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One suck rookie involved in the Tribe's adjustment process is Friday starter David Huff ...

I know Huff has been a relative disappointment, but this sic from mlb.com just seems cruel.

3 months ago Leprechaun-amateur-sketch_tiny TheDanimal 39 comments 0 recs

came up with the word to describe Cleveland's bullpen: Zantacular

7 months ago Leprechaun-amateur-sketch_tiny TheDanimal 19 comments 0 recs

"The last thing I want to hear is that we have great players in the Minor Leagues. I don't care. How about some great ones, right now, winning a ballgame?"

10 months ago Leprechaun-amateur-sketch_tiny TheDanimal 33 comments 0 recs

Luckily for me, no matter what happens on the field, I have guys like Jeff Stevens and TJ Burton who helped me not only enjoy the time I spent in the minors but to make the most of it. I also can’t wait for the day where we can meet back up and discuss which Big League road city is the best.

11 months ago Leprechaun-amateur-sketch_tiny TheDanimal 1 comment 0 recs

Most of this is in Insider, but here's a short synopsis of the Cleveland players who made the list.

13. Carlos Santana: "Given his tremendous control of the strike zone and above-average power, he has very little to do to turn into an average big league catcher, but there's a high probability that he develops into much more."

27. Matt LaPorta: "LaPorta is what he is (or what you thought he was, if you thought about him at all before this sentence): a slow, patient slugger, stuck at first base, whose power and on-base skills will make him a productive middle-of-the-order hitter and who is ready for the majors now."

58. Adam Miller: "At this point, he just needs to stay healthy for a full year, and if the way to do that is in one- and two-innings bursts three times a week, so be it."

61. Nick Weglarz: "Weglarz is one of the most disciplined hitters in the minors -- he's drawn three fewer walks than Lars Anderson the past two years in more than 100 fewer plate appearances -- and only his uncertain power potential keeps him out of the top quarter of this list."

66. David Huff: "Huff will sit 89-92 now and touch 94, and he still has an excellent changeup. He throws both a slider and a curve, with the slider now showing solid-average, but the curveball has a chance to become at least fringe-average although its slow rotation means it probably won't be plus."

11 months ago Leprechaun-amateur-sketch_tiny TheDanimal 33 comments 0 recs

If the Brewers make the playoffs, the Indians get to choose the "player to be named" to complete the Sabathia deal. If the Brewers don't make the postseason, they get to choose the player they'll send the Indians.
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The player to be named could come from a list of four players. Outfielder Michael Brantley and third baseman Taylor Green are the most talented players on the list.

about 1 year ago Leprechaun-amateur-sketch_tiny TheDanimal 34 comments 0 recs

Jensen Lewis pitched the ninth for his fourth consecutive save. It's the most consecutive saves by a Tribe reliever this year.

about 1 year ago Leprechaun-amateur-sketch_tiny TheDanimal 100 comments 1 recs

More Tribe Trade Speculation from Olney

C.C. Sabathia made pitching look easy Tuesday night, writes Jim Ingraham. The Indians have reportedly been scouting the Red Sox farm system, presumably in preparation for the possibility of trade talks with Boston about Sabathia. Let's play this scenario out a bit.

Here's how the Red Sox could rationalize a deal for Sabathia: They have a whole lot of depth in their farm system, and by adding Sabathia for the last two months and the postseason, they could strengthen an already deep rotation and apply a 6-foot-7, 300-pound hammer as they pursued their third championship in five years. They have the talent depth in their farm system to tell the Indians: Look, you can't have Justin Masterson, Jon Lester or Clay Buchholz, but we can make a deal built around others. Double-A pitcher Michael Bowden could be an interesting conversation piece, given his dominant showing for Portland.

 

And at the end of the year, the Red Sox could just offer Sabathia arbitration and let him walk away as a free agent and recoup two draft picks for the 2007 Cy Young Award winner. To repeat: All of that is pure speculation, and probably won't happen.

 

Some folks within the industry think that if Sabathia is traded, the Cubs will be the most aggressive in bidding for him. "They're going for it this year," said one GM. "Other teams are laying back and might not want to trade prospects, but the Cubs will."

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=olney_buster

I'm still naive enough to not want to consider trading C.C. yet.

But if we did trade him to the Red Sox, I would hope we would at least get a bat and an arm. Would Lowrie and Bowden be too much for half a season of C.C.?

The Cubs would seem to be more interesting. Maybe we could get Pie and a promising arm, like Gallagher . Is Vitters too far away to be of use for the Tribe?

We should really be focusing on trading with the Giants. It's been about five year's since Sabean's last great trade. Time to offer him Victor for Cain, Lincecum and Angel Villalona.

 

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Olney: Hafner hasn't been the same since HBP

Buster Olney seems to think that Pronk's struggles have something to do with getting hit [insider] by a Ron Mahay pitch.

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A month ago, I would have said his .246/.290/.382 line in Buffalo disagrees with him. But now I would kill for a hitter to put up those numbers.

about 1 year ago Leprechaun-amateur-sketch_tiny TheDanimal 8 comments 0 recs