Bobby Abreu is basically out of a job with the Angels. The Indians are looking for some help in the outfield. There’s a decent match, and it looks like a trade will come to fruition.
Miller: Your Job Sucks, and So Does Bobby Abreu’s
Over at Baseball Prospectus, Sam Miller writes about the position in which Abreu has found himself. This doesn’t have a ton to do with the Indians trade rumor itself, but it is related and it is good. An excerpt:
Many pieces at BP are behind a paywall, but this one isn’t, and it’ll take you five minutes. Go ahead and put those five minutes to better use than you were going to.
Read Article >Bobby Abreu Trade Is ‘Dead Or On Hold’
Of course, this is spring training, and lineups for these games are released really, really early. The game isn’t scheduled to start for another four-and-a-half hours. A lot could happen between now and then.
Read Article >Rosenthal: Bobby Abreu, Indians Trade Has ‘50-50’ Chance
Think I’m going to start a fantasy league for baseball’s rumor peddlers. You get to draft national and local writers, and for every story broken, your writer gets a point. For every rumor successfully debunked, a point. Maybe there can be a category about ballpark-food complaints, too.
And if I have first pick, I’m taking Ken Rosenthal. Easy call. And when it comes to the rumor that the Cleveland Indians are close to acquiring Bobby Abreu, Rosenthal sheds some light on just how close that deal is:
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