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  1. adambr2
    Diaz has like a 1.200 OPS the last 2 months and a crazy high ceiling. Also we were able to flip Hill for more MiLB talent. I'm good with the Segura trade.
  2. adambr2
    Is it possible that Stearns is insisting on Frazier being the centerpiece right now? We really don't know how the conversations are going, so while it might appear right now that the Indians should be able to get this done without using their top 2 or 3 prospects, maybe Stearns doesn't see it that way -- at least not this far away from the deadline when there's still plenty of time for a bidding war to start. In the end, I expect a deal with the Indians centered several top 51-100s as we suspect. It just makes far too much sense, it's just the perfect fit of need on their end and farm system on ours. I can't see them being stubborn enough to pass this chance up when they're getting pitcher quality ABs from their catchers all season and we have one of the best in the business available.
  3. adambr2
    Hopefully Braun. It's not a given but if he stays healthy and productive for 2 more years, his contract might look a lot better to contenders then, with 2020 that much closer and his injuries far in the rear view mirror.
  4. adambr2
    They've been great all year, don't let one bad day fool you Actually I would kind of agree. The way people talk about our pen, you'd think we'd be higher ranked than 17th in MLB.
  5. adambr2
    It's just embarrassing listening to the game. It's louder for the other team than most road games.
  6. adambr2
    Leadoff triple and then a walk with the heart of your order and you get nothing. We have to do better than that. Also, why is Elmore on this team?
  7. adambr2
    I assumed he was staring in the dugout to see if we were going to challenge. Ah, OK makes sense. Didn't see it, but Ueck made it sound like he was staring them down.
  8. adambr2
    I like how Ross stared down our dugout after throwing out Elmore. #1, you're 1 for 6, dude. Settle down. #2, don't get mad that we're trying to exploit a major weakness for you today. That's baseball.
  9. adambr2
    This reminds me of how I used to build a team of stars on Ken Griffey Jr. baseball for N64 as a kid. Flip a few scrubs for a star. Then grab a few more scrubs off free agency and flip them for another star. Repeat the process.
  10. adambr2
    http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2008/09/indians_insider_tribe_may_be_a.html This is just one article but everything else I've seen indicates it was a 4 player PTBNL list. Now who else was on it besides Brantley might remain a mystery. I do remember as you said that the Indians got to choose the PTBNL if the Brewers made the postseason, otherwise other way around. Not saying you're wrong though, but do you have any link confirming the 2 man list? Just curious.
  11. adambr2
    I could have sworn that there was a 4 player PTBNL list with Lucroy, Brantley, Cain, and Green all on the list. I don't remember Gamel being on it. Wish I could find something confirming that either way.
  12. adambr2
    Looks like I'm going to have to ease up on Captain Kirk for a few days.
  13. adambr2
    That seems crazy to me as I recall Brantley being more highly regarded than Bryson. The Indians passed on Lucroy, Lorenzo Cain, and Taylor Green for Brantley IIRC. Brantley must have been much higher after the 2008 season when Cleveland selected him.
  14. adambr2
    I'm not saying it was the wrong call by the book, but can anyone recall one single instance this season where a late sac bunt has actually worked out for us?
  15. adambr2
    It depends what we're talking. Yeah, I've accepted that multiple top 50s for Lucroy is unlikely. But I still don't think that means you take a bad deal just to take the top bid. Its bad business IMO and sets a bad precedent. An Adam Lind type return for 3 lottery tickets obviously isn't enough. A Khris Davis type return still isn't really close. In the end, I'm not too concerned and I think it'll be a moot point, because I fully expect Lucroy to return fair value. There's multiple teams that could really use him, and he's the only of his type available. Stearns should stay firm and stick to his guns all the way up to the deadline. If he does, I fully expect that some team will make a competitive offer in the 11th hour, just like what happened with Gomez last year. The motivation to win now is strong, and other deals in the next week might motivate one of their rivals to go hard after Lucroy. If not, I'd be much more okay with Stearns testing Lucroy's market again in the offseason or next summer rather than make his first blockbuster trade with the team a bad one.
  16. adambr2
    I can't believe the Indians aren't just going all in on Lucroy. Catcher is such a huge weakness for them by far that Lucroy is a massive upgrade and we could also help their bullpen. That probably pushes them from AL contenders to AL favorites. And they could probably get it done without giving up their top 2 guys if they give us at least four 51-100 guys. For a franchise that hasn't won a World Series in almost 70 years. And it's not every year that 2 cheap postseasons of one of the best catchers in baseball becomes available at the deadline.
  17. adambr2
    The bottom 5 guys on our roster (Nieuwenhuis, Flores, Middlebrooks, Elmore, Wilkins) are completely worthless. I realize this is a developmental year, but it's hard to believe we don't have 5 guys in the minors right now who would be better for a flyer than these 5. If a full 40 man is what is keeping Wren from a promotion, it shouldn't be. Any or all of these 5 could be released tomorrow for new blood and none would be missed.
  18. adambr2
    I'm for a Wren promotion as well. At this point, why not?
  19. adambr2
    Just don't see Carter bringing back enough to make it worthwhile. He was available to every team for no trade compensation before the season, and he has been pretty much exactly what he was expected to be since then.
  20. adambr2
    Out of the 4 major free agent starting pitchers that we've invested in in the last decade (Suppan, Wolf, Lohse, Garza,) not a single one has made it to the end of their contract without imploding.
  21. adambr2
    I agree. I think with Braun we've probably reached an impasse where we are not willing to let him go cheap because he's still really good, and other teams are not willing to meet our price because of his PED history and injury concerns. It's not that we aren't willing to trade Braun, but the gap between what we perceive as his value and what other teams perceive is just too great right now.
  22. adambr2
    Jhan Marinez is a guy who comes into the game and you think, 'Wait, he's still on the team? But he's actually been pretty solid.
  23. adambr2
    Hard to believe they are even showcasing him at this point. I mean, if even he goes out and throws a perfect game next time out, is anyone going to suddenly think he doesn't suck? No. They might as well go ahead and eat their losses and release him. I don't care how thin the pitching market is, no one is going to be interested in Garza, not even in an August trade. I'd rather see Peralta or Jungmann get lit up every 5th day. At least there's a sliver of hope of upside there.
  24. adambr2
    Pretty hard to 'showcase' Garza when most teams have something better in AAA.
  25. adambr2
    Looks like that Indians' writer's proposed deal of Hillman and Clevinger for Lucroy and Smith might not cut the mustard.
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