Cleveland Indians ForumsIndians 24/7
September 08, 2008, 04:24:37 AM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
News: Indians Top 10 Prospects - 2008 Schedule - 25 Man Roster - Indians Player Salaries
 
  Home   Forum   Help Calendar Gallery Login Register  
Del.icio.us Digg FURL FaceBook Stumble Upon Reddit SlashDot

Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Casey Blake Rumors  (Read 261 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Ksow45
Guest
« on: June 27, 2008, 01:09:30 PM »
Hey NJ I know this must upset you...

From Ken Rosenthal's Column

After Sabathia, the Indians' player drawing the most trade interest is third baseman Casey Blake, who leads the majors with a 1.281 OPS with runners in scoring position.

Blake, who turns 35 on Aug. 23, is coveted because of his ability to play first base and both outfield corners as well as third; he would be a good fit for teams such as the Dodgers, Mets and A's. Class AA third baseman Wes Hodges projects as the long-term replacement for Blake, who is a free agent at the end of the season.

Personally I would be happy if we could get something for Blake b/c it opens up 3B for Andy Marte to show what he can do... play around with Peralta or my personal favorite give it to Wes Hodges who is gonna be a great hitter who is consistently good with runners in scoring position for his first two pro years... he was a top ten pick before his injury in college and we plucked him in the second... I cannot wait to see him.

Besides Blake is a free agent at the end of the year and if we want him back as a utility player I'm sure he would be happy to re up with us.
Logged
NewJerseyTribeFan
Starter
***

Reputation: 3
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 433


"It's that 10th man on the field" -Kenny Lofton
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2008, 01:13:25 PM »
Okay... but if we trade him it better be to someone who will pay most of his remaining years pay.
Logged
Ksow45
Guest
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2008, 01:21:26 PM »
Quote from: NewJerseyTribeFan on June 27, 2008, 01:13:25 PM
Okay... but if we trade him it better be to someone who will pay most of his remaining years pay.

If we traded to the Mets or Dodgers they would probably pick all of it up no biggie but Oakland we may have to twist their arm unless they give us a great prospect... I would love Gio Gonzalez so we can add a righty into the competition for a rotation spot next year.
Logged
Haftime48
Rookie
*

Reputation: 2
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 69
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2008, 01:37:54 PM »
Quote from: Ksow45 on June 27, 2008, 01:21:26 PM
If we traded to the Mets or Dodgers they would probably pick all of it up no biggie but Oakland we may have to twist their arm unless they give us a great prospect... I would love Gio Gonzalez so we can add a righty into the competition for a rotation spot next year.

Yeah a good righty pitcher is needed. I would like to see a trade for like Zito not alot would have to be given up but he has the potential to be the player he use to be.
Logged
Tribe fan till death

ONE THROUGH NINE
NewJerseyTribeFan
Starter
***

Reputation: 3
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 433


"It's that 10th man on the field" -Kenny Lofton
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2008, 03:09:02 PM »
Also the potential to pay even more then what we have been offering CC for a pitcher who is in a TERRIBLE rut.
Logged
Nate
Administrator
******

Reputation: 5
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 2220



WWW
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2008, 03:11:29 PM »
I don't know, I don't like the Zito idea.  He has a huge contract.  Even if SF paid half we'd still be paying almost 9 million a year for a pitcher who isn't any better than Sowers or Laffey right now.
Logged
Ksow45
Guest
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2008, 03:13:55 PM »
I think David Huff is a younger version of Zito... they had the same pitching coach in college and from what I've read they have comparable stuff as well.
Logged
Haftime48
Rookie
*

Reputation: 2
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 69
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2008, 09:44:21 PM »
Quote from: Ksow45 on June 27, 2008, 03:13:55 PM
I think David Huff is a younger version of Zito... they had the same pitching coach in college and from what I've read they have comparable stuff as well.

I have heard he is compared to Tom Glavine. I am not saying we should get Zito but make a trade for a pitcher who is struggling just this year so the tribe wouldn't have to give up so much. Even though it would make sense to trade some of the players that are talked about on this forum I doubt they will be.
Logged
Tribe fan till death

ONE THROUGH NINE
Ksow45
Guest
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2008, 09:47:57 PM »
Every left hander who throws under 90 MPH is usually compared to Glavine
Logged
TruBuckeye22
Rookie
*

Reputation: 0
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 69
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2008, 02:54:27 PM »
it will be interesting to see what happens with Casey Blake.  it does seem he is drawing interest from teams and while he won't bring back any organizations top prospects deals for guys like Perez and Brousard that brought back Choo and Cabrera have worked out.   
Logged
Please win one before I die
Ksow45
Guest
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2008, 10:20:38 PM »
Casey has really been swinging great lately.... keep on increasing that value
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
Indians 24/7 > Forum > Indians 24/7 Talk > Indians Talk > Topic: Casey Blake Rumors
 
Jump to:  

Grady Sizemore - Cliff Lee - Fausto Carmona - Jeremy Sowers
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.5 | SMF © 2006-2008, Simple Machines LLC
TinyPortal v0.9.8 © Bloc 		Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!