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sounds like something billy bean would do.
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Bourn signs with the Indians. 4 years, $48M.
This kind of negates their acquisition of Drew Stubbs, since they've now got an outfield of Brantley, Bourn and Swisher. I suppose that trade from the Indians' perspective was all about acquiring Trevor Bauer, but geez, Stubbs is a little better than your typical spare part.
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i havent looked at their roster but is there a spot at first or dh for swisher?
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i am not sure how good stubbs is either. he strikes out alot and hits for a low average. those things will have to change. the fact that all his hrs have come at launching pads like cin, chi and houston doesnt help either.
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i havent looked at their roster but is there a spot at first or dh for swisher?
Mark Reynolds was signed to play first. Travis Hafner recently signed with the Yankees, so they might need a DH. Or Reynolds used to play third, so they could probably move him back if Lonnie Chissenhall doesn't work out.
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or reynolds could dh because he sucks at fielding and swisher play first
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or reynolds could dh because he sucks at fielding and swisher play first
The only thing I remember about Reynolds is that he's good for about 220 strikeouts a season if you let him play everyday.
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I didn't mean to suggest Stubbs is an all-star. With the acqusition of Bourn, in any version of their lineup, they're committed to playing Stubbs in a corner outfield spot, which kind of makes him less consequential than he already is.
My comment is why they would trade for a guy and then two months later go out and sign a free agent who plays the same position. Maybe the Reds told the Indians they had to take him if they wanted Choo. I don't know. It's not like the Reds were shedding salary when they got rid of Stubbs. The whole thing just seems very Steinbrennerish.
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or reynolds could dh because he sucks at fielding and swisher play first
The only thing I remember about Reynolds is that he's good for about 220 strikeouts a season if you let him play everyday.
I think in the Playstation2 version of MLB 2K12, if you end up picking a team that has Reynolds, Stubbs and Adam Dunn, your console explodes.
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the 2012 indians sucked. nobody batted over .290 and olny two guys came close. the only player to have over a .800 ops they traded.