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The Indians: C.C. says good-bye... |
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Written by Jim Amato
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
Well Indians fans must pretty much accept
the fact that the 2008 season is officially over. What a shame. So much
was expected but by all rights and purposes, the season is a wash. It
will be hard to say good bye to ace pitcher C.C. Sabathia but under the
circumstances the Tribe brain trust made the best move at the present.
Only time will tell if this deal will work out. If it is any
consolation to discouraged Tribe fans the last time management was in
this situation they traded away Bartolo Colon. In return they received
Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee and Brandon Phillips. Not bad...Sizemore and
Lee made the All Star team. The Indians made a mistake by giving up on
Phillips too soon but overall it was still a sweet deal.
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was very doubtful that the Indians would have been able to re-sign C.C.
so why not get something in return ? From Milwaukee we received two
fine minor league prospects. Outfielder Matt La Porta has serious power
and potential closer prospect Rob Bryson has a great strike out to
innings pitched ratio. La Porta who is 23 was at the AA level. He may
still be a season or two away from the big show. Bryson is 20 and in A
ball but the Tribe is in dire need of a top flight closer. It still may
be a while before he sees Major League action. It will be interesting
to see how he develops. The Indians also picked up starter Zach Jackson
in the trade. Jackson is 25 and he's been in pro ball since 2004. He
had two brief stints with the Brewers in 2006 and 2008 but was
currently at the AAA level. He may be of some help to fill the void
left by Sabathia's departure.
The Indians management is still
feeling the sting of the apparent Andy Marte bust. Hopefully this deal
will fall in the Tribes favor. As for C.C., well no doubt he will be
missed. From 2001 to the present Sabathia won 106 games for the
Indians. Best of luck to you C.C. Maybe you'll get yourself a World
Series ring.
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