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Cleveland Guardindians (2023 Season)

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Total Coverage.
    • I don't follow as closely as I once did as I've been jaded straight into apathy. Here's the 2023 thread.

    Enjoy Tito while we still have him because I strongly suspect it goes to shit when he retires. Love that guy.

    There's always next year...meaning 2024.
     
    One interesting tidbit I saw just now - the Dodgers non-tendered Cody Bellinger making him a FA.

    Just 26 years old, he won ROY and an MVP in his first three seasons, then went straight to shit the last three. Wonder if he's salvageable? That's been one of the more spectacular flame outs I've witnessed in sports. Was ticketed to be the next superstar then forgot how to hit.
     
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    NFBuck said:
    One interesting tidbit I saw just now - the Dodgers non-tendered Cody Bellinger making him a FA.

    Just 26 years old, he won ROY and an MVP in his first three seasons, then went straight to shit the last three. Wonder if he's salvageable? That's been one of the more spectacular flame outs I've witnessed in sports. Was ticketed to be the next superstar then forgot how to hit.
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    3 reasons why there is only a Dumb and Dumber chance that Bellinger’s bounce back attempt will happen in Cleveland:

    1) Bellinger is represented by Scott Boras.
    2) Bellinger’s estimated arbitration salary was north of $18M. Is he likely to find any team willing to pay that much? I don’t think so. But I also don’t see Cleveland agreeing to even pay half that….and there will be other teams that will pay more than $10M on such a chance.
    3) Bellinger hasn’t hit for power or average since his shoulder surgery after the 2019 season.
     
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    I'd be happy with Josh Bell, and for once in my life I wouldn't hate Joey Gallo....he makes a lot of sense if we miss on Bell.

    Are any of you members to any premium baseball sites? I'm a fan of analytics and prospects and I've been looking at Fangraphs & Baseball America, wasn't sure if anyone had experience and thoughts with either of those?
     
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    Don’t know how you can’t be optimistic short term.
    Youngest team in the league, stacked minor league system.
    Uptick in payroll albeit peanuts.
    Josie locked up long term at an incredibly team friendly deal.
    Big concern looks like catcher. Don’t want to turn it over to little Naylor yet.
    I’ll be chapped if they bring back the corpse of Austin Hedges.
     
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    cdiddy70 said:
    Don’t know how you can’t be optimistic short term.
    Youngest team in the league, stacked minor league system.
    Uptick in payroll albeit peanuts.
    Josie locked up long term at an incredibly team friendly deal.
    Big concern looks like catcher. Don’t want to turn it over to little Naylor yet.
    I’ll be chapped if they bring back the corpse of Austin Hedges.
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    -Reds fans
     
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    cdiddy70 said:
    Don’t know how you can’t be optimistic short term.
    Youngest team in the league, stacked minor league system.
    Uptick in payroll albeit peanuts.
    Josie locked up long term at an incredibly team friendly deal.
    Big concern looks like catcher. Don’t want to turn it over to little Naylor yet.
    I’ll be chapped if they bring back the corpse of Austin Hedges.
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    You’re probably gonna need this:

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    I'd settle for Zunnino (sp) the Rays catcher.
    I believe he hit 30+ hrs a couple years ago but was brutal last year.
    Decent defensive catcher.

    The Hedge Hog is greathandling pitchers but I can't go thru another year with him trying to hit.
     
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