Jose Lopez is only 28? I thought he was closer to 38. For some reason it feels like he’s been playing forever…
Nosferatu Zodd
Might have been a different guy with same name.
Rob0T
Probably the same guy. He broke in with Seattle 8 years ago and was an All Star back in 2006. That guy sure did stop being a productive hitter though.
mkaiser586
Lopez has no plate discipline and I’m surprised they ever signed him in the first place. The Indians brass (almost to a man) always preach plate discipline and having good at bats and looking for BB (because they can’t hit I suppose) and Lopez lacked all of those things. Summer in Cleveland… time to watch the salary dumps and the young “prospects” being called up from the minors. Some things never change!
I think this was a bad move because Jack Hanahan was likely done with Cleveland after this year. And they could’ve started Jose Lopez at third. Now a team I think will be interested in Lopez will be the Braves so they can use him as a backup for the rest of the year. Then when Chipper retires have him start at third for atleast a year or two and keep Martin Prado in left field and have a solid outfield. If I were Cleveland I would’ve kept him. And let go Hanahan.
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Richard
Jose Lopez is only 28? I thought he was closer to 38. For some reason it feels like he’s been playing forever…
Nosferatu Zodd
Might have been a different guy with same name.
Rob0T
Probably the same guy. He broke in with Seattle 8 years ago and was an All Star back in 2006. That guy sure did stop being a productive hitter though.
mkaiser586
Lopez has no plate discipline and I’m surprised they ever signed him in the first place. The Indians brass (almost to a man) always preach plate discipline and having good at bats and looking for BB (because they can’t hit I suppose) and Lopez lacked all of those things. Summer in Cleveland… time to watch the salary dumps and the young “prospects” being called up from the minors. Some things never change!
Trent Armstrong
I think this was a bad move because Jack Hanahan was likely done with Cleveland after this year. And they could’ve started Jose Lopez at third. Now a team I think will be interested in Lopez will be the Braves so they can use him as a backup for the rest of the year. Then when Chipper retires have him start at third for atleast a year or two and keep Martin Prado in left field and have a solid outfield. If I were Cleveland I would’ve kept him. And let go Hanahan.