team will have over whatever warm body he either trades for or signs as a free agent.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:25:06 +0000

Oh heck yes! And if they don’t do anything, they’ll say stuff about “having laid the groundwork.”

By: Steve Alex

Steve Alex — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:23:01 +0000

You forgot, “Chris Antonetti saying that the Indians are ‘heavily engaged’ in discussions” with a team or player.

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