FEB. 4: Cleveland has announced the signing. The deal also includes up to $600K in incentives, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets.
JAN. 29, 8:01pm: It’s a one-year, $8MM deal, pending a physical, per Jon Becker of Roster Resource. The deal is done, Paul Hoynes of cleveland.com reports.
7:27pm: The Indians and free-agent outfielder Eddie Rosario are nearing an agreement, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. Rosario is represented by Kyle Thousand of Roc Nation Sports.
If this deal goes through, it would keep Rosario in the American League Central, where he played with the Twins from 2015-20. Rosario was a three-time 20-home run hitter as a Twin who put up a .277/.310/.478 line over 2,830 plate appearances in their uniform, but the club nonetheless moved on from him after last season. While Minnesota could have kept the 29-year-old for a projected $8.6MM to $12.9MM via arbitration next season, it decided to non-tender him. Rosario then reportedly drew interest from at least a few teams (including the Red Sox, Giants and Brewers) before the Indians landed him.
Cleveland entered the offseason in obvious need of help in the grass, as its outfield finished last in the American League in fWAR with a minus-0.9 fWAR mark in 2020. Their most used holdovers – Oscar Mercado, Jordan Luplow, Josh Naylor and Bradley Zimmer – all endured subpar years, but there wasn’t much expectation the small-budget Indians would sign someone as high-profile as Rosario. They did, after all, start the winter by cutting ties with closer Brad Hand – who had an affordable $10MM option – and they said goodbye to face-of-the-franchise shortstop Francisco Lindor in a trade with the Mets three weeks ago.
Although this has largely been a lean offseason for Cleveland, the team has been busy this week, as it re-signed second baseman Cesar Hernandez before potentially landing Rosario. The latter’s a longtime left fielder who should be the Indians’ top option there, considering Luplow, Naylor and the rest of their choices at the position can’t match his resume.
Perfect fit for them actually.
This is great. I’m glad for Cleveland. They are improving the team by adding Hernandez and now Rosario. If they could sign Mitch Moreland Cleveland could be a more competitive team. Also, adding a starting pitcher like Cole Hamels or Jake Arrieta could be good to improve the starting rotation after trading Carlos Carrasco.
Or they could just go into the season how the team is currently constructed and probably still make the expanded playoffs.
I find it hilarious the same people that want the expanded playoffs are the same people that call the owners cheap. They don’t even know they’re arguing with themselves.
or they want them to do more than just make the playoffs?
I want expanded playoffs because I think it would encourage more ~.500 teams to try to compete for a playoff spot. Teams would still be willing to spend big on players because they want a better chance of winning the World Series. I do agree that eight teams is too much though.
Yeah, I think six teams is the compromise. Usually, the worst division winner has a worse record than a wild card team. So, they should play the worst wild card team in a best-of-3 and the top two division winners get byes.
And I really liked the no days off in the division series.
I dont think the playoffs are expanded this year
Haven’t heard a thing about the playoffs being expanded again, this year. Your source, please.
No they won’t, they have a better opportunity to back in in an expanded playoffs. More teams less necessary to spend money. Stop believing the dribble that’s being written by the owners.
From last years team they’re down Lindor, Hand, and Carrasco. Adding Moreland and Rosario helps them maybe win 78 games instead of 76.
The White Sox could be looking at a 105 win season playing 19 games against each of their four feeble division rivals.
@ JDGoat
Oh yeah, SO difficult replacing a .258 hitting shortstop who hit .190 w/RISP. And a clean-up hitter who hit .199.
Stop with all the exaggeration. This team didn’t hit at all and finished one game out of first. They will be fine. They certainly aren’t going to have a losing season. Only”fans” with a loser mentality believe that.
How about the 2.91 ERA they lost from Carlos Carrasco? Or the great season from Brad Hand?
But I’ll bet heavily that the Indians win 82-85 games. That’s still a good team. Plesac, Bieber, McKenzie, Quantrill and Civale is a good 5.
Not a great 5 like it once was, though.
They are set with pitchers. Have plenty. Tuff to see them getting a wild card with 5 teams. Maybe that will change. They have a shot though. Should win 80 some games.
They always win > 90. The worst guy in their rotation is a decent bet to have an ERA < 4.00. That's what always wins during the regular season.
They lose Hand, but Karinchak has been really good, And Clase should help.
