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Phillies2017
The problem with their offseason is that they didn’t do enough,
They have a solid team, but not solid enough.
woodhead1986
They basically did a poorer version of the White Sox off season. They attempted to fill as many holes as possible while keeping the commitments semi-cheap and short term, which is a worthwhile idea. however, they filled their holes with sub-optimal players, made no impact signing or trade (unlike the W.Sox addition of Frazier) and in terms of W/L, they will be the same middling team they were a year ago. A shame, to waste a year of those young cheap arms on a sub .500 season because they couldn’t scrounge a few decent bats together. They could have similar succsess to what the Mets enjoyed last year if they have myriad things go right for them, such as playing decent baseball through the summer, hope that by then Brantley comes back hot and perhaps a big July acquisition? Not my favorite off season, but not a terrible one either (See Rockies off season)
depressedtribefan
Your assessment, in my opinion is fairly accurate, and is why my name is depressedtribefan and not happytribefan.
kckid
To much good pitching to count them out.
depressedtribefan
Where is the hitting going to come from?
Wireman728
Go Tribe!
depressedtribefan
The problem with our offseason is that we released a 3B and are still paying a huge bulk of his salary. We would have been better off keeping Johnson, and not wasting any more cap space bringing in Uribe. Also, we are relying on our pitching too much. Having good pitching isn’t going to do any good if we only score 2 or 3 runs a game. Napoli is a risky signing. He is on a huge decline. I think they should have showed the fans they meant business by either trading a SP to the cubs for one of their bats or going after a big bat like Cespedes. That could have made our line up dangerous too.
sigurd 2
Cap space?
depressedtribefan
It’s the wrong term and wrong sport, but essentially, the Indians said they cannot spend money on bringing in big names because they don’t have the money to do so…Well, maybe they would have more money if they actually made some smart decisions just once.
woodhead1986
the sad thing is, once some of their big offensive prospects bloom, the core of pitching may be too expensive to keep in its entirety.
Gogerty
After seeing the story about what Coppy attempted to trade the Yankees, I am shocked more teams have not come with creative offers to Atlanta. Cleveland and Atlanta could match up. But honestly any team can match up with another if they were creative enough.
wildthing
I know that the OF is the week spot of the team – but it might not be as bad as it seems. I know baseball is a game of “if only…..” – but if Tyler Naquin can convincingly win the CF job and hit .260-.275 – you could view the OF alignment as a “good enough” group until 2017. The infield and pitching is well above average, and should balance out the shortcomings of the OF.
Game of “Ifs”
triberulz
Typical Indians offseason, average so gave it a C grade. Bottom line Dolans need to sell, or add an invester. The Indians will never win a world series until payroll flexibility increases.
stymeedone
What the Indians lack in their lineup is a legitimate clean-up hitter. Napoli, Santana, Chisenhall, and Brantley are nice pieces, but none fit that spot. Cabrera, Abreu, Sano, even Morales, fill that role for the other teams in the division. (technically, Cabrera bats 3rd). If they had acquired Frazier, or Springer, I would feel better about their chances.