March 2, 2021
For fans of the 29 teams whose autumns aren’t highlighted by a World Series parade (in a normal year at least), the offseason is a time of equality, when every team is zero games back from a playoff spot and hope springs eternal. Front offices have four months to write checks and strike deals with the hope of blocking off the streets come November, or at least sell some tickets along the way. Baseball Twitter and internet forums everywhere are filled with catchphrases like “winning the offseason,” “making a splash,” and of course, “going for it.”
In a perfect world, every team would try its hardest and “go for it” every year, but in today’s MLB, no offseason is without a large swathe of teams sitting on their hands if not outright tanking. The merits of managing a team for the sake of the bottom line or stockpiling prospects for some future championship run can be debated ad nauseum, but the teams that deserve our attention are the ones who spend t
Life after Lindor and 5 things we learned about the Indians first spring-training workout
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
Francisco Lindor s absence is felt by his former Cleveland teammates, but they re certain they can remain competitive in the AL Central this summer. Mets photo
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Is there life after Francisco Lindor? The Indians think so.
The Indians traded Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets on Jan. 7. Lindor was recognized as the face of the franchise. Carrasco was their inspiration.
Asked if that was a body blow to the organization, right-hander Adam Plutko, in a Zoom call with reporters Thursday from spring training in Goodyear, Arizona, said “Personally, I felt sad because I was losing two friends that I really enjoy playing the game of baseball with every single day. Cookie still calls me once every two weeks or so and we just chat and talk. Lindor and I got really, really close representing our team in the play
CLEVELAND Pitchers and catchers have started their workouts at Spring Training, but there are still a few faces that haven’t reported to Indians camp just yet, including the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, Shane Bieber.
Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said on Thursday that Bieber
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Carlos Carrasco meets the Mets and Liam Hendricks joins the White Sox (podcast)
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Carlos Carrasco got his opportunity to meet the New York media on Tuesday, one day after Francisco Lindor introduced himself to those who cover the Mets. Carrasco’s journey from the Cliff Lee trade to the bullpen to becoming a mainstay in Cleveland’s rotation, and all the highs and lows along the way was discussed. In the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast, Joe Noga and Paul Hoynes look at what Cookie had to say.