With the news of Manny Machado‘s signing, we can be sure of one thing: unless the Cleveland Indians are inexplicably among the mystery teams participating in the Bryce Harper sweepstakes, the next noteworthy move the front office makes will be at the trade deadline.
Over the last few summers, we’ve seen the Indians execute a good mix of both short-term rentals and farsighted deals. The Tribe gave up big-time prospects to acquire Andrew Miller and Brad Hand for multiple seasons worth of relief outings, but they have also pulled the trigger on deals for just over a month each of Josh Donaldson and Jay Bruce.