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REDREAD (01-22-2021)
Puig couldn’t crack an .800 OPS as a Red, didn’t post good fielding metrics (which I guarantee the Indians put stock in), and still had a good chunk of change left on his deal when he was traded (which I know the Indians would put even more stock into.)
They absolutely could’ve still gotten Bauer if they had never acquired Puig.
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REDREAD (01-22-2021)
Maybe Brandon Claussen i s available
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REDREAD (01-22-2021)
REDREAD (01-22-2021)
I guarantee he was in the deal, represented a payroll cut from Bauer's contract and hit cleanup every day. The Indians had a use for him. If they had immediately tossed him aside, I'd buy your argument that he was fungible. However, when you trade for a player and use him in a key role, Occam's Razor says you wanted that player.
Last edited by M2; 01-21-2021 at 11:44 PM.
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Revering4Blue (01-21-2021)
I’m sure they were fine with having him. But I find the notion that the Reds just couldn’t have gotten Bauer if they hadn’t traded for a 1.3 win Puig the previous winter absurd. Even if Cleveland hit him cleanup. The Reds hit Matt Davidson cleanup this year despite him being a jabroni. Puig was aggressively mediocre that season and his value in that trade was thoroughly replaceable.
REDREAD (01-22-2021)
Like there’s just no way a team is going to go “well we were going to trade you a year and a half off an above average pitcher less than a season removed from a Cy Young level campaign, but now that you won’t send us 2 months of a below average corner outfielder making another 4-5 million bucks to our notoriously cheap asses, we’re not going to do it anymore.”
Reyes and Allen at the very least were the real prizes for the Indians in that deal, that was the real key. Not a rental for a dude who was having a hard time scraping together 1 win of value at the time.
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REDREAD (01-22-2021)
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Revering4Blue (01-22-2021)
The fact that they needed a third team strongly suggests that they had a hard time finding a trade partner for Bauer.
What many are forgetting is that at the time of the trade, Bauer had worn out his welcome with the Tribe. This was right after he chucked the ball into CF when getting pulled by Francona. The Tribe were getting rid of a problem player. They weren’t in a position to make many demands.
Hoping to change my username to 75769023
Why do we even care about Puig. Hasn’t been on the team in 2 years. Entertaining but overrated player
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