With the trading away of Victor Martinez today, coupled with the Cliff Lee trade of two days ago, the Indians have officially traded away fans and any excitement towards the team for the foreseeable future. What is really frustrating is that they traded Lee away for no major leaguers and not even the top prospect in the Phillies organization. What we got in return is Jason Knapp, an 18 year old pitcher that is ALREADY shut down for the rest of the year with right shoulder soreness (apparently the key to the deal), Carlos Carrasco, a 22 year old pitcher with a 5.18 ERA in Triple A Lehigh Valley, 23 year old catcher Lou Marson (a top catching prospect I'm told), and 24 year old shortstop Jason Donald whose batting .236 with one homer and 16 RBI for Triple A Lehigh Valley after just returning from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee. Let's review: Trading last year's Cy Young winner and your ace for a guy that is shut down for the remainder of the season, another who is coming off an injury to his knee, a pitcher with a high ERA in Triple A, and ANOTHER catcher. Now, as far as the Marinez trade is concerned, they AT LEAST got a pitcher that has pitched in the majors, with success, in Justin Masterson. What I don't like about this is the fact that they probably could have resigned him next year if they were to pony up the money to do so. You just lost a leader on your team and arguably your best and most clutch hitter. I just hope that management, especially the Dolans, understand that by cutting salary and trading away most of your best players, expect not to draw fans this year or next because you're not going to win and no one is going to know who the hell is taking the field. Also understand that AT SOME POINT in the next couple of years, you will have to SPEND MONEY if you want to win anything. All I keep hearing is that "we'll spend money when the time is right" and we want to make decisions that are "financially prudent at this junction". That is a bunch of BS. I would have a little more respect for you if you were to come out and publicly say that this is only a business to you and you don't care about winning but only about making money. Newsflash: You tend to make money when you win. I truly wonder if the Dolans are aware of this. With these last two moves, I feel they don't. I worry that, with the constant firesale of proven, quality, players that fans will start to become apathetic towards this team and when that happens, it can take years for fans to come back. Granted, I am only 23 years old, but this is one of the saddest days in Indians history that I can remember.
Friday, July 31, 2009
End Of The Indians As We Know It
With the trading away of Victor Martinez today, coupled with the Cliff Lee trade of two days ago, the Indians have officially traded away fans and any excitement towards the team for the foreseeable future. What is really frustrating is that they traded Lee away for no major leaguers and not even the top prospect in the Phillies organization. What we got in return is Jason Knapp, an 18 year old pitcher that is ALREADY shut down for the rest of the year with right shoulder soreness (apparently the key to the deal), Carlos Carrasco, a 22 year old pitcher with a 5.18 ERA in Triple A Lehigh Valley, 23 year old catcher Lou Marson (a top catching prospect I'm told), and 24 year old shortstop Jason Donald whose batting .236 with one homer and 16 RBI for Triple A Lehigh Valley after just returning from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee. Let's review: Trading last year's Cy Young winner and your ace for a guy that is shut down for the remainder of the season, another who is coming off an injury to his knee, a pitcher with a high ERA in Triple A, and ANOTHER catcher. Now, as far as the Marinez trade is concerned, they AT LEAST got a pitcher that has pitched in the majors, with success, in Justin Masterson. What I don't like about this is the fact that they probably could have resigned him next year if they were to pony up the money to do so. You just lost a leader on your team and arguably your best and most clutch hitter. I just hope that management, especially the Dolans, understand that by cutting salary and trading away most of your best players, expect not to draw fans this year or next because you're not going to win and no one is going to know who the hell is taking the field. Also understand that AT SOME POINT in the next couple of years, you will have to SPEND MONEY if you want to win anything. All I keep hearing is that "we'll spend money when the time is right" and we want to make decisions that are "financially prudent at this junction". That is a bunch of BS. I would have a little more respect for you if you were to come out and publicly say that this is only a business to you and you don't care about winning but only about making money. Newsflash: You tend to make money when you win. I truly wonder if the Dolans are aware of this. With these last two moves, I feel they don't. I worry that, with the constant firesale of proven, quality, players that fans will start to become apathetic towards this team and when that happens, it can take years for fans to come back. Granted, I am only 23 years old, but this is one of the saddest days in Indians history that I can remember.
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