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October 18, 2012With Terry Francona coming aboard to manage the Cleveland Indians, it appears that the long-time Boston Red Sox manager could be reunited with his long-time third baseman in veteran Kevin Youkilis.
CBS Sports’ John Heyman reports that, while the Chicago White Sox would like to resign their mid-season acquisition1, some throughout the league feel that the Indians could swoop in and sign the 33-year-old.Â
“Francona and Youkilis always had a very close relationship, so that could give them one edge,” writes Heyman.Â
The Indians continue to need a right-handed bat as well as veteran leadership that can also produce, but former first-round pick Lonnie Chisnehall appears to be in line to be the team’s full-time third baseman.
Though turning things up once landing in Chicago (.771 OPS), Youkilis hit .235 with 19 home runs and 60 RBI, resulting in his worst season in his nine years the majors.
[Related: 15 Years Ago: The Team Of (Almost) Destiny]
- Just not at the $13 million his club option would require [↩]
62 Comments
Sigh…if this is our big splash FA…ugh
Can he play first?
Maybe give him a 2-3 mil deal, but I would make it a year or two based on last years stats
What else can Chisenhall play?
interesting thought (and risky).
sign Youkilis on a 2-3 deal as Nate suggested.
trade for A-Rod
re-sign Kotchman if he’s willing to be a part-time player at $2-3mil
how much for A-Rod? well, if the Yankees are willing to eat $90mil of the $114mil they owe him, then we’d be paying him $5mil/year. that is a fair deal considering his age and reduced skills (but still is an above average hitter against all but fireballer RHPs).
that allows us to put Youk at 1B, Chisenhall at 3B, and rotate those guys (along with Kotchman and/or Santana at 1B) to give everyone some rest. It gives us 2 RHB that are better than what we have (though not what they once were) and doesn’t kill our payroll from going after a SP3 & SP4.
interesting at least.
This deserves a resounding “Meh”
we once had Manny Ramirez in LF. that led me to believe anyone can handle that spot.
I’m not expecting big FA signings. I’m hoping that they firesale the team and begin a true re-building, starting with the farm system. I’d like to see us trade all of our “veterans,” play with young guys and sign a few others. I’d be good with the Youk signing, as our clubhouse would need it (and I think he’s still a very solid player).
Yes!
I was thinking more of SS, though. Can he play there?
I hope this whole off-season is a “meh,” with a view toward actually building something.
By jeebus I hate A-Rod, but I could live with this.
I think we’re getting things all jumbled up and confused here. Let’s just move Chisenhall to catcher, move Santana to left field, move A-Rod to right field, Kipnis to 3B, and Youk can play 2B. You guys just make this so much harder than it needs to be.
Classic Tribe – getting a guy 1 year too late…
The only thing that really worries me with Youk is the injuries… he’s worth spending 2-3 million on, but you just hope he can play more than Hafner did. I think he proved that it was definitely being in Boston that sapped his talent last year… the move to the White Sox was soothing to his soul (and his bat).
As long as Brantley is our ace pitcher, I can buy into this.
Absolutely… he’s a better 1B than 3B at this point in his career, but the Red Sox already had Adrian Gonzalez at 1B and David Ortiz at DH. Youk was playing 1B before Gonzalez came to Beantown.
Youk? kill us… #pun
But….. The window?
Nice!
Bricked over, boarded up, covered with 3 coats of paint, then turned into the inside wall of a duplex.
(In my best Arnold voice): “Its been… defenestrated.”
God, I have been waiting for – like- ever to make a 30 years war/sports refrence.
Can Arod or Youk pitch ? Same old Tribe. #WeBlow
We have an SP1?
Or, think of the scene from The Running Man when Arnold kills Sub-Zero
“Hey Shapiro! Here is your fenestra! Noowwwwww! Defenstrated!.”
(somebody get Captain Freedom to wardrobe)
we cannot afford a SP1 on the FA market
I like him as a first base option then – shoot ill even take the .240ish average if he hits 20 + bombs
Jiminez threw a stone through our window. We now have cardboard duct-taped over where the window used to be.
In the AL central, it could just quite work… only one problem, we are missing SP1 and SP2
well, if we pickup 2 more SP3s, then maybe we can have a rotation of 5 SP3’s to make up for it?
that is if our guys get back to SP3 level from what we saw last season.
I was joking though 🙂
Here would be their positions:
A-Rod – 3B or DH
Chisenhall – 3B or DH
Youk – 1B or 3B or DH
Santana – C or 1B or DH
we wanted to use duct-tape, but it was too expensive. we went with scotch tape instead (and were sold on it with: hey, it’s almost clear like a window).
I think you read my comment as sarcastic when I was really just pretending to be serious… in reality, I like your idea and would totally dig that group.
Agree, and another positive is that he usually racks up a ton of walks.
Which is worse – too late or too early?
Sincerely,
Jeff Kent
Dolan put the “child locks” on our window – and even when he does allow them to open – it’s only one of those annoying half-way windows.
The biggest move for us in 2013 is not missing on our top tier first round draft pick. Add something to Lindor to get excited about when Kipnis, Chis, and Carlos hit their primes.
Trade Choo in the offseason for a SP2.
HOORAY! JUST IN TIME TO CLINCH THE DIVISION!
Agreed. Assuming the Yankees eat most of A-Rod’s deal, I certainly wouldn’t complain.
what team that needs Choo for a possible 1 year rental is going to give us their SP2?
allright, so let’s get this done. what is Antonetti waiting for? oh, FA to start and all that. well, let’s get with it!
Give me a team guy over a diminishing skill me guy. I think they could find 5 mil to spend on someone other than A-Rod for sure.
Maybe the Tigers will give up your boy Max for Choo. JK! I would take that deal though.
🙂
I like that better than resigning Kotchman to play 1st. Plus he could DH when they need to give Carlos’ knees a break.
Well, as it turns out, he wouldn’t have been enough this year either.
He’ll get much more. Guys like Casey Blake (who ended up not even making the Rockies) got $2-3 million last year. Youkilis will get much more.
his “better” bat time in Chicago was still just a 106OPS+ (85 in Boston -> total of 99 for the season). Those ARE Casey Blake numbers (he was older but less injury prone) 🙂
couple that with his injury concerns and I think $3-5mil on a 1-2year deal is about what he should be expecting.
Greek Gods and all
I was thinking in my head a team where he would sign an extension.
as Bum Phillips would have said [cue stadium mic echo]: last year Antonetti puttied the window, this year he winterized it, next year he’s gonna brick the sum’bich up. [hysterical crowd cheer from 2,127 in attendance]