I truly do not understand my Indians..... $7 MILLION/yr for 2 guaranteed and a third optional to a 35 year old Byrd?
And $7 Million offered/year for 3 years to a 38 yr. old Trevor Hoffman?
They are almost as bad as the REDS with pitchin *see note afterward*
If I were the Tribe I'd have signed Millwood for the $10 Mill/4 yrs with a performance based optional 5th and 6th year easily.
Then signed Wickman for 2 years with a performance based optional 3rd for maybe 3-4 million/year.
Same amount of money going out, better pitchers signed. Plus, Dolan can no longer sing poverty as he just signed an extremely wealthy contract with TW Cable and WKYC to set up an Indians network and ticket sales are moving faster than they have in years.
**** As for the REDS they want to trade Casey.... I can see that they are overloaded in the OF (move Dunn full time to 1st, then have JR. Pena and Kearns in the OF, freaking scary there...), they could use the money, they have a very strong offense with or without Casey and they desperately need good pitching..... but to trade him for straight up for Pit's Williams or for Bosux's Arroyo and a prospect??????? Are they freaking nuts???? Heyzeusfreakingcrisps, they should be able to get better pitching than that.
Maybe thet'll trade Casey and with the money saved sign Millwood. Otherwise the trade of Casey was fireselling at its worst.
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