The basic idea is to sell as many 10-20-30 game flex plans(which aren’t a bad deal BTW) as possible, to anyone who has caught some early spring Tribe Fever, for as long as possible before selling single game tickets.

Part of this is the Cleveland fans fault, their general lack of interest in recent years has resulted in a small staff that is incapable of handling the rare flash crowd.

But ultimately baseball is a business and I’m grateful the Tribe traded one season of a platoon player who can’t play defense(which is what he is now)for a potential staff ace,a five tool outfielder and two solid relievers.

One trade filled a bunch of needs for at least 3 seasons.

If Choo re-signs with Cleveland, maybe the Tribe does not sign either Swisher or Bourn, and the offers they get go even lower.

It’s up to the ballplayer to figure out if his agent is always looking out for him, or not.

It’s debatable on whether or not Choo is the better all-around player than Swisher is (he is), but it paid off in allowing us to find a potential top-of-the-rotation pitcher and a clear lead-off guy.

Sure, we would’ve all loved for Choo to remain an Indian for the rest of his career, and it sounds like he wouldn’t be adverse to returning. We’ll just have to wait and see.