Cleveland Indians (2013 Season)

[Bucks21]

to me it comes down to would you rather have giambi up here to DH occasionally, and pinch hit OR would your rather have a young player up here who will play once a week and maybe pinch run or DH?

Id rather have Giambi up here if he can still hit (i will put my trust in francona on this) and rot on the bench while the younger player can be in AAA getting everyday at bats...then around the half point we can send Giambi down or release him and bring the young player up

That is the problem though yoyo. If Giambi makes the roster then we are going to lose one of those young guys.(Carrera is out of options and McGuiness would have to be offered back to the Rangers who would almost assuredly take him back)

 

[LitlBuck]

to me it comes down to would you rather have giambi up here to DH occasionally, and pinch hit OR would your rather have a young player up here who will play once a week and maybe pinch run or DH?

Id rather have Giambi up here if he can still hit (i will put my trust in francona on this) and rot on the bench while the younger player can be in AAA getting everyday at bats...then around the half point we can send Giambi down or release him and bring the young player up

I was more or less referring to his two guys specifically.
McGuiness has to make the final roster or he goes back to Texas and Carrera is out of options.

 

[Zippercat]

I was more or less referring to his two guys specifically.
McGuiness has to make the final roster or he goes back to Texas and Carrera is out of options.

Based on what Tito said on MLB XM today, it seems like the only way Giambi is not on the 25 man is if he hits the DL before Opening Day.

Is losing Carrera on waivers really that big of a deal? Does anyone really project him as an above average MLB outfielder? Or is he really just a pretty good 4th outfielder for a team that has no backup for CF? Remember, he apparently was not good enough last year to displace Johnny Freakin Damon for over half a season.

 

[buckeyemania11]

not to get any hopes up, but Kazmir has been solid in spring so far, maybe Francona was [Mark May]ting us not when he was ranting about being impressed with him

he pitched 4 scoreless in the first 4 innings against the Angels today allowing 3 hits and striking out 4 while walking one

so far his spring stats 11 IP 8 H 0 R 13K/2BB

TonyIBI RT @pgammo Scott Kazmir was really good in 4 shutout IP for Indians today. 89-93, P inside, delivery restored.

 

[NFBuck]

not to get any hopes up, but Kazmir has been solid in spring so far, maybe Francona was [Mark May]ting us not when he was ranting about being impressed with him

he pitched 4 scoreless in the first 4 innings against the Angels today allowing 3 hits and striking out 4 while walking one

so far his spring stats 11 IP 8 H 0 R 13K/2BB

Reclamation projects work sometimes. Not often, but sometimes. Maybe we lucked out here. He was really good for about four years, then he suddenly just lost it. Still young enough to get it back.

 

[LitlBuck]

Since they have named McCallister as their #4 starter would Kasmir be their fifth starter with Myers being #3 or could Kasmir displace Myers as the third starter.

 

[AKAK]

Since they have named McCallister as their #4 starter would Kasmir be their fifth starter with Myers being #3 or could Kasmir displace Myers as the third starter.

Then Myers would become the 5th?

That really doesn't matter, does it? Given masterson and Ubaldo's headcase selves, its not that hard to envision a scenario where Kazmir, Myers and McCallister are the 3 best starters on this team. (Cue the they "They're shitty" pics)

I'm kind of hoing Kazmir kicks ass at least long enough to give us some innings, put Huff as the long guy and keep Bauer on light work in C-Bus, unless they really think he's ready... they'll need 7 guys before its over.

I mean if reclamations are needed, I'd say Dice-K and Kazmir were good gambles to give looks to, really if you can get one to do anything, great, if not, no big deal.

Oh, and for those of you who don't want to lose Cararra and what's his rule 5 nuts, they may have to start with 13 pitchers... and yeah, I don't care that much if Giambi can contribute most, fine. If he could pitch, that would be better.

 

[Zippercat]

Carlos Santana was the worst baserunner in MLB in 2012:

http://www.bsports.com/statsinsight...elders-part-3-best-worst-base-runners-of-2012

 

[Brutus1]

Of course I completely left out Reynolds. Worst part is, no one even busted me out for it.

Well, considering the DH for the Tribe hit .226 22hr 72rbi in 571 ab's last season, Reynolds and whomever else, should easily be able to beat those
numbers. Well, except maybe the battting average.

 

[AKAK]

Well, considering the DH for the Tribe hit .226 22hr 72rbi in 571 ab's last season, Reynolds and whomever else, should easily be able to beat those
numbers. Well, except maybe the battting average.

While I'm sure your numbers here are correct, I had no idea that they were anything like that good.

Heck, I'd take that again (and without knowing what the OPS's of those stats were, etc, I'm taking it at face) so long as the gaping hell hole's that were 1B and LF production improve. (And really all that should take is Swisher and Brantley being able to show up most days). You'd expect that if Reynolds got 450-500 AB's there, you'd replicate that in a worst case scenario, and then you still have 50-100 AB's for someone else. (Obviously if he's playing other positions, etc its more complicated than that.) I'm sort of hoping for something like .235/30/90 out of him with an OPS between .750 and .800.

 

[tsteele316]

While I'm sure your numbers here are correct, I had no idea that they were anything like that good.

Heck, I'd take that again (and without knowing what the OPS's of those stats were, etc, I'm taking it at face) so long as the gaping hell hole's that were 1B and LF production improve. (And really all that should take is Swisher and Brantley being able to show up most days). You'd expect that if Reynolds got 450-500 AB's there, you'd replicate that in a worst case scenario, and then you still have 50-100 AB's for someone else. (Obviously if he's playing other positions, etc its more complicated than that.) I'm sort of hoping for something like .235/30/90 out of him with an OPS between .750 and .800.

the problem with that DH production is that they were paying hafner a ton of money to just be the DH. they also used carlos santana there at times as well. that's a big investment for little production from that position.

reynolds putting up slightly better numbers from there, at his contract is fine, especially considering the massive upgrade to the LF spot in both defense and offensive output.

 

[AKAK]

the problem with that DH production is that they were paying hafner a ton of money to just be the DH, and then he sucked it up big time for years and years and years.

fify.

 

[Brutus1]

While I'm sure your numbers here are correct, I had no idea that they were anything like that good.

Heck, I'd take that again (and without knowing what the OPS's of those stats were, etc, I'm taking it at face) so long as the gaping hell hole's that were 1B and LF production improve. (And really all that should take is Swisher and Brantley being able to show up most days). You'd expect that if Reynolds got 450-500 AB's there, you'd replicate that in a worst case scenario, and then you still have 50-100 AB's for someone else. (Obviously if he's playing other positions, etc its more complicated than that.) I'm sort of hoping for something like .235/30/90 out of him with an OPS between .750 and .800.

Those numbers were from 571 ab's. Between Reynolds, Santana and any other turd they throw in there occasionally, they should be able to get at least 30 homers from the dh.

 

[LitlBuck]

Carlos Santana was the worst baserunner in MLB in 2012:

http://www.bsports.com/statsinsight...elders-part-3-best-worst-base-runners-of-2012

I think Santana's baserunning is the least of our worries this season as they probably should have been last season. Just run to first add stop!

 

[AKAK]

I think Santana's baserunning is the least of our worries this season as they probably should have been last season. Just run to first add stop!

Actually that's exactly what that stat says, that he doesn't attempt to take the extra base. If he weren't a catcher it might bother me... I guess all it says to me is dont' put Stubbs, Bourn, Brantley, or Kipnis behind him in the lineup, he might get lapped.