Comments on: Tribe Signs Mark Reynolds

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:59:24 +0000

I have yet to see a Royals fan pleased with that deal. I did see some concern from a few Indians fans, so that’s why I put together a separate blog post about it.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:58:34 +0000

I think that’s why I like this deal – it’s relatively low risk. If it doesn’t work, it’s only for a year and you’re not throwing away much more than you did last year with Sizemore.

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:57:46 +0000

Every time Kotchman hit a weak grounder to the right side of the infield, it was like something was exploding in my brain. I honestly thought something would snap for good by the end of the season!

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:56:37 +0000

I’d almost rather see a mannequin at first instead of Casey Kotchman, so this is still an improvement to me!

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:56:04 +0000

It gets hot in the sun!

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:55:41 +0000

He seems pretty streaky…like he runs extremely hot and cold. And I’m sure that Ubaldo Jimenez will pitch at least once against the Orioles, we don’t need to give you too much!

By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:53:54 +0000

I’ve heard fairly positive things about his defense at first (although not the same can be said about his defense at third!)

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:18:45 +0000

The Royals are selling out the future for a shot at 2013. At least Shields is more likely to be worth a couple top-tier prospects than Ubaldo was.

By: Cadfael

Cadfael — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:52:56 +0000

I’m far happier today as a Tribe fan than I would be as a Royals fan today.

By: Steve Alex

Steve Alex — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:55:35 +0000

The Royals trade for James Shields and Wade Davis sure puts this move in perspective. Still, it was a good pickup for the Tribe. A right-handed 20+ HR hitter who is underrated defensively as a first baseman. His walk rate offsets the low BA and K’s somewhat, and he’s not pushing 40 or coming off injury. He also didn’t require as much of a financial commitment as I thought he would.