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MB923
I speak on behalf of all Yankee fans- Take him Cleveland!
Slopeboy
You forgot to say PRETTY PLEASE!!!
Brad426
I like the idea of taking a flier on Millwood, but I’d like it for more in the $2M with some incentives kinda range.
Guest
Yea, I really don’t think it’s a great signing for 4-5m…
He might end up pitching like a 4-6m dollar pitcher, but that’s no guarantee
but on the other hand, most incentives are based on Innings Pitched, and Games Started, and Millwood has no problem staying healthy, so he’d pretty much be a lock to earn those incentives.
And ERA/WHIP/W’s based incentives are pretty rare (probably because players wouldn’t take that kind of contract).
Although I’d have no problem giving him award/all-star based incentives haha
Rabbitov
What happened to Cleveland, this used to be a real powerhouse.
threeeds
They don’t have a huge market so they can’t keep their developed stars for as long as some of the higher market clubs.
RossK
New ownership, Jacob’s spent on the team and Dolan does not. Look at the differences in payroll from the Jacob’s era to the Dolan era. It’s not that they CAN’T keep their developed stars so much as they have no intention of even trying.
bigpat
And the ones they kept ended up failing. They put a lot of money into Hafner who’s now a top 5 worst contract, and Sizemore has been hurt and disappointing the past two seasons, and they were supposed to be their cornerstone guys.
Some bad luck with the way they spent their money and lackluster trade returns, then they decided to quit spending money altogether.
mrsjohnmiltonrocks
Which has led to the lowest attendance in the league, which causes revenues to drop even further, which gives them even less revenue to work with, which means they have to trade the next big contract player-that would be Choo-which means there is not even one recognizable name on the team, which means there is even less fans in the stands.
It’s a sad situation and I can still see it getting worse for Cleveland before it gets better, if it ever does get better. They could be the first team up for contraction if the commishioner ever decides to force the issue.
NorCalTribeFan
This view is popular in Cleveland where people take glee in eviscerating Indians management to redirect attention away from the city’s moribund economy and, not coincidentally, the city’s terrible sports franchises. I’m not a fan of Dolan. There is evidence the family bought the team with too little hard cash, but I think the criticism that he is “cheap” is not supported by the evidence.
In 2007, it looked like the team had returned to contention, but injuries and sub-par performance of several veterans lead to poor records. This, along with fans’ attention being diverted by LeBron James, lead to poor attendance. It slowly dawned on management that their low-risk draft strategy (whereby they drafted easily-signed college players who looked like good bets to make the majors) in reality meant the Indians had cornered the market on AAAA players. Finally, CC Sabathia made it clear he wanted a max contract that the Indians could never support. They had no choice but to get what they could for CC, and subsequently had to trade Martinez and Lee. By the same token, Choo, Carmona and Sizemore will have to be traded.
I’m as downcast about the Indians’ future as I have been in twenty years. Despite this, if they can figure out a way to make a set of prospects rise to the majors at the same time then they’ll have several years of peak performance before having to unload those players. This much is true: the economics of baseball (and the Cleveland economy) mean we will never be able to keep our stars long enough to create sustained winning. We cannot compete with bigger cities and in the long run there is a real concern that Cleveland cannot support three sports franchises.
jill
Um, the headline doesn’t match the story-or am I misreading something?
Lawschoolsucks
I can’t think of any benefit of adding Millwood–especially for $4M. Let our young pitchers pitch and gain some confidence in the bigs. What is with the Indians and their refusal to test their talent? Their idea of giving players a chance is a joke. The funny part is that even if the team gets worse, all they need to do to improve on what was baseball’s worst attendance last year is call up some prospects and let them play everyday. Fans like to see some consistency, and they like to see glimpses of the future. You have Kipnis in the lineup, or maybe Phelps–speed up the timetable on Alex White, etc. you are going to have fans in the stands. Yeah Pittsburgh’s economy is way better, so I know the comparison isn’t perfect, but people love going to PNC Park and watching the Pirates–win or lose. Cleveland can have that if they stopped signing people like Adam Everett and plugged those spots with some prospects. I feel bad for Indians minor leaguers. Even when you succeed you’re not given a shot. Speaking of the Pirates, lets all watch Andy Marte explode in Pittsburgh this year, while the Indians brass insist that giving him endless criticism and a 150 sporadic ABs a year for the past 5 years was a meaningful opportunity. What I wouldn’t do for a shot at taking over as GM in Cleveland for a few years.