lhslep134;1141027 wrote:My god what a bargain for Santana. ~$4 mil a year for arguably the best hitting catcher in baseball?
Ideally, we would develop a servicable catcher so Santana could play 1st base. If Santana continues to develop the Tribe are going to see what the Twins gave Mauer and risks of giving a catcher huge dollars and not do it.Laley23;1141036 wrote:Its a really good bargain. But I hope in 2 years to add another 5 years to it, and pay the guy. Cause, no doubt in my mind, he will leave at the end of this without an extension sooner than later. He will be in the prime of his career at that point. We will have to shell it out.
It's chilly and it was hailing/sleeting earlier, but definitely not bad enough to call the game this early. It's about 40 and not even raining on the west side right now.Laley23;1141157 wrote:PPD tonight. Is it that bad in Cleveland?
CLEVELAND -- Given the way the first four games went for the Indians, an unexpected day off was not necessarily a bad thing for the ballclub. The Tribe received some extra rest on Tuesday, when its game against the White Sox was postponed due to inclement weather.
"For our guys," Indians manager Manny Acta said, "just based on that first series that we had, I guess it would be OK to have one more day off." As of right now, there is no makeup game officially scheduled for the ballgame, though Acta noted that it would likely come during Chicago's return trip to Cleveland on May 7-9. If that is the case, and the club's squeeze in a doubleheader, the Indians could potentially face a stretch of 21 games in 20 days to open the month.
potentially. probably could have played if it was vitally important, though. schedule makers didn't do them any favors with the scheduled return trips to cleveland for the sox - a weekday set in may and the last series of the season in octLaley23;1141157 wrote:PPD tonight. Is it that bad in Cleveland?
This!grodt;1140977 wrote:Agreed it's a great bargain on Santana, although if he develops into the player we hope he can be I'm sure he'd get another extension. Hopefully Masterson is the next guy we lock up long term.
Seeing some of the deals pitchers have been getting, Masterson is not going to sign for anything beyond 2015 (when he can become a free agent after 2 more years) for anything less than market rate. Maybe a 3 year deal at max, but all that really does is buy out his arbitration eligible seasons.Hopefully Masterson is the next guy we lock up long term.
