I’m sometimes accused of throwing out a generic statement or course of action without getting into the specifics that would allow someone to disagree with me. The Indians should trade for young starting pitching. Well, yeah. They need to move Chris Perez. A little warmer, but that’s still pretty non-specific, no? The seventh inning Hot Dog race is a gambling shammockery organized and operated by a Youngstown crime ring. Ok, that last one was pretty specific and I don’t really see how anyone could take issue with it.
Anyway, I wrote last week that it made quite a bit of sense for the Indians to trade Asdrubal Cabrera this offseason without specifying exactly what they should get in return. I hope the reason for this is obvious: we just don’t know, dude, the player(s) we might receive in any given trade. It’s a fool’s errand to try to name the specifics.
But I run errands all the time. And for the sake of webloggery, I thought I might show you what a good off-season might look l...
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PLAYERS:
Chris Perez,
Asdrubal Cabrera,
Carlos Martinez,
Rafael Furcal,
Shelby Miller,
Trevor Rosenthal,
Mike Aviles,
Edgar Renteria,
Logan Morrison,
Heath Bell,
Ozzie Guillen,
Gaby Sanchez,
David Dellucci,
Jason Michaels,
Ryan Garko,
Trot Nixon,
Shelley Duncan,
Johnny Damon,
Casey Kotchman,
Kevin Youkilis,
Terry Francona
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox
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216
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