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Cleveland Indians (2011 Season)

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LitlBuck;1934795; said:
There's not a bus big enough to fit all of the Players that they need from Columbus and maybe even Akron. Anyone can swing and miss at a baseball.

If nothing else, bring up Phelps and sit Cabrera and get rid of Kearns. I have no idea what to do at third base because I just don't think our phenom is ready defensively.
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Yes, Cord Phelps is ready to go right now. Fuck, the guy can DH and fill in at the infield spots. Hannahan stays because of his D at third. OCab is starting to look like what everyone was afraid he would be...which is why it made zero fucking sense to move him to second in the order and switch Droobs from where he was mashing all season. Acta has some splainin' to do with that bullshit. As for Carmona, our "ace" is 3-7 with a 5.33 ERA...that sucks ballsack, but he has had some good starts this year. I am less inclined to go with McCallister or Gomez until we fall out of first though. But yes, for fucks's sake, Austin Kearns does not belong on a major league roster for any reason. I mean any reason. I'm sure he's a hell of a nice guy, but the guy shouldn't even be carrying the bats to the rack. Most of the Indians hitters struggled this weekend, but he looked so pathetically overmatched it was downright comical. I mean he was nowhere close to a foul tip. If he had 8 strikes he would be hitting .100. G. O. N. E.
 
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indians just drafted francisco lindor from a HS in florida...i will give you a update when i get info on him...but of all the position players in the draft he was one of the players i really liked
 
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y0yoyoin;1935097; said:
indians just drafted francisco lindor from a HS in florida...i will give you a update when i get info on him...but of all the position players in the draft he was one of the players i really liked
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Good pick.

OCab has a .588 OPS. That is horrifying for an everyday player. Keep him around as an occasional starter. Keep him for his leadership. But, for God's sake, get him out of an everyday position. He is a liability on both offense and defense.

...and yes, Kearns has no business getting major league at bats.
 
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SCOUTING PROFILE: Lindor was born and raised in Puerto Rico, first in Caguas, then in Toa Baja, where he played in the same youth-league program as fellow Florida high-school star and potential 2011 first-round pick Javier Baez. Lindor moved from Puerto Rico to the Orlando area in 2006. A year younger than most 2011 high-school drafts (he won?t turn 18 until mid-November), Lindor burst on the prospect map at the 2008 World Wood Bat Association Underclass World Championship in the most unlikely of ways. A skinny, then 14-year old, playing against some of the best 16-17-year olds in the country, he blasted a couple of home runs and drove balls for extra-base hits consistently from both sides of the plate. That power display, which he has continued to build on over the last three years, is what separates Lindor from the conventional top shortstop prospects. He isn?t a blazing runner, with a 6.78 in the 60 the fastest recorded time by Perfect Game scouts, although his first-step quickness and exceptional balance give him above-average range at shortstop. Nor does Lindor have a cannon for an arm, but his lightning-quick release and advanced footwork enable him to make all the plays that a stronger-armed player may not always make. The combination of all those attributes makes Lindor one of the few high-school shortstops that isn?t shadowed by questions about what position he will play at the major-league level. But the separator for Lindor is the bat. While a prototypical 5-foot-11, 170-pound 17-year-old middle infielder might be expected to be a contact hitter who needs to gain strength to compete offensively with a wood bat, Lindor?s quick, strong hands and overall hitting approach make him an exception. He has above-average bat speed from both sides of the plate and legitimate extra-base power. Lindor put an exclamation point on his offensive potential by winning the home-run hitting contest at the 2010 Aflac All-American Game. He enjoyed an outstanding senior season at Montverde Academy, both offensively and defensively, and gained a lot of notoriety Feb. 18 when his team matched up against Baez (Arlington Country Day HS, Jacksonville) in one of the most heavily-scouted games of the 2011 season. It cemented his status as a top-half of the first-round talent. In the unlikely event that Lindor doesn?t turn professional this summer, he has a scholarship to Florida State to fall back on. Projected Draft Position: First round /Top 8-12 Picks
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i wouldnt expect to see this kid up in the majors for at least 3-4 years...he also is commited to play at FSU so im sure this first round money will change that...ironically he is a native of clermont FL where the indians boating accident occurred years ago

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtf9v01uV8"]YouTube - ‪2010 Aflac All American Francisco Lindor Home Run Derby Champion‬‏[/ame]
 
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Oh no! We suck again!

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y0yoyoin;1935099; said:
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i wouldnt expect to see this kid up in the majors for at least 3-4 years...he also is commited to play at FSU so im sure this first round money will change that...ironically he is a native of clermont FL where the indians boating accident occurred years ago

YouTube - ‪2010 Aflac All American Francisco Lindor Home Run Derby Champion‬‏
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Thanks for the scout report and vid link! What's up with the grass patch around home plate in the vid? Never seen that before. :confused:
 
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Son of a bitch that lead disappeared quick. 2 more against a red-hot Minny and then 4 at NYY and 3 at Detroit.

May be out of first place this time next week. Everyone went cold at once. Need Hafner and Sizemore back and Choo and Santana to start hitting.
 
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JCOSU86;1935408; said:
Son of a bitch that lead disappeared quick. 2 more against a red-hot Minny and then 4 at NYY and 3 at Detroit.

May be out of first place this time next week. Everyone went cold at once. Need Hafner and Sizemore back and Choo and Santana to start hitting.
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Unfortunately the rain has stopped, so it looks like they'll have to play tonight :lol:

Yes, the hitting has been bad, but the other teams figuring our our starters and the Bad NewZ KennelZ (er, sorry, Bad News Bears) defense hasn't helped the last several games either. I mean, why exactly has OCab forgotten how to do anything with a baseball?
 
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