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

  • Sonofanump
    Benny The Jet;1836163 wrote:Read that he may be there if they don't think Brantley will be ready, Jose to LF and Utley to 3B
    Ah.
  • Laley23
    Like I said on the last signing of Jackson, this just points to Brantley never really contributing again. I hope that isn't the case, but Tribe is going after guys that sure point in that direction.
  • Crimson streak
    Laley23;1836188 wrote:Like I said on the last signing of Jackson, this just points to Brantley never really contributing again. I hope that isn't the case, but Tribe is going after guys that sure point in that direction.
    It could be more of an insurance thing as well. I wouldn't mind starting utley at 3rd and Jose in left to start the season to give Brantley some more time


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  • Laley23
    Crimson streak;1836227 wrote:It could be more of an insurance thing as well. I wouldn't mind starting utley at 3rd and Jose in left to start the season to give Brantley some more time


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    My worry is...why does he need more time? Why has this process taken so damn long? I fear Jonah Keri is right, and his injury was career threatening and the Tribe simply wont say that/ Instead, they just keep delayed it, and he keeps having MAJOR setbacks. Its pretty abnormal...
  • Crimson streak
    Laley23;1836241 wrote:My worry is...why does he need more time? Why has this process taken so damn long? I fear Jonah Keri is right, and his injury was career threatening and the Tribe simply wont say that/ Instead, they just keep delayed it, and he keeps having MAJOR setbacks. Its pretty abnormal...
    I definitely agree with that. Such a shame too if it is indeed the case. First Sizemore, then hafner, and hopefully not Brantley


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  • Benny The Jet
    Crimson streak;1836267 wrote:I definitely agree with that. Such a shame too if it is indeed the case. First Sizemore, then hafner, and hopefully not Brantley


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    I always thought Hafner and Grady's body breakdown was due to roids
  • Ironman92
    Benny The Jet;1836443 wrote:I always thought Hafner and Grady's body breakdown was due to roids
    Agree
  • like_that
    Benny The Jet;1836443 wrote:I always thought Hafner and Grady's body breakdown was due to roids
    Hafner for sure.
  • Commander of Awesome
    I loved Pronk, up there as my favorite tribe player of all time outside of Belle and Wickman. Cool Story Alert: Pronk was dating a cheerleader of Baldwin Wallace College while I was in HS and saw him on Campus a couple of times. He acknowledged me when I said "Hey Pronk" while walking by him.
  • Sonofanump
    http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/02/cleveland_indians_pitcher_trev_7.html#incart_river_index

    Trevor being Trevor.
  • TBone14
    Vegas win totals are out. These can adjust but the openers:

    AL Central OV/UN

    Indians 92.5
    Tigers 85.5
    Royals 80.5
    White Sox 73.5
    Twins 70.5

    Indians were tops in AL.
    Boston 90.5
    Toronto and Texas 86.5

    Over the NL- Cubs 95.5, Nats 90.5 and Mets 89.5 were the top 3.
  • Benny The Jet
    I'm not a fan of Bauer's...at all. I'd be ok if they traded him. I used to follow him on Twitter, he acts like a 14 teenager. Side story: We have a family friend who works pretty closely with the Indians...said Bauer is a giant tool pretty much. All about himself. When they approached him to do a team signing, he pretty tells them to F off, he's got better things to do.
    And he's also not that great of a pitcher.
  • Laley23
    TBone14;1836603 wrote:Vegas win totals are out. These can adjust but the openers:

    AL Central OV/UN

    Indians 92.5
    Tigers 85.5
    Royals 80.5
    White Sox 73.5
    Twins 70.5
    Baseball prospectus, if you trust them, has RADICALLY different numbers.

    Tribe tops in central. But then, I think, Twins, Tigers, Sox, Royals
  • Commander of Awesome
    Benny The Jet;1836619 wrote:I'm not a fan of Bauer's...at all. I'd be ok if they traded him. I used to follow him on Twitter, he acts like a 14 teenager. Side story: We have a family friend who works pretty closely with the Indians...said Bauer is a giant tool pretty much. All about himself. When they approached him to do a team signing, he pretty tells them to F off, he's got better things to do.
    And he's also not that great of a pitcher.
    Yep, total dipshit.
  • iclfan2
    Benny The Jet;1836619 wrote:I'm not a fan of Bauer's...at all. I'd be ok if they traded him. I used to follow him on Twitter, he acts like a 14 teenager. Side story: We have a family friend who works pretty closely with the Indians...said Bauer is a giant tool pretty much. All about himself. When they approached him to do a team signing, he pretty tells them to F off, he's got better things to do.
    And he's also not that great of a pitcher.
    He did the tribe thing over the winter. I'm not defending him and I follow on twitter, but I think he gets a bad rap. He is a nerdy douche, but he trains hard as fuck and wants to win baseball games. I'm not mad bout that.


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  • Sonofanump
    TBone14;1836603 wrote:Vegas win totals are out. These can adjust but the openers:

    AL Central OV/UN

    Indians 92.5
    Tigers 85.5
    Royals 80.5
    White Sox 73.5
    Twins 70.5

    Indians were tops in AL.
    Boston 90.5
    Toronto and Texas 86.5

    Over the NL- Cubs 95.5, Nats 90.5 and Mets 89.5 were the top 3.
    Tigers seems high.
    How was Houston not above Texas?
  • HitsRus
    iclfan2;1836656 wrote:He did the tribe thing over the winter. I'm not defending him and I follow on twitter, but I think he gets a bad rap. He is a nerdy douche, but he trains hard as fuck and wants to win baseball games. I'm not mad bout that.


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    yeah... agree with that. Some guys are just " characters"... and baseball has never had a shortage of them. As long as they don't disrupt team chemistry.
  • Benny The Jet
    1 of the things that bothers me about his training, is he's always so concerned about increasing his velocity. Paying videos of how hard he's throwing. Hammy even commented on it back at the beginning of last season. Saying the team's told him they don't care about lighting up the radar gun, they want to see better control. Which has been his main problem his whole career. Saw some post last night "Bauer has as much control over his Twitter as he does his pitches". Thought that was pretty accurate
  • iclfan2
    100% agree with you there.


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  • Ironman92
    Bauer reminds me of Jay Cutler for whatever reason
  • Heretic
    Ironman92;1836704 wrote:Bauer reminds me of Jay Cutler for whatever reason
    Face-wise? They both have the default "whatever" expression at all times, it seems. You could photoshop a cig into his mouth and it'd fit as well as it does with Cutler.
  • Ironman92
    Heretic;1836773 wrote:Face-wise? They both have the default "whatever" expression at all times, it seems. You could photoshop a cig into his mouth and it'd fit as well as it does with Cutler.
    My god I love those.
  • Ironman92
    Heretic;1836773 wrote:Face-wise? They both have the default "whatever" expression at all times, it seems. You could photoshop a cig into his mouth and it'd fit as well as it does with Cutler.
    Yes

  • Gardens35
    Sizemore hired to work with outfielders during spring training.
  • Al Bundy
    iclfan2;1836656 wrote:He did the tribe thing over the winter. I'm not defending him and I follow on twitter, but I think he gets a bad rap. He is a nerdy douche, but he trains hard as fuck and wants to win baseball games. I'm not mad bout that.


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    I have a problem with him being a dumb ass before postseason games. He put the team in a tough position because of his stupid actions.