The Wait Continues
by scott longert on 01/09/18I have been watching for the Indians to sign a free agent or two and or make a significant trade. The only move so far was the free agent signing of first baseman Yonder Alonso. My first reaction was why not Logan Morrison or Matt Adams? Alonso had a great power year in 2017, but I am concerned he has hit 20 homers or better only once. The other guys have a better track record but the Indians chose Alonso. We shall see.
There is still a lot of time for a trade before spring training. The Tribe could use another big bat and several relief pitchers. I don't want them to go into the season with no additions to the current roster. I know they invited a number of pitchers to camp and Either Tomlin or Clevenger could be moved to the bullpen however they are somewhat thin as it stands.
I worry a key injury to Brantley, Kipnis or Chisenhall could really set them back, particularly in the outfield. We still don't know how well Bradley Zimmer is going to hit for a full season or what can be expected of Brandon Guyer. I hope the Indians do trade for a veteran corner outfielder that can supply some production.
It is still early January yet I am totally ready for spring training to start. I have already begun playing my Strat-O-Matic baseball game though only exhibitions for now. Kluber is really piling up the strikeouts!
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