There's always next year. As in 2021, not this year...2020...err, next year. Ah, fuck it. They're shitty.
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This.Need a new co-owner and better attendance to help their bottom line.
I agree with all of this...except for the part about attendance being why they don’t spend money. It’s a convenient excuse for the Dolans to point to. But they make enough in TV revenue that they should be able to spend more...they just don’t.This.
This has been one of the better teams in baseball over the last five years and they're still not drawing...
2019: 93-69, 1,738,642 (9th of 15)
2018: 91-71, 1,926,701 (9th of 15)
2017: 102-60, 2,048,138 (11th of 15) Best record in fucking baseball and finished 11th in the AL in attendance. Fuck off.
2016: 94-67, 1,591,667 (13th of 15) Went to the fucking WS and couldn't draw 20K a game.
2015: 81-80, 1,388,905 (14th of 15)
In the last five years, they've won three division titles, a pennant, averaged 92 wins a year (95 over the last four), have a likeable roster with several star players and have averaged 21,467 in attendance per game. This team hasn't finished in the top half of the league in attendance since 2002...17 years ago. Fan support sucks and the F.O. won't be allowed to really open up the checkbook and spend significantly until/unless that changes. They spent quite a bit following 2016, and while it resulted in a slight bump of butts in seats...it isn't enough.
The fucking Clowns, who have been awful for 20 years and will continue to be because that's what they're good at, still draw support. Cleveland is stupid.
That, and the fact that Puig is essentially a league average player who would command more than league average money.I think a big part of why they seem to be dead set against re-signing Puig is they are banking on Daniel Johnson to be a starter
Doesn't mean you pay premium price for average production. That's the kind of moves that takes a consistent 90 win small market team and makes them a consistent 70 win small market team.Did you see the rest of the Tribe regulars this past season? League average looks great in comparison to some of those guys.
It will be interesting to see who the Indians sign for the infield. I doubt they re-sign Kipnis because he has faded badly and he's going to be age 33 practically all of next season. Mandy Bell has said possible options would include Jonathan Schoop and Brock Holt at 2B and Mike Moustakas at 3B, all of which were significantly better players than Kipnis in terms of WAR last season. Schoop would probably be the best option of all the guys she lists in her column.
I think a big part of why they seem to be dead set against re-signing Puig is they are banking on Daniel Johnson to be a starter.