NASHVILLE – He was one of the players the Indians went after hard the last time the MLB Winter Meetings were in Nashville, and he’s on the radar again three years later, that being outfielder Shane Victorino.
It was in the winter of 2012, Terry Francona’s first season with the Tribe that the Indians offered the then free agent outfielder a deal reported to be worth $44 million over four years.
He turned down the Indians to sign with Boston. It was then the Indians set their sights and got Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn, two players they dealt this offseason to Atlanta.