I mean, were people expecting teams to not be interested in signing Santana? That's literally all the reports are.
Keep your own... Damn Indians !Based on Ken Rosenthal's very latest, it appears as though the Tribe is operating under the assumption that Santana doesn't return. Also, according to him, the Tribe is seriously considering Kip in LF and Brantley at 1B, which I figured was a possibility based on Antonetti and Tito's postseason press conference. Rosenthal reported that Tribe officials don't want to breakup the Ramirez 2B/Lindor SS combination. I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being the opening day lineup:
Lindor-SS
Kipnis-LF
Brantley-1B
Encarnacion-DH
Ramirez-2B
Chisenhall-RF
Diaz-3B
Zimmer-CF
Perez-C
Based on Ken Rosenthal's very latest, it appears as though the Tribe is operating under the assumption that Santana doesn't return. Also, according to him, the Tribe is seriously considering Kip in LF and Brantley at 1B, which I figured was a possibility based on Antonetti and Tito's postseason press conference. Rosenthal reported that Tribe officials don't want to breakup the Ramirez 2B/Lindor SS combination. I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being the opening day lineup:
Lindor-SS
Kipnis-LF
Brantley-1B
Encarnacion-DH
Ramirez-2B
Chisenhall-RF
Diaz-3B
Zimmer-CF
Perez-C
Looks like the White Sox are going to take calls on Abreu.
No idea what it would take to get him or if they’d consider trading him in the division but another potential 1B option on the market.
If nothing else, it may eliminate a team in the Santana sweeps (if they make a deal).
They're gonna have to rip the jersey off his back!Carlos wants to stay - I believe if the Indians make a reasonable offer we will keep him.
“I love it here,” said Santana, acquired by the Indians from the Dodgers on on July 26, 2008. “This is my home. I love Cleveland. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues, to play every day.”
He calls Progressive Field, “My house. Everybody knows me and I know everybody here.”
But just how free agency unfolds for the Santana and the Indians is a mystery.
“This will be tough for me after the season, but I’m going to have to make a hard decision about my career,” said Santana. “I love it here. I don’t want to go anywhere. Everybody knows. My teammates know. The front office knows. But that’s not something I can control.”