Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here.Today's AL team is the Cleveland Indians and our guest is Scott Sargent from the Cleveland Blog Waiting For Next Year.1. What are you thoughts on the Manny Acta hire? Were you hoping for someone else?I think the Acta hire makes sense. For one, he's used to working with a team that continually disappoints. Secondly, he's a very solid coach that I think gets a bum rap due to the record that continually hangs over his head. The down side is that if we revisit this number in a year or two, it won't be much better. I know that I a lot of Tribe fans wanted a big name. Don Mattingly would have been nice, but when you have a cheap owner that will already be paying Eric Wedge for another year, you're not getting the big name. If anything, Acta will be ab...
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PLAYERS:
Fausto Carmona,
Grady Sizemore,
Jake Westbrook,
Anthony Reyes,
Aaron Laffey,
Scott Lewis,
Carlos Carrasco,
Jamey Carroll,
Andy Marte,
Felipe Lopez,
Carl Pavano,
Mike Hampton,
Kip Wells,
Cliff Lee,
Matt LaPorta,
Michael Brantley,
Chris Perez,
Mark DeRosa,
Kenny Lofton,
Asdrubal Cabrera,
Matt Holliday,
John Lackey,
Chone Figgins,
Carlos Santana,
Victor Martinez,
Casey Blake,
Travis Hafner,
Bartolo Colon,
Albert Belle
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox
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