vaff87 wrote:rarefind wrote:dagger wrote:Terry Pluto is the leading sports columnist in Cleveland, and there is a reason he has this report. I can’t make up my mind who is pushing the agenda and to what end, but he is no meh source.
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Well yes, but again... Terry Pluto can mention players by name that Cleveland wants. This isn't a National guy speaking to players our front office are willing to dangle in this deal.
Not like we have a local guy with a great track record of reporting on which way the wind is blowing. If Ken Rosenthal for example, was reporting that the Jays were willing to move Gurriel etc. then I'd feel a whole lot different about the legitimacy of what is being said and where it is coming from.
To your point, this just seems like a report perpetuating an agenda. Cleveland could want Mike Trout for Lindor, they're not going to get him though.
Not saying you’re wrong, but Terry Pluto probably has a relationship with Shatkins from their time in Cleveland, too.
That's all true, except I don't think the Jays would use Rosenthal in that regard. What's also interesting in Pluto's story is that Lindor is amenable to signing an extension in Toronto (or with the Dodgers). So that raises the ante here. It's also why I can't figure out who might have fed him that. For the Indians' management, it might be a case of preparing the local fanbase for a deal by emphasizing that there is something immediate and beneficial coming for a superstar, not only prospects. The prospect part is always a bit of a crapshoot with a long runway to payback. But putting Gurriel in the trade gives the fans a young player with upside and who is controllable, so he won't be dealt away again at the earliest opportunity.
