tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post4332024559454050746..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: A Lazy Sunday Wondering “What…Now?”Paul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-63039280580597820602012-08-15T12:22:34.255-04:002012-08-15T12:22:34.255-04:00I'm not sure about trading Cabrera and Choo in...I'm not sure about trading Cabrera and Choo in the offseason. I do, however think we missed the boat on trading Chris Perez before the deadline. If the Giants were really going to give us Belt (who's already heating up recently) we should have been all over that. Bullpen is the only position of strength on this team and trading Perez made perfect sense in that Pestano can step right into the closer role. With Smith sliding to 8th inning guy and maybe Sipp/Rogers/Allen for middle relief. Also, Perez's value was never higher than mid-July, coming off his All-Star appearance and leading the league in saves. <br /><br />As far as trading Choo and Cabby, these are trades that would severely hurt the team in the short run. This offense is marginal even with these two. I can't imagine what it would look like with one or both of these guys gone. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663077750759819578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-36710362553977250312012-08-14T20:41:58.594-04:002012-08-14T20:41:58.594-04:00David,
Certainly, Cabrera would be attractive as t...David,<br />Certainly, Cabrera would be attractive as trade bait with his new contract in hand, but the acquisition of Lillibridge with Donald in the system doesn't bode well for the future of Jason Donald. I'm intrigued by Juan Diaz (now in AAA), but they'd have to be awfully sure about what they're getting for Asdrubal because (like Choo and any replacement for him) of the organizational drop-off behind Asdrubal.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-21120796800310546932012-08-13T08:00:26.270-04:002012-08-13T08:00:26.270-04:00Great Post Paul
Any chance that Cabrera could net...Great Post Paul<br /><br />Any chance that Cabrera could net us a more satisfactory return due to more club control his contract provides? Can Donald be a placeholder at SS while saving Choo, who will be doing his best to impress in his FA year, for a mid-season trade in 2013.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632914974228913975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-82158654015646802062012-08-12T11:12:14.095-04:002012-08-12T11:12:14.095-04:00The highly disciplined, even rigid, management phi...The highly disciplined, even rigid, management philosophy the Indians use is getting in our way. Devotion to the front office and management process has meant bad performers are tolerated for far too long. Draft after abysmal draft destroyed our dream of internal development naturally refueling the big league club year after year, and yet no one lost their job. Devotion to Eric Wedge dictated bad trades and bad team management despite mediocre results. Again, no front office denizens were fired. <br /><br />There were strategic errors too. One big management error was the idea of an incremental rebuild after the 2009 debacle when, instead of completey rebuilding the team, the front office sought a partial rebuild by trading for "close to the majors" players. Poor selection of players coming back has undone that idea, and made the partial rebuild a failure. <br /><br />Ownership has made a valiant effort to run the team in keeping with the internally generated cash flow of the team, and obviously over the long haul this is the only way to keep the Indians viable. But now we are left with no option: the Dolans need to find some cash, and invest that cash in hitters this winter. Last winter they did invest money, but the front office bought very badly. Penny wise, they ignored Willingham and bought Damon; a bad decision. They signed Kotchman instead of a bolder more expensive option. Another bad choice. They risked $5 million on Lowe instead of that amount or more on a more effective free agent choice who might have deserved a multi-year deal. Combined with the bad Hafner decision, the Tribe invested about 40% of the 2012 payroll budget in bad players.<br /><br />All these bad results dictate better leadership. MTFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410882434875111748noreply@blogger.com