The Hardball Times is out with a look at Josh Barfield's pathetic season. No answers, the usual possibilities.... none of which makes anyone feel any comfort...
It's really too bad. Baseball Prospectus Comps for Barfeld heading INTO the 2007 season were: Mazeroski, Davey Johnson, Ron Gant, Ryne Sandberg, Robin Yount,...
Did you guys know about this rule: ("If 39-62 players qualify as Type A and B free agents, no team may sign more than three, with the limits increasing...
Nancy, I think Evan was projecting to after next year. All of the players he mentions are under contract for 2008, I believe, except for Jones, who he is...
... Think bigger and think about Shapiro's love of 1-year contracts . . . Andruw Jones is in need of a 1-year deal. Andruw Jones once stunning defensive...
... Although I'm intrigued by this line of thinking, a CF generally makes more money than a corner, and Scott Boras is Jones' agent. If he's going to commit...
... The Indians have the usual needs I would say: -high end back-end reliever (this is always true of most teams, and this season the exceptions seem to be the...
... And Shapiro has dealt with Boras on one-year deals before. I guess Boras and Jones have to decide how to maximize his value. Showcasing Jones in CF only...
... Agreed. The Indians need to continue their aggressive pursuit of relievers. I still think that Hernandez and Fultz were good signings -- no reason not to...
... What do you think it will take to get on Rivera's radar? I doubt if he's looking to take a pay cut from the $10.5M he made in '07, even if he will be 38...
... This year , though, they're coming off the best record in baseball, knocking out the Yankees, game 7 of the ALCS, and very little turnover in the...
... Yes, it'll be tought, and the Yankees will be in the game. They just saved themselves $30M (but of course they need starters). ... True. Can't we trade...
... Please, just say no to Gagne. Borowski may not be very good, but he's going to work out better than Gagne. The Indians have an option on Borowski, and...
Gagne missed almost a full season due to injury. He came back and pitched well for just over a half-season and then lost it. He's a candidate for a big...
... Yes, but WAY back in 1996, the Indians were shunned by both Smoltz and Clemens when they had the best offers on the table. The current Indians seem less...
... pitched ... for a ... You think Gagne + Borowski is similar to the approach they took last year with Borowski + Foulke? On a related note, do you think...
According to the PD this morning, it looks like Fultz and Borowski are coming back; the question is Byrd, as much because of the HGH thing (and the possible...
... Yeah, I no longer think of this "Top free agents always dis the Indians" thing as a manifestation of the TCE. It appears to be empirically correct. What...
... Yes. Like last year, they should pursue multiple players with "significant closer experience". This is not because these pitchers are better than others....
... next on ... It is, I think, VERY dangerous to take the postseason as a firm barometer of the team. Yes, we beat the Yankees. We also had a "midge" attack...
... They're both. Under Wedge, the better versions of the Indians, have always been a hot-cold team. Making the playoffs has been determined by when they...
... Yeah, well.... that's a bad thing. I'd like to see whatever changes need to take place so that they can play a more consistent (and hopefully that would be...
... Yup, I agree 157 percent. But I also think that the patina (I love that word) of being "just one win away" may help Shapiro spend Dolan's money more...
One-year deal for $8M + $2M in incentives. Seems fair, though it doesn't sound like he talked with anyone else. When you've won two rings in four years, I...
What a pity. C.C. and Carmona...and most of the Indians staff not named Paul Byrd... could've used a year of Curt Schilling showing them how to pitch SMART. ...
Amen to that . . . just that mentality of "It's time to throw a good pitch, so watch what I do". Isn't that what we all loved about Dennis Martinez?...
