Box Score: Twins 5, Indians 1
July 29, 2012Report: OSU RB Dunn Arrested
July 29, 2012After getting swept by Minnesota this weekend, it is pretty reasonable to assume the Indians won’t be buyers at the trade deadline. The rumors are also heavy that they could be sellers with Shin-Soo Choo at the top of the list.
Add #Reds to list of teams after Choo. Would be ideal as leadoff man, needed LH bat. Again, #Indians reluctant. Choo very tough to replace.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2012
Hearing Price for #Indians' Choo is a major leaguer – a good one – with less than three years service time. Choo free agent after 2013.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2012
Suitors include the aforementioned Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
It’s all so sad for Indians fans. Instead of being contenders themselves, the Indians can potentially make small market dreams come true for the Pittsburgh Pirates. This comes only a few years since the Indians helped fuel a playoff run for the equally small-market Milwaukee Brewers with the C.C. Sabathia trade.
Maybe some day the Indians’ small market dreams will come true. It doesn’t appear to be happening this year, though.
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52 Comments
how would we have had Choo for 2.5years?
this is year 5 of Choo being the lynchpin of our offense (negating 2006 and 2007 when he was part-time).
Would the Indians trade Soo Choo for Mesaraco, Leake, and Phipps?