NBA OFF TOPIC THREAD

[dtgold88]

right....

Kwan looks like a stud leadoff man.. great obp...never strikes out....he will grow into a little more power. .370 obp right now in baseball is really really good.

Jones has been great- I dont expect him to be .300/.400 obp- but geez- he is showing why he was athe Guards #1 rated prospect for a long time.

I think- for better or worse, STraw is our CF for a long time. They gave him that extension- and Francona loves his defense - which is elite elite.


I am telling you- I think the move is Murphy at catcher.....Naylor skipped high A....struggled at AA last year- and has been good this year, but I still think he is a ways off.

Murphy is a top level catcher aand has some pop. Even if Naylor is just the backup catcher- man......we would go from having one of the worst catching situations in baseball- to one of the best.

I do agree Straw could be the guy for a while but if there was an OF to be had who was at least a decent defender but stud hitter I could see moving Straw. That contract might make him easier to deal, too.

 

[dtgold88]

Still a backbreaker their owner will not spend in the end. Every team loses players and/or trade top players at some point but also pay players. The Indians don't other than exceptions. They way they develop and make trades they could be in contention to win a world series year in and year out if they were spenders as well. That is the frustrating part.

Yes....last few years have been incredibly frustrating for the reasons you gave. Instead of a fringe playoff team could easily be way out in front in this division. That said, I have to admit the FO has done their job as OF situation looks far better than it did before the season and Rosario/Gimenez looks like they could be a nice SS/2B combo for a long time.

 

[dtgold88]

That is impressive.

Indians are getting scouting and drafting right.

It's nice to see some of the guys we have drafted start to play well in the majors as opposed to most of our top guys being young guys we acquired in trades with other teams. Though I guess our 2B/SS combo, as well as 1B might fall under the latter.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[trojanfan12]

lol

Guess he didn't like folks talking about it.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Step Brothers 2 needs to happen.

Who is with me?

 

[shopson67]

Step Brothers 2 needs to happen.

Who is with me?

That would probably suck, too far removed from the original.

 

[DJ Fieri]

That would probably suck, too far removed from the original.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Nah, he’s right. They waited too long and missed the window. Great movie though.

 

[DJ Fieri]

What y'all doing this weekend?

The wife and I are heading to a casino later tonight for a much needed night away.

 

[DJ Fieri]

 

[thunderc]

That was a bad look

 

[shopson67]

Nah, he’s right. They waited too long and missed the window. Great movie though.

Just like how they waited far too long for the 3rd Bill & Ted

 

[shopson67]

Are they going to be retirees still living with their parents? That could almost work...

 

[Stakesarehigh]

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Classy!

 

[DJ Fieri]

Classy!

Too soon?

 

[DJ Fieri]

Are they going to be retirees still living with their parents? That could almost work...

Or they have kids?

 

[trojanfan12]

What y'all doing this weekend?

The wife and I are heading to a casino later tonight for a much needed night away.

There's a great UFC card tomorrow.

 

[shopson67]

There's a great UFC card tomorrow.

I'm guessing that might not be a wife-attending event?

 

[Black Adam]

I'm guessing that might not be a wife-attending event?

Meh, my lady's outta town this weekend anyways, so...