Your 2018 Cleveland Indians

[Real Deal]

Jose in May:
.432 OBP
1.189 OPS
214 wRC+
11 HR, 25 RBI

Lindor in May:
.432 OBP
1.169 OPS
211 wRC+
10 HR, 23 RBI

In result, Frankie is the team's first player of the month since Kipnis in '15.

 

[MGMT]

Allen seems to really be trying to make it hard to keep him out of the outfield next season

 

[Real Deal]

Allen seems to really be trying to make it hard to keep him out of the outfield next season

I'm keeping him now, especially over Raj. Indians have very tough decisions with their OF stance.

You have Brantley, Zimmer, Naquin, Chis, Allen. Our bench could consist 2 OFs, Perez, and E-Gon.

Greg Allen should be stapled on our 25 man:

Last 15 games:

15/44, .341 AVG, .396 OBP

 

[KluberSociety]

We've gotta kick the senior crew out of the OF first. I don't see any point of Melky, Guyer, or Rajai being on the roster over Allen.

 

[macbdog]

I'm not sure why anyone thinks that the Indians would plan on keeping Melky Cabrera or Buyer- who will be a FA- over a productive player on a minimum salary. Greg Allen still had not reached AAA yet when the season began even though he was 24- I don't understand why folks wanted to see him handed a big league gig. Even now, I want to see him handle once opposing pitchers adjust to him. He still has Yandyesque power, so unless he has been getting strength tips from Jose Ramirez I will wait to see how he develops from here before handing him anything.

 

[Real Deal]

I'm not sure why anyone thinks that the Indians would plan on keeping Melky Cabrera or Buyer- who will be a FA- over a productive player on a minimum salary. Greg Allen still had not reached AAA yet when the season began even though he was 24- I don't understand why folks wanted to see him handed a big league gig. Even now, I want to see him handle once opposing pitchers adjust to him. He still has Yandyesque power, so unless he has been getting strength tips from Jose Ramirez I will wait to see how he develops from here before handing him anything.

Doesn't matter what kind of power he has, he's not asked to hit HRs.

He can get on base, or in a tight spot Tito can pinch run him and he has the ability to go 1st to 3rd on a ground ball. He's a better tool in the box than the old ones we have.

He should definitely have a spot over Guyer, Raj, and Melky. He's 25 years old, he's fresh, he's getting ready.

 

[MGMT]

Salazar got another cortisone shot and is shut down another week according to roto

:/

Doesn’t seem like the guy is even remotely close.

 

[Stark]

Salazar got another cortisone shot and is shut down another week according to roto

:/

Doesn’t seem like the guy is even remotely close.

I'll be shocked if the guy makes a start for the Tribe this season.

 

[macbdog]

I'll be shocked if the guy makes a start for the Tribe this season.

So Salazar 2019?

 

[Kiddo]

Trade Salazar for Machado in the off season.......

 

[Urban]

 

[BMAN]

Trade Salazar for Machado in the off season.......

Yeeeeeah....it takes two teams to make a trade.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Yeeeeeah....it takes two teams to make a trade.

Machado's a free agent too

 

[Kiddo]

You guys arent very good at sarcasm.

 

[Randolphkeys]

You guys arent very good at sarcasm.

Emojis we're invented because sarcasm doesn't translate well in online discussion. Try using them to punctuate thoughts rather than what could be construed as shitty but honest opinions.