I don't think they are much worse than last year. But they are thinner than use to be. I like McKenzie & Quantrill, but they use to be your #6/7 guys. Any injuries to the rotation will hurt a lot.
I don’t either. But playing more than the central.
Nope..won’t be an issue if McSticks and Quant miss some time.. Vargas and Hentges will be able to step right in and nary a beat on John Adams’ drum will be missed.. Depth in the SP is the strength of the Indians and their minor league system.. Other clubs should be envious..
This is a good move for Cleveland, and Rosario. Think it works out well for both ends. Was kinda surprised to see the Twins move on from him. He will help replace some of the power Lindor helped provide
This is the best bang for the buck free agent signing of the off season so far.
Good fit. He also gets to hit and extract some revenge against his former team.
That and his track record at the Prog led me to believe CLE was the favorite.
damn, wanted him on SF
WHAT. I S S.F. WAITING FOR?????????????????????????????????
2024 when they are viable ?
easily the best outfielder they’ve had in the last couple of years
Not saying much he’s mediocre
is he better than our outfielders from last year?
.192 jordan luplow, .252 delino deshields with his 0 homers and 7 rbi, .218 tyler naquin, .128 oscar mercado, .157 domingo santana, .162 bradley zimmer, .160 greg allen
Mediocre? Solid hitter with a better than average OPS+
Hardly mediocre
He’ll thrill ya
and he’ll kill ya
It’s either/or
with Eddie.
And that defense, wow.
And that baserunning, wow.
A headcase
with moments of brilliance
He’s actually an underrated player. He’s a better player than people think.
He didn’t say Rosario is amazing. He said the best OF Cleveland…you know what, nevermind.
Michael Brantley has entered the chat
They said “couple” 🙂
since brantley left is what i was implying
That was clear–at least to me–since you said the last couple of years, which corresponds to his time in Houston. He has some flaws, which is why he was still available, but the Indians got themselves a 29-year-old OFer/DH who can provide approximately a 30-HR, 115 OPS+ offense for not much. I mean, we don’t know yet how much, but this is the Indians, so it wasn’t much!
Y’know that’s fair
Well, best offensive OF anyway.
Yes, “couple”. Meaning more then one year and considering Michael Brantley’s last year with Cleveland was 2018, that means the last two years. However even that is debatable, as Jordan Luplow was arguably more valuable a player that year then Rosario, with less games played at that.
But hey, he puts up specific numbers that have made him into a old school statistics darling and a new school example of mediocrity.
He is the perfect player for setting “arguments” over what metrics are relevant in the now and possibly future, though these interactions are usually just both sides ranting at the other with neither side caving as it’s less about convincing the other person so much as it is convincing and reinforcing themselves.
That’s fine, because saying otherwise would just be setting myself up for the exact same type of debate. I digress and thank everyone for glancing at my “Kind Of Bored So Lets Rant About Baseball To Feel Good About Myself And Thus Being A Hypocrite Which Is Fine By Me” comment. Stay safe and be yourselves.
Puig was good for that 2 months.
a logical match
Indians got a good one, I’m jealous I wanted him to be on the braves but it’s looking like they are done.
Woah? Indians? That’s offensive
Cancel MLBTR please. Nothing but bigots and racists
They are still the Indians through the 2020 season. Don’t get your panties in a bunch!
I think he was being sarcastic. Then again, so were you…I hope.
Sarcasm is a character flaw of mine, 99, but I’m working on it.
To many of us, they’ll always be the Indians/Tribe.
Ya, I imagine names like Indians and the tribe will always be around. One day, someone’s kid will ask why their father called the Cleveland Spiders “the tribe”.
Anacraphobia is no joke. There’s a good reason they got rid of that name.
Hear hear.
Not even a good troll job
And your point is that Indians isn’t racist, or at least outdated?
You guys cry more than the people you make fun of
So, if they can flip Ahmed to reds and get more prospects the deal for lindor doesn’t look so bad. Gimenez, Rosario and Hernandez are solid starters
I was wondering if they could flip him to the Orioles in a package for Santander. Hernandez, Mercado, Ramirez, Reyes, Naylor, Santander, Rosario and Perez would be a reasonable lineup with our rotation.
Let’s wait for the highest bidder. I don’t want to shut out Nolan Jones, D Johnson and B Bradley completely.
Twins trying to collect a Rosario monopoly
Iglesias was taken by the angels so i guess the indians needed to go to the rosarios
Sorry, Indians
Great job AA.. another miss
we got Morton and Smyly duh! we’ve won the offseason duh!…You should be worshiping AA and the Ownership duh!…..fall in line @fathead0507 before you get canceled……..DUH!
