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notagain27
Who knows, if the Yankees hadn’t traded Miller, maybe they would be in the World Series this year instead of the Indians?
jacobywankenobi 2
They wouldn’t have made the playoffs still. Miller wasn’t adding 5 wins own his own.
JT19
And unless Gary Sanchez carried the team through the playoffs, I don’t see them having enough hitting or pitching.
BoldyMinnesota
Lol that’s a little to optimistic
Nick4747
He alone wouldn’t have but the whole sell off might have cost 5 wins with chapman and Miller and beltran that might have been the 5 wins you talk about ( for the record I liked the Yankees retooling move)
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
But they said that they were still trying to contend after the deadline. You don’t trade guys like Chapman and Miller if you are trying to contend.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
They definitely could have gotten a Wild Card spot if they had kept Miller, Chapman and Beltran at the deadline. But they are much better off for the future this way.
Nick4747
Completely agree I’m a fan of sell offs if you think your team will have a better chance to win it all eventually why wallow in mediocrity while not all teams can do it and not all the time it has its benefits for the future of your franchise I still say a smart move in the long run just saying it cost them a wild card spot
TheMichigan
Why not have Napoli catch and have Santana play 1B, it’s not like Napoli hasn’t done that before
Vedder80
If you want to argue that, Santana was a full time catcher until 2013 coinciding with the emergence of Gomes, who is hitting .500 with an ops of 1.250 in the playoffs in his young career. So why would you take him out?
davidcoonce74
Santana was a better catcher than Napoli. I think he was moved from behind the plate for injury reasons, as Napoli was.
tylerall5
Napoli has bad knees, he said himself when the Indians were plagued by injuries earlier in the season he couldn’t handle more than a couple innings at catcher.
ryanw-2
Bad knees and also dealt with a shoulder issue that bugged him since his time in the Angels minor league system.
cubsfan2489
So sick of having to say this, but this shows how Indians fans really pay attention. Napoli has bad HIPS! He can’t catch anymore!!
partyatnapolis
have fun watching the series from your home, lucroy!!!
vtadave
Lucroy checks bank account.
Has fun watching series.
Dookie Howser, MD
Doesn’t pay state income taxes in Texa$
ryanw-2
But if he owns a home there he pays higher property taxes that go into bonds to maintain the state’s infrastructure.
EndinStealth
He would have made same amount on either team.
davidcoonce74
We don’t really know why Lucroy didn’t want to come to Cleveland, of course.
mrmet17
There was an extensive ESPN article about why Lucroy didn’t come to Cleveland, well written and in depth, google it
start_wearing_purple
Lucroy made an economical choice for next offseason. The Indians couldn’t guarantee him a starting spot next season and they refused to waive his option. Considering how good his option is even if the Indians couldn’t find him a starting role they would have demanded a pretty high price for a guy on a one year deal on the trade market.
Considering he was traded to a team that was favored as highly as Cleveland to reach the WS I’d say he’s perfectly happy with his gamble.
The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla
The Tribe made a great deal for Miller, regardless of whether Frazier becomes a star or not for the Yanks. They aren’t even in the WS without him, and if they wanted to, they could flip him in the offseason for a prospect package that is as good, if not better than what they gave up. Especially in light of what he’s done down the stretch and in the playoffs.
In fact, if I’m Antonetti, I’m seriously thinking about doing just that – parlaying Miller into a huge package to restock the farm at the Winter Meetings. Rule of thumb is to always deal relief pitching when the value is high because it is so volatile.
I see that trade with Yankees as one of those rare win/wins for both teams (pending Frazier being as good as everyone thinks he is).
astros_fan_84
Makes sense.
puma024
The problem with trading Miller away is that the Indians don’t have a dependable Lefty to replace him with in the bullpen.
I could see the Indians trading him away next season if they aren’t in first place in June or July.
morgannyy 2
Not just Frazier: Justus Sheffield as well.
hojostache
The Miller deal reminds me of the Cespedes deal in ’15. Both guys got their teams into the playoffs and were key to advancing to the WS. Frazier may turn into a stud and Fulmer already looks like a TOR star….but you make those trades 10 out of 10 times for a shot at a WS. Miller’s value is sky high right now, so win or lose the WS…they need to at least consider what they could get for him in the off-season. I hope the Tribe can succeed where the Mets fell short.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Why would the Indians trade Miller? Their window to contend extends beyond just this season. He makes that team a lot better.