While everyone is talking about one Indians player, Francisco Lindor, I have my eyes on another: José Ramírez. The 28-year old slugger has been an MVP finalist 3 of the last 4 seasons, but hasn’t been able to take home the hardware. The Indians have stated that they’re going to be cutting payroll, the question is how far do they want to go.
They’re all but resigned to the fact that they will have to trade Lindor this offseason because they can’t afford to sign him long term. The rumor is they’re seeking 3 players with at least 2 of them being major leaguers of close to their debut.