YESSSS!!!! This is the guy they needed….makes the Lindor deal very palatable! Trust in Antonetti….offensively they are better than last year.
Good move. Once again, folks need to consider the value of money when they assess deals like the Lindor trade.
IMO this is way more logical than a trade for Aquino
Don’t think this totally rules out Aquino.. Another mlb ready power bat in right or DH is still a possibility especially if he saves them money over the other Rosario
Really good move. Let’s hope they don’t trade Rosario now… I won’t go over that again because I already ranted on it…
Hope not. Really he’s the only hope the Braves have of getting someone solid that doesn’t cost an arm and leg…
buckle up buttercup…nothing else of note will happen unless its resigning Ozuna. ‘Pandering’ season is upon us during January and February per usual to lead the Braves fan base along with nothing happening…
I’m pretty much crying in a corner at this point full well knowing the Braves aren’t doing enough to field a competitive enough team in this NL East that got a lot better and NL overall that got better. All we need is 1 legit bat, to tell fans that we are going for it and all in. Ozuna, and bring back MM or Greene and I’m very happy this offseason
Cleveland ROCKERS would be a great name paying tribute to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It’s official, Rosario signed for 1 year $8M
Welcome to Cleveland Eddie!!
That’s to bad I wanted him back in Minnesota! Good player and fun to watch! A little lackadaisical in the field at times but a good hitter with power! Great bad ball hitter. I think the Twins might have made a mistake?
a little lackadaisical? that’s a little understatement. horrible outfielder…but a great arm….except when he throws to the wrong base….terrible baserunning- bone headed aggressiveness…..oh, he tries to hit a 6 run homerun every at bat…..good luck, Cleveland
My god what are the Braves doing ?????
Who is left other than Ozuna seriously is AA even making an attempt to get further than they did last year. Freeman has not even gotten an extension yet.
You see what the Mets gave up for Lindor ??? You mean AA couldn’t beat that package and moved Dansby to 3rd for 1 year ??? Anything even attempting to win ???
Pitchers & catchers bout to report & who is batting cleanup ???
who cares?!…invest for the future
Horrible time to sign Freeman unless you are certain he will have an even better season this year. Still plenty of time to wait Ozuna out. I would be more upset about not acquiring a good starter at deadline last year. Even a average one. Thought they had a real shot to win a championship.
Last year was last year can’t worry bout that now
Freddie needs to be paid now you don’t allow the face of the franchise to sit in limbo
He got 1 more year left you get that done this offseason
He deserves to get paid he already ate a contract he out performed now it’s time to take care of the face
If they don’t pay him I am going to really analyze my fandom to this team
You don’t treat your stars that go out lead by example the way Freddie does
Not sayin he is the class of MLB but there is no more classier player maybe someone is at his level but definitely not anybody classier
Oh no would you really analyze your fandom to the team? Just because they won’t sign your man crush to an extension??? Braves heard and said you’re a fake fan hippy
Cleveland Fax. New team name.
Team spent on a corner OF. Is he really an upgrade over Bauers or Lupnow at that price? If Reyes is the DH and Mercado is CF, one of them heads to the bench for Rosario. Was this move necessary for them?
Yes
Not a lot of faith in Bauers or Luplow by the front office or so it seems. Even if it was an abbreviated season, Luplow forgot how to mash fastballs like he did the year prior and aside from what Bauers might have done in the alternative training camps, he has shown hitting prowess equal to that of former MLB player Daric Barton.
While his defense is scary, Rosario did show improvements their in 2020; if I can call it that.
His offense is if you grabbed Brett Gardner and switched out his affinity for walking and replacing it with an affinity for not striking out. While the former is much more preferable (IMO), the latter is what helps Rosario put up high batting averages (now and days).
His middling to good Whiff rates combined with his low walk rates might indicate a tendency to kind of…”Mike Olivo” at the plate so to speak.
That’s silly. The Tribe clearly values Luplow, and as a partner with Rosario (Eddie is 100 points lower career-wise versus LHP) you’ve ensured an 800 OPS platoon in LF. Zimmer can platoon with Mercado in CF and I’d just have DJ sink or swim in RF (you can throw Amed Rosario out there against a tough southpaw or platoon Jordan Luplow with DJ instead). I’m looking forward to seeing DJ’s 80-rated arm (!) out there.
