The final out of the World Series initiates a countdown to a pair of decisions that will influence the Tribe's approach to the coming winter months. Three days after the Series, the Indians need to determine whether they will exercise their club options on center fielder Grady Sizemore and starter Fausto Carmona.
Via hardballchat.com
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October 21, 2011
For about four and a half months, the Indians were the surprise of MLB. They came from the bottom of the AL Central standings to spend more days in first place than any team in the division. Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter how many days you spend in first. It only matters who is in first on the last day of the season.
Unfortunately, fielding was not one of the reasons...
Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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October 22, 2011
According to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com, the Indians must decide within three days of the conclusion of the World Series whether or not to exercise the options for CF Grady Sizemore and RHP Fausto Carmona, or buy them out and let them become free agents.
The 29 year old Sizemore just concluded a six year, $23.45 million contract he signed with the Indians in March, 2006. The Indians...
Via NorthWest Sports Beat
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October 19, 2011
NWSB insider Matt Larkin explains how the Seattle Mariners are looking to pursue Grady Sizemore. Would it be a good move to make for the Mariners? The bigger concern with Sizemore: he’s a Seattle boy, born and raised. That means that the Mariners might be tempted to sign him.
Via Waiting For Next Year
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October 21, 2011
This has been, for me, one of the more exciting playoffs in memory. The games have been tight. There’s been a nice mix of offense and pitching. Managerial decisions have played a huge role. In other words, I’m enjoying these games about as much as I’m able, considering the Indians aren’t participating.
And while I wouldn’t put too much stock in the crapshoot that...
Via Burning River Baseball
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October 21, 2011
Here for good:
Travis Hafner
Big Pronk is almost assured to continue being the longest tenured Cleveland Indian. Hafner is signed through 2012 with an option for 2013. To release him right now would cost the team $15.75 million and they would get nothing in return. There are also few teams that would be willing to trade for an aging slugger at that kind of cost. The Indians shouldn...
Via Cleveland.com
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October 21, 2011
Arthur Rhodes, win or lose, is going to get a World Series. The veteran left-hander, appearing in his first World Series, started the year with Texas and was signed by St. Louis after being released.
Via Cleveland.com
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October 22, 2011
Local Indians prospects Anthony Gallas and Alex Lavisky have a moving experience in the farm system this past season.
Via SFgate
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October 22, 2011
Imagine Grady Sizemore patrolling center field for the Giants - a healthy Grady Sizemore, that is. As he was when hitting .281 and averaging 27 homers and 29 steals over his first four full seasons (2005 to 2008). Knee...
Via Fangraphs
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October 21, 2011
We continue our contract crowdsourcing today with center fielders. New Man on Campus Jason Roberts provided a summary of the options available as part of this offseason’s center-field free-agent class — a class that’s essentially Grady Sizemore and a group of other players.
Given the paucity of the available center fielders, I’ve included only two polls below. The first...
Via Fangraphs
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October 21, 2011
Oh, put me in, Coach – I’m ready to play today; Put me in, Coach – I’m ready to play today; Look at me, I can be Centerfield
Unfortunately for teams in need of a center fielder, very few free agents can sing along to this 1985 John Fogerty classic with conviction. This is a group of aging, injury prone guys who either never were very good, or now are in steep decline...
Via SFgate
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October 23, 2011
Imagine Grady Sizemore patrolling center field for the Giants - a healthy Grady Sizemore, that is. As he was when hitting .281 and averaging 27 homers and 29 steals over his first four full seasons (2005 to 2008). Knee...
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