LitlBuck;1487134; said:
that's a nice wish list and the first one is obvious that possibly Shapiro along with him.
I don't know about Victor. I am unsure of his age but I guess with Sizemore, Choo, and Brantley Laporta could play first base. However, that would mean we have to find a catcher. I know that Santana is good but he's not quite ready yet and I don't know if I want to rush him. They have a somewhat decent catcher in Columbus that could be a fill-in depending upon when the moves are made.
DeRosa is a no-brainer and could bring some young quality prospects.
I don't know about Woods since his contract is pretty big. It might be hard to move him.
Moving JP is a no-brainer but I don't know what you can get for him unless he would start hitting again like he did last season.
In Addition to Wedge, his entire coaching staff must go.
I would wait before making a move with Pavano until later in the season because teams in the hunt might be desperate.
Though we have anyone in the minors that is ready to play third base--Hodges possibly. We seem to have a glutton of first baseman in the minors but not many middle infielders to the best of my knowledge.
I guess I might get rid of wedge first and see how the team reacts with a new manager but who would that new manager be
- With Victor, it may be a bit of robbing Peter to pay Paul, but you have to prioritize the holes on this team. Yeah, Victor gives you offense at 1B, but this team is far from deficient offensively. Pitching, on the other hand, is a major need right now...everywhere. If you can net a good young SP, with the mess the rotation is and no help on the horizon, I don't see how you don't do it. Victor is 30 BTW, but all those years as a C have probably added more wear and tear to his body than your typical 30 year old.
- As for 1B, well, if he's not trade bait (doubtful), you do have Garko. Yes, he's a statue, but he does provide some offense. Or there could be a cheap vet to be had via trade or FA this winter. I don't know much about LaPorta's abilities as a 1B other than hearing he can play there.
- We'll have to see how Santana handles AAA, but most reports I've seen have said he's not far off.
- DeRosa, yes. Sucks, because he's a great kind of player to have around, but he's wasted on a shit team like the Tribe.
- Moving JP seems like a no-brainer, but it's a matter of somebody wanting him. Not sure if anybody would right now. He provided pretty good offense for a SS, but as a 3B, he's a liability...and that's exasperated by his struggles this year. Hodges, incidentally, doesn't look too promising. He's struggling this year and may end up as one of those prospects who never quite pans out. Andy Marte's still around!!!!!!!!!!!
- Pavano, given his current situation (shellacked his last two starts, complaining of a sore neck) has no value. If he comes around (given his history, doubtful), maybe some contender looking for a back end starter may show interest.
The team is pretty much a big mess right now, how you want that fixed pretty much depends on your philosophy. Do you want to try a quick fix and continue to plug holes year-to-year and hope it works out? Or do you want to just tear it down and build from the ground up again like they did earlier this decade. Lord knows Dolan isn't going to open up the checkbook to sign good FA's (especially with Wood currently spontaneously combustin), so option one doesn't look particularly appealing to me.
I'm sure that'll come around with the Tribe. With all those quality guys in the pen helping him, he'll be al....fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
the indians are shittier damnit!