Call the name CLIPPERS up from AAA Columbus.
A big NO on that idea. You do know where the name Clippers came from, right?
Suckers!
Maybe they can teach him to take a walk.
ARENADO HATH BEEN DEALT!!!
Here comes the Tribe. They might make the playoffs.
Exactly what they need nice.
Sigh of relief.
Now let’s get some lefties for that pen.
This move has 2 big benefits. First CLE went out and landed a LEGIT OF who will produce and play every day – not some castaway who has way more faults than virtues which is what they usually get. Secondly, Rosario was a Tribe killer. Not facing him when they play MIN is a huge bonus
Yes thank god they won’t face that 1 batter on that 1 team. Lol
As a Blue Jays fan.. I wish we had Rosario over Grichuk.
Perhaps the Indians and Boston can get together for another deal.. this one having Benintendi playing his home games at the corner of Ontario and Carnegie.. The Red Sox have been searching for someone who will give them an OF’er (Jake Bauers) with control and a young controllable starting pitcher.. Both of these commodities could be made available to the Red Sox..
If this can be done… then the Indians would be taking the worst offensive outfield in major league baseball and replacing two thirds of it..
Yeah, let’s trade away talent AND pay Benintendi millions when we can trot out a Daniel Johnson/Jordan Luplow platoon which would eclipse anything Benintendi will do. Time to play our talented kids rather than chase those who’ve failed elsewhere.
I’m not sold on Benintendi and you shouldn’t be either gson. I’m not so sure Daniel Johnson couldn’t outperform 273/353/435/789 while playing better defense.
Daniel Johnson doesn’t have the depth of experience Benintendi does.
The Indians would be a better team with both guys (Johnson & Beni) in our wigwam The Indians depth of talent in the minors doesn’t extend to the OF or CF at least until 2023.. Getting a guy who can and has been successful would be the better option..
and, CDav, you should agree with that….
Benintendi had a lousy/injury riddled 2020 in what should otherwise be a forgettable year. The two seasons prior (2018 and 2019) should be considered more reflective of what anyone should expect from Benintendi in 2021.. That would be a fine addition to the Tribe OF and take what was once one of thee worst OF’s in MLB and remake it as at least ML average and perhaps a strength…
What I’m not sold on is a CF of Oscar Mercado as the primary answer.. I am hoping he has a bounce back.. but.. his experience level is so shallow..IDK what to expect.. Daniel Johnson’s lack of experience in CF shouldn’t be something you’re sold on in comparison to having him play his most comfortable spot, RF..
If you knew you could acquire Benintendi & didn’t, that would be the wrong decision. If the Tribe OF was:
Eddie Rosario LF,
Benintendi CF &
Johnson/Luplow RF
with Mercado able to play any one of the three spots, this would make the Tribe OF significantly improved… It would also move Josh Naylor out of the every day OF discussion to 1B where his defense is best..
That’s what you should be sold on..
He’ll do well there, he’s really a solid player. Twins might know how to get him out but the other teams won’t. Gonna be weird seeing him on an opposite team next year.
What’s to know? Throw fastballs at eye level or bury sliders at his back foot. Just make sure you don’t miss.
I bet if the jays acquired Lindor. Cle would have gotten Gurriel and signed Semien. So im curious of people’s thoughts. Whos greater Gurriel and Semien
Or Rosario and Gimenez
The Tribe was never, ever going to sign Semien, c’mon.
You may be right but i think of the domino effect. They acquired a SS and signed a OF when they traded Lindor.
So if they Acquired a OFer (Gurriel) i have to believe they sign a SS
Im saying in a vacuum if these wdre the 2 choices what would u rather
I really like this move. The guy really destroyed us over these past few years. He hits great at progressive. That alone is worth the price. I’m still shocked I didn’t think they would spend any money at all this winter.. Hernandez and now Rosario. I like it. Anything to the Mitch Moreland rumors? I hope that’s all they are. Rumors. Man we don’t need no 35 year old wash up blocking Bradley ,Baures and Nay.lor’s chances to make the club at first base. Any more rumors on Amed Rosario and the Reds?
And why were you shocked? I mean, honestly, why? Were you listening to national dumbasses who have no idea how the Tribe operates? Your neighbors who hate the Dolans and would never go to games? Local media who talk for hours about the Browns and wouldn’t know a Tribe farmhand from a kid with a straw hat?
