Comments on: Barton Missed by Pitch, Bogar Ticked

By: Beaven

Beaven — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:50:44 +0000

Stephanie, can you talk to the Aeros about their ridiculously overpriced concessions prices? They are out of touch with what the average fan can afford to spend.

By: The Baron

The Baron — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:49:18 +0000

Stephanie, can you please talk to the Aeros about their ridiculous concessions prices? I can no longer afford to take my family to the games. They are ridiculously overpriced!

By: Norman Banks

Norman Banks — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:28:54 +0000

Hi Stephanie,

Looks like Wedge still isn’t ready to commit to Gutz if today’s game is any indication. I am not sure I agree with you about the room in the Buffalo OF even if Cooper stays. Barton has done a year at Akron and I see no one in the Buffalo OF now who should hold him back. You have a point about Brown who has less time and probably less upside than Barton but I think they want a LH bat ready and want another candidate other than Snyder who still has some holes in his swing. The blogs say Francisco is a focal point in the Texas dealings rather than Gutz because the Rangers want a good pitching prospect. I have heard that Choo’s injury is chronic and severe. He is highly unlikely to play again this year and may not be ready next spring. I do not see how they can get him thru the options issue but I am sure they will try. I have also heard that Mills was promoted yesterday which may be the trigger for the movement.

By: sstorm

sstorm — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:03:25 +0000

I agree with Norman about some upcoming movement to Buffalo. It might be happening now if Buffalo weren’t so loaded, which is one of the main reasons no one has moved yet.

Brown is definitely deserving of a shot, but with Aubrey so-so they may leave him in Akron figuring they’d prefer him to stay at 1B. Besides, as much as we’d like to move these guys and get them going, with Double-A being such a crucial level, the front office often prefers to leave a guy (like Brown) here for a full year. Since Cabrera has Triple-A experience already, he’s a little bit of a different story.

As for Barton, there’s no room for him at Buffalo right now - even with Gutierrez and Francisco up with the Tribe. I agree that Cooper’s an easy release, but a lot of times the Indians prefer to just quietly let guys go in the off season - such as Jeremy Guthrie (I know, bad subject) - rather than just flat out release them. That being said, he’s simply dead weight at this point. So we’ll see.

On the flip side, I’d like to see Hodges & Gimenz come up to Akron, and I think it could happen soon. The All-Star break is usually the time, so we’ve got about another week or so.

With Sipp being out so long, he won’t start pitching first in Akron. Lake County sounds more probable with a quick move up the system if he shows he’s O.K. I’ve got a call into the Indians about Sipp, so I’ll share their side fo the story when I hear back.

The Indians like Choo, so I don’t think they’ll lose him easily. As for the outfield movement, I don’t know that Francisco is much for trade bait with so little big-league experience, but I’ve said all along that Gutierrez was definitely up for that reason from the beginning. I like Gutierrez, but figure the Tribe needs pitching more than an extra outfielder.

However, with Franklin hitting so well (he hit another HR tonight) coupled with Nixon struggling the way he is, perhaps he’s played his way into Wedge’s lineup for the rest of the season.

only time will tell.

By: Norman Banks

Norman Banks — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:58:01 +0000

There were updates on all the disbled pitchers about 10 days ago on another blog. Miller has come to pass as advertised. Sipp was purportedly playing long toss with a goal of mid-July. I actually expected him to start lower, probably MV. There was no positive news to repot on JD Martin and the Huff news was not good, a minimum of six weeks. Choo is likely done as an Indian because of options and injury severity. BTW, there could be more OF movement as both Gutz and Benny are prominent in two separate trade rumors. Word in the blogosphere is Cooper is being released shortly.

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:39:30 +0000

Agree with the who’s leaving question. Buffalo cannot keep going with a starting outfield of Inglett - Van Every- and Snyder, IMO. It makes a lot of sense to send Barton and Cabrera up, along with possibly Brown or even Goleski (as not to slight him again, by having him fall even further behind in the system depth).

Also, whats the story with Tony Sipp? When he got injured in spring training, the Tribe made the comment that he’d be back around the All-Star break and I’ve yet to hear an update. The MiLB site now has him assigned to Buffalo, but I have difficulty believing that the Indians would start him out there, coming off of injury. I’d figure he’d get a month or so at Akron before getting sent to Buffalo. Any news on him?

By: Norman Banks

Norman Banks — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:12:26 +0000

Nice blog Stephanie. But let’s get to the good stuff. Who is leaving and who is arriving? We have already disagreed on the Toregas/Ramirez situation so let’s look at other position players. I think Cabrera, Brown and Barton are likely candidates for Buffalo. Kinston will be sending a much needed Hodges to play 3B and, possibly, Gimenez for utility purposes. If Aubrey goes back on the DL, which seems to be par for the course, we might get Head as well. No replacement for Cabrera on the immediate horizon.