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Indians Decline Ryan Raburn’s Option

By Steve Adams | November 4, 2015 at 4:36pm CDT

The Indians announced that they’ve declined their $3MM club option on Ryan Raburn for the 2016 season. The outfielder will instead be paid a $100K buyout and hit the open market.

Raburn, 35 next April, will be cut loose despite an outstanding season in which he batted .301/.393/.543 with eight home runs in 201 plate appearances. Raburn’s gaudy numbers are the result of extreme platooning; he saw just 25 plate appearances against right-handed pitching this season but picked up 176 PAs against lefties, raking to the tune of a .325/.415/.589 batting line when holding the platoon advantage. In fact, Raburn was so potent against lefties in 2015 that only Nelson Cruz, Mike Trout and Joey Votto ranked above him in weighted runs created plus (wRC+), per Fangraphs (minimum 150 plate appearances).

Though he’s no longer an option at second base as he was earlier in his career — just 17 innings there since Opening Day 2013 — Raburn will draw plenty of interest as a platoon corner outfield option on the open market this winter. He’s hit lefties well throughout his entire career, batting .264/.339/.487 over the life of a 10-year Major League career.

Via MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian (Twitter link), president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti offered the following statement on the Raburn decision: “I think there were a lot of factors that went into play with the decision. I don’t think any one carried the day. It doesn’t take away from what Ryan accomplished and the success he’s had with us. We just felt, given the timing of where we are right now, we just wanted to try to have a little more flexibility as we head into the offseason.”

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  1. seamaholic

    5 years ago

    Another team that looks like it would like a big name corner OF this off-season. Either FA or trade. Thinking latter.

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  2. Tyler Jedrzejak

    5 years ago

    wouldnt be a bad bench option for the braves

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  3. The Adrian Beltre

    5 years ago

    Rangers could use a Raburn/Ruggiano/Pearce type to platoon with Hamilton or Moreland(or both).

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  4. aff10

    5 years ago

    I’m really surprised by this one, since I didn’t think 3MM would be too much for a platoon outfielder, especially one as productive as Raburn. I would expect him to command more than that on the open market

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  5. cjcronsdisease

    5 years ago

    A’s were absolutely terrible vs LHP this year, bet Beane is in on him right now.

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  6. stymeedone

    5 years ago

    Please don’t bring him back to Detroit. Good bat (sometimes), terrible fielder (always).

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  7. triber4life

    5 years ago

    It was so nice to see the Indians not pick it up.He is a one trick pony (and not a good one either) Any team that signs him needs to give him only a one year deal as he will be ok one year and terrible the next. I wish you luck Ryan but glad to see you go

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  8. fakedayton

    5 years ago

    His defense is so bad, he would be a 5th OF PH……he’s a lot like Johnny Gomes really….they probably profile exactly the same. Kill lefties, bad against righties, no glove. Very hard to take any teams chances seriously that adds him as anything other the 24th/25th man

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  9. tjrooney1391

    5 years ago

    Just get him out of the AL Central.

    Sincerely, A White Sox Fan

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    • fakedayton

      5 years ago

      All your lefty pitching, he probably loves playing CWS.

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      • mactheknife

        5 years ago

        He’s a 5 WAR player…but they’re all against Chris Sale.

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      • tjrooney1391

        5 years ago

        In his 338 career at bats versus the White Sox Raburn has a .305/.353/.530 slashline. He’s a bonafide White Sox killer.

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  10. Larry

    5 years ago

    He’ll get another deal. Likely another platoon with limited ABs. Can’t imagine anything more than 1 year / 1 year team.

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