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Originally Posted by LitlBuck
I think the Indians would be stupid to trade Shoppach the less they would get an extremely good player for him. I would rather that the Indians bundle Garko and one of their young outfielders(they could also throw in Marte) rather than to trade Shoppach. Their young catchers still need a couple years in the minors before they are big league ready and Mart?nez is probably a better first baseman then a catcher. I don't care what position he wants to play. If the team is better off with him at first and K. S. behind the plate, that's the way it should be.
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it's really about position value. martinez's offense for a catcher is great, for a 1st baseman, not so much. shoppach's value will never be higher, and realistically, he'll probably never have another season like last year. while it may sting a bit, cleveland would be well served to trade him now if they can get something of good value in return.