The offseason begins... Tribe Hot Stove 2016-2017

• thavoice

  Sonofanump;1829647 wrote:I am stunned. The market failed EE, the Tribe stepped up at the right time and secured a huge star.

  Nah, his agent overvalued his worth at his age. Asking for 125 over 5, turning down 80 for 4 and accepting 60 for 3.........he will be wanting to make a statement and will come out on fire.
  Per usual, cleveland gets all the breaks-
• Ironman92

  

  
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• HitsRus

  

  Can someone with more knowledge than me, project a typical healthy 1-9 for me? Also, assuming Nap's done and Santana becomes full-time 1B?

  I would expect Encarnacion and Santana to split one 1B/DH duties in much the way Napoli and Santana did last year.
  Santana will lead off most of the time followed by Kip, Lindor, EE, and then either Brantley or Ramirez in the five hole.
• Sonofanump

  Crimson streak;1829691 wrote:It will probably be..
  
  Santana
  Kipnis
  Lindor
  EE
  Brantley
  Jose
  Chis
  Gomes
  Naquin
  

  Agree, should be with:
  
  RF: Chisenhall R/ Guyer L
  C: Gomes 70/ Perez 30
  
  Close to 50/50 split for Santana and EE at 1B/DH.
  
  Will Zimmer to push for MLB time from Naquin?
  Almonte might start against L for either.
• Laley23

  

  I fully expect Naquin to be in AAA by mid-May.
• Crimson streak

  

  Laley23;1829711 wrote:I fully expect Naquin to be in AAA by mid-May.

  I agree. I have a feeling we will see Allen or zimmer pretty early this year. Which I'm all for
  
  
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• Commander of Awesome

  

  Crimson streak;1829712 wrote:I agree. I have a feeling we will see Allen or zimmer pretty early this year. Which I'm all for
  
  
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  Fine with me.
• cat_lover

  Hopefully the only time we see Almonte is when they show shots of the dugout.
• HitsRus

  

  Rajai Davis has signed with the Oakland A's.
  https://www.yahoo.com/news/rajai-davis-signs-deal-return-athletics-030548865--mlb.html
  
  1 year deal...$6 million.
• Benny The Jet

  

  Indians social media (which is an awesome follow) hinting at some big news coming soon. My guess is Lindor signed new contract.
• Laley23

  

  Benny The Jet;1831253 wrote:Indians social media (which is an awesome follow) hinting at some big news coming soon. My guess is Lindor signed new contract.

  They do have a presser tomorrow to announce EE singing.
• GOONx19

  

  Laley23;1831264 wrote:They do have a presser tomorrow to announce EE singing.

  Thy posted a picture of Lindor smiling on Instagram 4 hours ago that was captioned, "when you know really big secrets but your bosses have sworn you to secrecy."
• HitsRus

  

  "Big secret" is a concert involving a Rock Hall inductee.
• Benny The Jet

  

  HitsRus;1831324 wrote:"Big secret" is a concert involving a Rock Hall inductee.

  Laaaaaaaame.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  HitsRus;1831324 wrote:"Big secret" is a concert involving a Rock Hall inductee.

  lol tell me you're kidding. The browns pulled this shit a few yrs ago with a bon jovi concert that never happened.
• Laley23

  

  HitsRus;1831324 wrote:"Big secret" is a concert involving a Rock Hall inductee.

  Benny The Jet;1831325 wrote:Laaaaaaaame.

  Commander of Awesome;1831341 wrote:lol tell me you're kidding. The browns pulled this shit a few yrs ago with a bon jovi concert that never happened.

  Sure it wasn't the EE presser?? The Indians couldn't technically make it public until this am after he passed physical yesterday and signed.
• Fab4Runner

  

  It's Billy Joel. His show is on July 14th and I'm pretty fucking happy about it.
• thavoice

  Guess you need to do something different to attract fans. When a shitty team with fickle fans like the Reds outdraw you in 2016 then you know something is awry.
• like_that

  

  thavoice;1831361 wrote:Guess you need to do something different to attract fans. When a shitty team with fickle fans like the Reds outdraw you in 2016 then you know something is awry.

  Remember that time Reds fans sold out 455 straight games?
  
  Me neither.
• Sonofanump

  like_that;1831368 wrote:Remember that time Reds fans sold out 455 straight games?
  
  Me neither.

  Rotfl
• Ironman92

  

  Something weird is what happened with EE. With the Reds he was frustrating as hell. Signs of a 30 HR guy but mainly just flashes....also signs of a player with no head and dgaf. He would make the impossible plays but gaffe on routine stuff. It was DEFINITELY time for him to go. At first his time with the Jays the Jays saw what the Reds did and then released him....brought him back and he's maybe the most consistent power hitter around???
  
  Toronto, NY, Boston, Baltimore all very good hitters parks for power and Tampa not bad either....around 120 games in good power hitting parks .....other 42 games at least 10 more games. 130+
  
  Now in Cleveland ....those 120 home and divisional games are pretty much all bigger parks. His home runs seem to be moon shots more often than not....but I'll be surprised if his slugging % doesn't go down from .550 to .500 and HR from 38 a season to 30-32.
  
  Still a huge addition but I'm still a tad skeptical....but would be happy as shit if I were an Indians fan.
• Laley23

  

  All but 1 HR last year would've been gone in Cleveland. Not sure about other Central parks, but Cleveland for sure.
• Ironman92

  

  Laley23;1831412 wrote:All but 1 HR last year would've been gone in Cleveland. Not sure about other Central parks, but Cleveland for sure.

  Friendly bet? I'm not overly confident in my thought, but will if you like.
• Laley23

  

  Ironman92;1831419 wrote:Friendly bet? I'm not overly confident in my thought, but will if you like.

  Did you hear different? I saw a Tweet that said that...