Jhonny says goodbye to Tribe....Hello, Kitty !

• HitsRus

  

  http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/report-jhonny-peralta-traded-to-tigers-for-giovanni-soto.html
  
  The Indians have traded JP to the Tigers. Peralta was making 4.6 million this year and was in the last year of his contract. The Tigers needed 3rd base help with Brandon Inge ailing.
  Tribe picks up a nice,. but low level prospect...Giovanni Soto.
• Laley23

  

  We got more than a bag of balls!!!!
  
  I gotta laugh at the fact that everyone said you can take Peralta when Inge went down, then they actually did.
• From the Hills

  

  good riddence, you underachieving bum!!!!
• dat dude

  I believe the Indians are to pay the remaining 1.8M on his contract.
• wes_mantooth

  

  wow...I thought Westy and maybe Wood would be gone...never thought that they could unload Jhonny. What is next...Hafner?
• Swamp Fox

  Hafner seems stale. I think that he will be sold sometime in the near future. The Indians are a yearly seller and Hafner may still have a bit of value although not very much. After he is sold however, count on him having an unbelievable transformation into a really good player. this happens in Detroit a lot also.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Wood is pitching in Akron tonight who wants him? Hafner is a joke. Westy will be gone by weeks end.
• darbypitcher22

  

  heard the Indians broadcast crew talking things over w/ Shapiro while Fausto was getting railed by my Yanks earlier and apparently he was making $13 million... sounds like he was overpaid
• Laley23

  

  darbypitcher22;435080 wrote:heard the Indians broadcast crew talking things over w/ Shapiro while Fausto was getting railed by my Yanks earlier and apparently he was making $13 million... sounds like he was overpaid

  
  Maybe total. He is making less than 5 million this year.
• ts1227

  

  Laley23;435086 wrote:Maybe total. He is making less than 5 million this year.

  
  Article on MLB.com said 4.6 million
• HitsRus

  

  He was at the end of a 5 year $13 million contract.
• darbypitcher22

  

  i still think paying him that total is overpaying him. I wasn't impressed with a .246 hitter the last couple nights @ Progressive
• Laley23

  

  darbypitcher22;435094 wrote:i still think paying him that total is overpaying him. I wasn't impressed with a .246 hitter the last couple nights @ Progressive

  
  Try watching him his whole career. Im happy we got more than a box of Big League Chew for him.
• darbypitcher22

  

  ^^^^
  
  I'm used to seeing him only the 8 or so times the Yanks play Cleveland a year. If you're happy you actually got a body for him I guess it was a good trade for you, eventhough the kid you got is headed directly to Lake County
• grodt

  

  The guy we got is young, only 19, left-handed and has a 2.61 ERA in 16 starts over 82 IP. He's struck out 76 and walked 25. He throws his fastball 86-89 mph along with a 75-mph changeup. His cutter is his most effective pitch. All of his offerings play up because of his ability to command them with plenty of deception.
• swamisez

  

  I thought Cleveland wasn't dumping salary? This looks like a salary dump move to me. I wouldn't trust Larry Dolan to water my plants. Not an ounce of truth in him.
• lhslep134

  

  swamisez;435314 wrote:I thought Cleveland wasn't dumping salary? This looks like a salary dump move to me. I wouldn't trust Larry Dolan to water my plants. Not an ounce of truth in him.

  
  Not really a salary dump, more as a getting rid of garbage to pave the way for the young studs to come up in the future (Lonnie Chisenhall).
• balk14

  a deceptive 5 pitch guy is going to have his way in low A ball...i cant wait for him to bring his 86 mph fastball to the majors (sarcasm)
  
  i feel like the indians do the same thing over and over...when will they learn that finesse lefties are not going to get the job done (sowers, huff, laffey) not only do they suck but theyre terrible future trade bait too...how many out of 100 turn out to be mark buehrle?
• hoops23

  

  Laffey isn't a bad pitcher and I wouldn't really call him a "finesse" guy as he pitches to contact with his sinker.
• balk14

  ^LOL...isnt the definition of a finesse guy somebody who pitches to contact because they dont have to arm to overpower hitters?
  
  and out of the 3 i mentioned i actually like laffey...i used to feel like he had a pretty good upside but hes been consistently worse over the past 3 seasons - 18-21 w a 4.42 era isnt a guy youll see in many playoff caliber starting rotations
• Heretic

  

  balk14;435341 wrote:^LOL...isnt the definition of a finesse guy somebody who pitches to contact because they dont have to arm to overpower hitters?
  
  and out of the 3 i mentioned i actually like laffey...i used to feel like he had a pretty good upside but hes been consistently worse over the past 3 seasons - 18-21 w a 4.42 era isnt a guy youll see in many playoff caliber starting rotations

  
  I think Laffey's problem is that he's never had anything remotely considered a consistent role. He gets bounced from the rotation to bullpen pretty much constantly, so I don't think he ever has gotten in a rhythm. Granted, I doubt he'd ever amount to more than a #3-4 starter, but it'd be nice if the organization gave him a role and kept him in it for an entire season.
• vball10set

  wes_mantooth;435020 wrote:What is next...Hafner?

  
  
  one can only hope....
• Mulva

  

  balk14;435334 wrote:a deceptive 5 pitch guy is going to have his way in low A ball...i cant wait for him to bring his 86 mph fastball to the majors (sarcasm)

  
  Yep. My first thought when I saw this was 'Oh good. Another soft tossing lefty'.
  
  He has a cool name though, so maybe it will work out.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Mulva;435899 wrote:Yep. My first thought when I saw this was 'Oh good. Another soft tossing lefty'.
  
  He has a cool name though, so maybe it will work out.

  
  Question...at 19 yrs of age, isn't it possible that he may gain some mph on his fastball still? Not saying it is going to happen, but he is a very young guy.
• BRF

  

  Moon Pie's legacy here will be that he holds the all-time club record for home runs by a shortstop in one season. I can't believe that br1986fb hasn't posted here yet.