The 2014 Cleveland Indians

[revjack56]

Agree, A Cab should be the first to go, he may fetch something in a trade, if Lindor isn't deemed ready we can use Avilis at short

 

[macbdog]

Agree, A Cab should be the first to go, he may fetch something in a trade, if Lindor isn't deemed ready we can use Avilis at short

The idea is to improve the play at SS, not make it worse.

Lindor is not ready. The bat has been solid but the defense has been about average. He can do better and he has work to do. I would not be shocked if he spends the whole year at AA.

I'm leaning right now towards keeping him and seeing what happens. I know people freak out every time he doesn't drive in the run but Cleveland baseball fans have proven their irrationality time and again. He has been a solid contributor at SS and I think the potential 1st round pick he would garner is worth more than what they may get in trade. And if he accepts the qualifying offer? Fine. Like I said, Lindor is not ready. Another year of Asdrubal might not be such a bad in that scenario.

 

[AZ_]

The idea is to improve the play at SS, not make it worse.

Lindor is not ready. The bat has been solid but the defense has been about average. He can do better and he has work to do. I would not be shocked if he spends the whole year at AA.

I'm leaning right now towards keeping him and seeing what happens. I know people freak out every time he doesn't drive in the run but Cleveland baseball fans have proven their irrationality time and again. He has been a solid contributor at SS and I think the potential 1st round pick he would garner is worth more than what they may get in trade. And if he accepts the qualifying offer? Fine. Like I said, Lindor is not ready. Another year of Asdrubal might not be such a bad in that scenario.

$13+ million for Cabrera next season?

I don't think so. I'm not even sure he gets a qualifying offer at this point.

 

[revjack56]

You can have A Cab if the idea is swing at the first pitch a lot and leave men on base. I'll take Lindor now. Seems to me that Ross Adkins and Tito said in spring training that he was ready defensively. I'll take their word for it. Trade A Cab and get what you can now

 

[Stark]

You can have A Cab if the idea is swing at the first pitch a lot and leave men on base. I'll take Lindor now. Seems to me that Ross Adkins and Tito said in spring training that he was ready defensively. I'll take their word for it. Trade A Cab and get what you can now

That was Spring Training. His play this season has proven that he isn't ready defensively.

 

[AZ_]

If you're wasting your time looking at errors, you'd think he's not ready.

But he is, he's already got better range there. Better natural instincts and hustle to be sure.

He just needs to hit, everything else is ready.

 

[macbdog]

If you're wasting your time looking at errors, you'd think he's not ready.

But he is, he's already got better range there. Better natural instincts and hustle to be sure.

He just needs to hit, everything else is ready.

No, I'm going by what others around the organization have said and what has been written about him. He has been solid but has certainly not peaked defensively and has not been as consistent as he has been in the past. He has work to do there.

 

[AZ_]

They're not asking him to peak, despite what he needs to work on he's most likely a better option than AC at this stage.

 

[Pyro]

"Tour Of Rock" is the theme for Rock-N-Blast this year. Which is both vague and exciting, since they aren't limited to one band this time.

 

[AZ_]

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Lofton....Lofton

 

[Steve_424]

The idea is to improve the play at SS, not make it worse.

Lindor is not ready. The bat has been solid but the defense has been about average. He can do better and he has work to do. I would not be shocked if he spends the whole year at AA.

I'm leaning right now towards keeping him and seeing what happens. I know people freak out every time he doesn't drive in the run but Cleveland baseball fans have proven their irrationality time and again. He has been a solid contributor at SS and I think the potential 1st round pick he would garner is worth more than what they may get in trade. And if he accepts the qualifying offer? Fine. Like I said, Lindor is not ready. Another year of Asdrubal might not be such a bad in that scenario.

Aviles - .262/.282/.349
Cabrera - .247/.308/.392

Not sure Aviles if much worse, if he's even worse at all...pretty similar production to this point.

I'd deal A-Cab, let Aviles take over for the next 3-4 weeks, then bring up Lindor.

 

[440]

There was some action on the shortstop front for the Indians today, as starter Asdrubal Cabrera left the game with lower back spasms, per Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer (via Twitter). That would appear to be a minor injury, but the news coincided with the club’s decision to promote top prospect (and fellow shortstop) Francisco Lindor to Triple-A, as Hoynes tweets. Cleveland has indicated, however, that the move was unrelated. Of course, Cabrera has often been mentioned as a trade candidate — at season’s end if not at this year’s deadline — due in large part to the continued rise of Lindor, his presumed successor.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/...royals-rios-twins-willingham-cards-peavy.html

 

[MoFlo]

Of course, Cabrera has often been mentioned as a trade candidate — at season’s end if not at this year’s deadline —

Um, he's a FA at the end of the year, mlbtraderumors....

 

[AZ_]

Um, he's a FA at the end of the year, mlbtraderumors....

#MoFloBomb

 

[AMC]

Moved.