Don’t you get that Lindor isn’t worth what he was going to be paid? (Good lord, $22.3 million, a 30% raise after hitting .258/.190 w/RISP) and that we had to give the Mets Carrasco just to get anything for him? Do you understand if the Tribe was going to “cheap out” they would have traded Roberto Perez or non-tendered Austin Hedges? That they wouldn’t have tendered Nick Wittgren? What, you thought Brad Hand was evidence we were cheapskates? NOBODY ELSE wanted to pay him $11 million either!
I can’t believe people STILL don’t understand what a smart, well-run baseball operation looks like in a small market. Tampa makes the World Series (just like we did) and CLE and OAK often make the playoffs with payrolls a fraction of the big boys, and people keep saying they’re “shocked” the Indians signed Rosario and Hernandez.
I’m shocked you’re shocked, because if you were paying any attention at all, you wouldn’t be.
Well said, Avory. I am so tired of trying to explain how the Tribe FO operates that I’m just gonna quit commenting and let you do all the talking.
Tip ‘o the cap…I’d suggest we tag team, but you’ve done so much heavy lifting already. I try and ignore the nonsense, but sometimes the volcano blows, no?
Hey, Avory! Where is Minnesota Ted with his comments? I still really, really, really, really hate that the Indians traded Carlos Carrasco, but Chris Antonetti and Mike Chernoff sure do more with much less available money. Could you imagine the team that they could put together with a Yankee type budget?
I still will be a Mets fan every fifth day when Carlos pitches. It still upsets me greatly that they traded him. He should have spent his entire career as a Cleveland Indian.
There’s the catch for me. The only disappointment in Lindor being traded for me was that they didn’t do it the season before. Not getting much for Carrasco was the salt in my wound. Mostly because I love the guy, but also because he is a very good SP with a team friendly deal. To me anyway, Cookie was worth way more than Lindor.
But that’s just it. LINDOR HAD NO VALUE! Who is going to pay a guy $22.3 million to bat .258 and hit .190 w/RISP? The ONLY way we were going to get anything for Lindor was to add something of value. Carrasco was that value.
As for second-guessers who say we should have traded Lindor the previous winter, c’mon, seriously? You saw the pandemic coming? And how would the populace react if the Tribe traded Lindor with two years of control remaining and the team as competitive as it is? Small market teams have to be smart, and it’s not smart only getting five of seven years of control from a key guy on a contending team. You have a bad team and a guy like that is two years away from free agency, sure, you do it, but not when you’re competitive. I would argue if Lindor was balling, you could justify keeping him this year, but 2019 and 2020 were disappointing, so he’s no longer the “can’t win without him” type, so CLE made the same judgment BOS did with Betts; the main difference is BOS knew Betts wasn’t the difference between contending and not and in our case, we KNOW we can compete without what Lindor gave us (or didn’t give us) the last two years.
Avory, it had nothing to do with the pandemic. Everyone here knows that the value of a player drops severely with only 1 yr of control remaining. That and the fact that you run the risk of the player either a) underperforming or b) suffering an injury. I wanted them to trade Kluber the year before as well. Had they done so then the returns could have been incrementally better to the point that the team was actually better the following year. I’m not advocating trading everyone with at least 2 yrs of control remaining. Hell, I’d like to see them extend a guy or 2 like Bieber and Ramirez instead of trading them, but if you know you cannot extend them then get the best return. Antonetti and Chernoff do a fantastic job with what little money is given to them. I’d guess they would have pulled the trigger on trading Lindor and Kuber earlier if given a second chance.
Eddie’s hot streaks at the plate are as legendary as his slumps. He has produced consistently as an RBI guy, and MN ran him out there pretty regularly as their cleanup hitter. He has very quick wrists. As a fielder, he does misjudge his routes at times, but he has some speed and a great arm, regularly among league leaders in OF assists. The Twins have virtually eliminated stolen bases from their offense lately for some reason, but Eddie was known to steal a few bags in years past. Not many know he had started his pro career as a second baseman. Decent athlete and still in his prime years. He has his flaws – a free swinger and sometimes a bit reckless. But he plays with joy and is an asset in the clubhouse. Cleveland did very well.
$8 million equals 4 million school lunches for poor children who don’t get enough at home to eat.
Thanks, Finlander, that’s a very fair assessment. And you didn’t mention this, but he has an OPS in excess of 1.000 in 177 plate appearances at Progressive Field!
