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Tribe Fest is this weekend, so hopefully many of you will be there saying hi to Edwin Encarnacion and encouraging him to hit 87 home runs this season. And while you’re there, you can pick up a shiny new Encarnacion jersey.
Indians news
Inbox: How much power will Edwin bring? | MLB
Jordan Bastian takes some questions from Tribe fans this week, and the first question asks just how many baseballs will Edwin crush in 2017? Bastian says that since Progressive Field is trending towards being a hitter-friendly park, we may see Edwin surpass his FanGraphs projections for 2017. I sincerely hope that he’s right.
Signing Alomar tops Tribe’s free-agent moves | MLB
Everyone is (rightfully) ecstatic about Encarnacion joining the Tribe for the 2017 season, but don’t forget that Roberto Alomar came to Cleveland in 1999 and paired up with Omar Vizquel to make an unstoppable middle infield combination.
Cleveland championships over the next 5 years: Peer into your crystal ball | Cleveland.com
With the Cavs breaking the Cleveland championship drought, the Indians almost winning the World Series, and the Browns not going 0-16, there’s a lot of excitement in the Cleveland sports world. Zack Meisel and co. sit down to discuss how many championship parades the city can expect in the next five years.
Around the League
- As more news continues to come in regarding the death of Yordano Ventura, Pedro Martinez believes that he was alive after the crash occurred and that he passed away after being robbed and left to die at the scene of the crash.
- LHP Brett Anderson has agreed to a deal with the Chicago Cubs.
- The Tampa Bay Rays will trade second baseman Logan Forsythe to the Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Jose De Leon.
- Speaking of the Dodgers, Yasiel Puig wants to start in 2017, regardless of whether it’s with Los Angeles or with another team. I vote Cleveland.
- And finally, the San Francisco Giants are close to signing Korean infielder Jae-gyun Hwang to a minor league deal.