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Cleveland Indians (2011 Season)

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tsteele316;1831285; said:
neither one of those guys should be on the 40 man roster for a major league team, especially flores.
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Rodriguez has a nice year in AA/AAA last year

but the IPI guy says that scouts have some "not so nice" words to say about him

I get the feeling that there are some intangibles to his game that teams don't like as one scout bluntly said "he's not a winner".
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I was actually nice with what the scout really said about JRod....his actual words were much harsher. Maybe the other two dozen teams see something different in him.
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I'm surprised someone did not take a chance on Adam Miller.....hes supposedly finally healthy and ready to make a run at an MLB bullpen.....glad nobody took him though, I HOPE he can finally make it with the Indians
 
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Bucklion;1831276; said:
There was a story in the CPD today about a push for Nick Punto to play third.
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Nick "Freakin" Punto: smashed his way to 1 whole HR (out of an amazing total of 13 extra base hits in 258 at bats in 2010), 20 RBI and a lofty .238 average with the Twinkies while being paid $4M. To put Punto's "power" in perspective, at his career HR rate he'll need over 200 more seasons to catch Babe Ruth! And this is the Tribe's solution for what is supposed to be a power position? The only redeeming factor I can find for Punto is that in 238 career ML starts at 3B he's only committed 17 errors (or, to put that in Tribe terms, less than what the Indians' trio of Marte, Nix and Valbuena did in just the second half of last season!). :(
 
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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/indians-sign-adam-everett.html

The Indians signed Adam Everett to a minor league deal and invited him to Spring Training, the team announced. The Nationals and Rockies also expressed interest in the infielder at the Winter Meetings. Career Sports represents Everett.

Everett batted just .185/.221/.247 for the Tigers in 89 plate appearances last year, before Detroit released him. If he can rebound to the .238/.325/.613 line he posted in 2009, the Indians would likely be happy. The defensive specialist has appeared in 846 big league games, but has only played one inning at a position other than shortstop.
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LitlBuck;1835595; said:
Why do the Indians even sign these guys. It is embarrassing to see it in print. If the Indians wouldn't sign some of these monkeys, they could save some money by not having to pay so many per diems:( What the hell are we our farm team... nevermind.
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it's a minor league deal. calm down. he'll probably be released half way through spring training.
 
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http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2010/12/cleveland_indians_sign_austin.html

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Meet the new Indians right-handed hitting outfielder, same as the Indians old right-handed hitting outfielder.
Austin Kearns is back. Kearns, who won a job with the Indians last spring training, has agreed to a one-year $1.3 million deal with the Tribe today. It's the first free agent the Indians have signed to a big-league deal this winter.
Kearn's deal includes performance bonuses.
The Indians traded Kearns to the Yankees for right-hander Zack McAllister on July 30, one day before the non-waiver trading deadline.
Kearns hit .272 (83-for-301) with 42 runs, 18 doubles, eight homers and 42 RBI with the Tribe. He had an OPS of .773 -- .419 slugging percentage and .354 onbase percentage.
Overall, he hit .263 with 10 homers and 49 RBI. He had a .746 OPS, but played sparingly for the Yankees.
The Indians projected starting outfield of Grady Sizemore, Michael Brantley and Shin-Soo Choo are all left-handed hitters. Kearns played all three outfield positions last season. He was primarily a left fielder, playing 91 games there.
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oh yea.....

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/indians-reach-agreement-with-travis-buck.html

The Indians reached an agreement with outfielder Travis Buck on a minor league deal with a spring training invite, reports MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. Buck would earn $625K in the Majors.

Buck, 27, hit .298/.364/.463 in 141 Triple-A plate appearances, also making a couple of brief appearances with the Athletics this year. He was non-tendered earlier this month, as he would have been arbitration eligible for the first time. The Indians will have the opportunity to control him past 2011. Buck is represented by CAA.

Buck authored a promising rookie campaign in 2007 - .288/.377/.474 in a half-season - but he's battled elbow surgery, shin splints, post-concussion syndrome, and shoulder and oblique injuries since.

Chris Antonetti's first offseason as Indians GM has been a quiet one, with five minor league deals to his credit so far.
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y0yoyoin;1837324; said:
i would rather see them make more moves like this one for young players with maybe a little bit of upside instead of more austin kearns remixes
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Moves like the Kearns deal are actually very beneficial considering the price they get him at. Just like last year, if he sucks, you can release him with little to no loss, but if he's at least serviceable, a playoff contended may come along and offer you something for him later in the summer because of his low salary. These are the kind of moves I don't mind because they're flexible. The David Dellucci/Jason Michaels type deals were mind bogglers.
 
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NFBuck;1837334; said:
Moves like the Kearns deal are actually very beneficial considering the price they get him at. Just like last year, if he sucks, you can release him with little to no loss, but if he's at least serviceable, a playoff contended may come along and offer you something for him later in the summer because of his low salary. These are the kind of moves I don't mind because they're flexible. The David Dellucci/Jason Michaels type deals were mind bogglers.
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That's a good point I had never thought of. Don't remember the prospects we got from the Yankees for him, but if he plays serviceable again this year maybe we land a few more lower-level prospects.
 
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billmac91;1837338; said:
That's a good point I had never thought of. Don't remember the prospects we got from the Yankees for him, but if he plays serviceable again this year maybe we land a few more lower-level prospects.
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The Indians traded Kearns to the Yankees for right-hander Zack McAllister on July 30, one day before the non-waiver trading deadline.
 
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