Cleveland Indians 2018-2019 Offseason Outlook

[Steve_424]

I'm looking the Yankees' way if Kluber is being dangled. Andujar may not fit there if they sign Machado and would be a nice bat to add along with a young SP and OF.

 

[JayDD1972]

Is Schwarber even that good? I know he lost weight before last season, but all I see is an all or nothing tubby power guy with a lower career OPS than Shin-Soo Choo who is an average fielder at best. If he was the centerpiece in a deal where we send out Kluber, I'd be disgusted.

Yeah, he isnt very good. I play fantasy baseball in multiple leagues and by the end of tbe season he was on everyones bench. We have to get more than a slob like that.

 

[JayDD1972]

Hey Derek, maybe Alpoe was right, he will go to NY for Torryes.

 

[AZ_]

 

[NorthCoastBias]

I'll be 29 this coming August. Would not be surprised in the slightest if the Indians are no longer in Cleveland by the time I'm dead and buried.

 

[Derek]

I'm looking the Yankees' way if Kluber is being dangled. Andujar may not fit there if they sign Machado and would be a nice bat to add along with a young SP and OF.

Didi had Tommy John. They have an opening at SS now.

 

[Stark]

Sheesh. That's fucking depressing.

 

[ajz20]

I'll be 29 this coming August. Would not be surprised in the slightest if the Indians are no longer in Cleveland by the time I'm dead and buried.

Baseball won’t have the same following 40 years from now as a whole. It has been in slow decline in terms of popular appeal to the massses for the last 20 years.There will need to be some major changes to the amount of games played and length to the season. Once the baby boomers are gone, baseball will be losing a significant anount if it’s traditional fan base.
The game will be around and be popular in regions due to tradition. But there will be plenty of markets besides Cleveland that have to get creative to get people to attend one out of 162.

 

[chuck0609]

Hope we don't trade Kluber and he goes postseason Justin Verlander on somebody. It's very possible because baseball.

Maybe. But Verlander was on a team going nowhere. Klubers in the playoffs every year.

 

[Steve_424]

Baseball won’t have the same following 40 years from now as a whole. It has been in slow decline in terms of popular appeal to the massses for the last 20 years.There will need to be some major changes to the amount of games played and length to the season. Once the baby boomers are gone, baseball will be losing a significant anount if it’s traditional fan base.
The game will be around and be popular in regions due to tradition. But there will be plenty of markets besides Cleveland that have to get creative to get people to attend one out of 162.

I just don't agree with this. Baseball overall is just fine. However, it is suffering in certain cities. This is mainly due to many teams - Orioles, Tigers, Marlins, Blue Jays, to name a few - outright tanking. It's also due to a growing difference in the haves and have-nots when it comes to payroll. So there's certainly things they need to address, but that goes for every professional league.

 

[ajz20]

I just don't agree with this. Baseball overall is just fine. However, it is suffering in certain cities. This is mainly due to many teams - Orioles, Tigers, Marlins, Blue Jays, to name a few - outright tanking. It's also due to a growing difference in the haves and have-nots when it comes to payroll. So there's certainly things they need to address, but that goes for every professional league.

You can think what you want but viewership and interest compared to the early 90s from the average person is clearly down. I am not saying the sport is going away, but I think it will be much closer to the NHL in terms of appeal 40 years from now.

 

[Steve_424]

You can think what you want but viewership and interest compared to the early 90s from the average person is clearly down. I am not saying the sport is going away, but I think it will be much closer to the NHL I’m terms of appeal 40 years from now.

Via CBS:

In 2017, Major League Baseball set another record -- the 15th straight season -- in revenue with over $10 billion, per Forbes' annual report. TV money remains a huge source of income for every team and the majority of the 30 teams are regional TV ratings monsters. Spring Training is a cottage industry. MLB Advanced Media is thriving. MLB just sold a majority stake in BAMTech this past offseason for $2.58 billion.

Baseball isn't dying.

 

[AZ_]

Baseballs biggest problem is the stranglehold MLB keeps on the media rights and how it limits the visibility people have to their players.

They’ve done a poor job of nationalizing their product and it shows because the most followed athletes rank towards the bottom of any list of Top 50 influencers on social media.

Not for lack of star power, either. Some of these guys are the best in the history of the game.

 

[JDailey23]

Baseballs biggest problem is the stranglehold MLB keeps on the media rights and how it limits the visibility people have to their players.

They’ve done a poor job of nationalizing their product and it shows because the most followed athletes rank towards the bottom of any list of Top 50 influencers on social media.

Not for lack of star power, either. Some of these guys are the best in the history of the game.

Agree. It’s a shame how they don’t promote players. But, they also glorify the Yanks and Sox too much.

 

[Alpoe]

I'm looking the Yankees' way if Kluber is being dangled. Andujar may not fit there if they sign Machado and would be a nice bat to add along with a young SP and OF.

I'm at the point where I hope the Indians go all in and make some big trades to try to win the world series. You know New York will make a big move with Machado and maybe a star pitcher via trade.

But what I don't want the Indians to do, is not do much of anything, and win the central and get bounced in the 1st rd. If they are going to do that just trade some of these guys like bauer, and carrasco and just start a rebuild. Last year was not that much fun, and I don't want to see that again.

All in or rebuild for me.