Yep Avory – seems to be a great fit. He does get his share of extra-base hits there. I hope he saves his hot streaks for Chicago and his slumps for Minnesota!
But you know Eddie; he’ll want to kill the Twins, and it’s just that kind of approach that makes him pitchable! It’s when he’s relaxed and letting the game come to him that he becomes uber-dangerous.
I like this signing for Cleveland. I still expect them to trade Amed Rosario tho. I imagine Cincinnati will be the most likely suitor.
Solid pick up for Cleveland. In the prime of his career for a good price.
I was hoping the braves would have made a run at rosario. Good job cleveland, he should play well there.
One of the richest Americans pinching pennies.Sorry Clev,whole lot of talent wasted because your owner is a money grubbing con man.MLB makes enough money in the international merchandising to pay every bill under mlbs umbrella.Lindor had him pegged!Multi billionaire claiming poverty is so realistic.Sell the team to someone who won’t squander opportunities 4 a chip.Omg clev could of been so good with all that pitching.With just a little help on upgrades!I know it’s hard switching from teams you love.But your owner quit on you!
{yawn}
Going to hate seeing Eddie in an Indians uniform.
This is a great pickup for Cleveland. Eddie is a solid and consistent everyday player who will bring spark and fun to the Tribe, while providing some jaw-dropping moments with his defense, arm, speed, gutsy swing-at-anything offense, along with clutch power. He’s certainly not perfect, but IMO he’s perfect for Cleveland. As someone who’s familiar with both teams, I’m disappointed the Twins couldn’t see fit to keep Eddie, drop/trade Jake Cave, and transition to Kirilloff over this season. Instead they’re counting on Kirilloff to provide equal or better value than Eddie straight out of the gate. I like Kirilloff a LOT, but most rookies need time, and contending for championship teams manage to keep more than affordable vets while transitioning to the youth…see Dodgers, Yanks, Astros. As for Cleveland, Eddie will go a long way to replacing Lindor’s energy level. He’ll also hurt the Twins head to head a few times. This move has me thinking Cleveland is very much in the mix in 2021.
Daniel Johnson says “WTF”
Nah, if he has a good spring, he takes Naquin’s place and platoons with Luplow. Not a problem.
Would’ve preferred Rosario over Eaton for just 1 mil more but oh well. Sox wouldn’t be a Chicago team if they didn’t bring back players that used to play for them.
Hopefully the Sox can sign Cruz as their DH and also nab one of the better starters left on the market like Odorizzi or maybe Paxton so two of Cease, Kopech and Lopez can at least start off in the pen. Anyways, good pickup by Cleveland.
Nice addition Cleveland…
I was hoping the BoSox would get him but it looks like we are content with what we have, at least in Bloom’s eyes!
Great signing IMO, thank you Tribe!
Best of luck to you, ALL-STAR Eddie! You are a TEAM LEADER. You will contribute a lot more than just your 30 plus home runs per season. The Ed Heads of Minnesota will miss you!
He’s exactly what they needed, glad they opened up the checkbook just a little to get him, even if it’s just for one year.
Now it’s time to deal from depth and trade the backup catcher and extra SS they just acquired and has trade value.
That’s a big negatory on the trading of Hedges. Perez and Hedges make for by far the best defensive catching tandem in the game and Hedges is great insurance for the ailments that seem to dog Perez.
When you have a penny pinching budget you can’t afford to had a light hitting backup catcher as one of your top salaries. They could get by with a different backup catcher every 5th night and spend that $3+million somewhere else.
For a team running on a shoestring budget they can’t afford to have one of their highest salaries being a no-hit backup catcher getting a start every 5th night. Just makes no sense. They can get by with Perez and a depth catcher to plug in until Naylor steps up as the catcher of the future.
Re-signing Cesar Hernandez and bringing in Eddie Rosario are solid moves for Cleveland, but they still look like a 3rd place team when compared to Chicago and Minnesota.
Good thing they’re still required to actually play the games…
Good signing by Cleveland . Please, though Preller, never trade with Cleveland again ugh
A very solid signing by a very solid organization. Collectively, the AL Central is the best run group of teams in baseball.
The fact that he was at 100 runs created and the entire Indians outfield last year had a combined 55 runs created is a defensive boost. Be prepared for frustrating defense and horrible base running.
I’m surprised he was so cheap. I disagree about the third place team. Still think Indians can compete for first.