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DZ83CK
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Tribe traded a minor league prospect for catcher Sandy Leon. Leon at least had a good hitting season a few years ago, but has been weak with the bat the past couple of seasons. It makes you wonder how a guy can bat .310 in one year and never get above .225 any other season where he played in more than 13 games.
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DZ83CK
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I see another round of Lindor trade bluster is circulating the media. Rival owners know Dolan has his wallet on lockdown and he will never offer the highest salary to re-sign Frankie. Rival franchises smelling blood in the water when they see a star who is soon to be a free agent with a cheap owner.
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mattynokes
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283 PAs isn't exactly a big sample size and a BABIP nearing .400 isn't sustainable. He's simply just a better defensive backup than Plawecki.
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LitlBuck
Kevin Warren is an ass
I do not blame Dolan this time. Frankie is going to want probably about $250 million give or take a few million on either side. That is BS and is ruining baseball. I would trade him now before the season begins and get a few really good prospects and start rebuilding now. Frankly, I do not understand why they are waiting because they are not going to win the WS in the next 2 years without remaking a good portion of the team.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
The Indians had picked up Kluber's $17.5 million contract option for the 2020 season on Oct. 31. His contract also includes a club option for the 2021 season that's worth $18 million.
They got him through 2021 at a reasonable price, so why would the Indians trade him now for an outfielder that bats .246 and an unproven MLB pitcher (i.e. Rangers' #30 prospect)?
http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=tex
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DZ83CK
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Well clearly Kluber is getting paid a lot - for the tightwad Dolan ownership - and his performance is not necessarily up to his pay level anymore. His best years are behind him for sure. 2016 was his peak year and he has gradually declined since. Maybe this move frees up money for the FO to actually sign a (third-tier) free agent?
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
I didn't realize that Dolan was that bad. Unfortunately the way the values of major league sports teams are currently going up it makes them a good financial investment which gives no incentive to sell his/her team:
A. In 2000, Dolan (through a family trust) bought the Cleveland Indians of the MLB for $323 million from Richard Jacobs, who, along with his late brother David Jacobs, had paid $35 million for the club in 1986. Jacobs had taken the Indians public in 1997. As part of the deal, Dolan bought all of the stock at just over $12 a share, making the franchise privately held once again. During his time as owner, the Indians have experienced periods of competitiveness, including playoff runs in 2007, 2013, and making it to the World Series in 2016, as well as periods without success, including several seasons with over 90 losses.
While the Indians' player salaries were among the highest in Major League Baseball during Jacobs' last years as owner, at times they have been among the lowest under Dolan. This has led some fans to regard Dolan as miserly, although other fans dispute the reputation. After the team reached the 2016 World Series, the Indians acquired free agents Edwin Encarnación and Boone Logan. However, both of these players were with other teams by 2019 in an attempt to reduce payroll, thus adding to both sides of the “miserly” argument between fans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Dolan
B. This graph depicts the value of the Cleveland Indians franchise of Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2019. In 2019, the franchise had an estimated value of 1.2 billion U.S. dollars. The Cleveland Indians are owned by Lawrence Dolan, who bought the franchise for 323 million U.S. dollars in 2000.
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