Indians Additions

1958 Rocky Colavito - well represented in Tiger cards; needs a Tribe card

1990 Brook Jacoby

1977 Duan Kuiper

1999 Manny Ramirez

1995 Jose Mesa - Indians RP in exp grouping are terrible; Closer for those great 1990s Indians

2006 Travis Hafner

Hafner on the broader streamlined list from Bill's list.

2007 Rafael Betancourt-RP
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/90043/2007/1/2007

I'd encourage the ambassadors to point out the holes of each franchise to help focus the debates.

I'd encourage the ambassadors to point out the holes of each franchise to help focus the debates.

Indians POST & EXP needs
EXP--RPs, only Mike Jackson is strong, for obvious reasons need the 1995 Jose Mesa, maybe 2001 Wickman, 1984 Camacho
EXP--weak in RF, the 1999 Manny Ramirez would fill the need and give a better Manny with no 3 INJ
POST--weak in RF, the 1958 Rocky Colavito is a MUST ADD; helps this RF spot and gives him an Indians card. He played for the Tribe longer for the Tigers, though he only has Tigers representation in ATG

Indians PRE needs
SP depth, lot of Feller and Harder, maybe 1930 Wes Ferrell, 1945 Steve Gromek
RP depth and improvement
needs a 2b, maybe 1940 Ray Mack or 1921 Wambsganss, or maybe a season that Odell Hale isn't a 3 at 2b?
1937 Moose Solters, 20HR, .905 OPS

Early ideas for additions to the Indians:

1/ Bill Bradley. 1903 season. We have 2 mediocre seasons. The 1903 season was his best offensively (153 ops+) and he remains a very good fielder. 36 doubles, 22 triples, 6 homers. Some decent speed, good bunter. Would give the DB Indians another 3B choice besides Gardner.

2/ George Uhle. 1926 season. By far Uhle's best season -- 27 wins, only 7 hr allowed in 313 innings, 144 ERA+. Sure, lots of walks, but in all circumstances a much better card than what we have for one of the great pitchers of all time.

3/ Duke Sims. 1968 season. The Sims card we have doesn't do him justice (and isn't even an Indians card). Maybe not his best season, but representative of his career -- lots of walks, reasonable amount of doubles. Lefthanded catchers are always welcome. A 1R. http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/41095/1660/1/60 Part of the 1968 Indians, among the best Indians teams in the expansion era.

4/ Ricardo Rincon. 2001 season. The lefthand reliever's best season. The expansion Indians need relief help and this would be a nice addition (high 1 mil?).

5/ Jason Kipnis. 2013 season. Would be an excellent addition for the Tribe at 2B. 2e13, 3 game injury, 30 steals, left-hand hitting 2b. http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/91413/2013/1/2013 This seems a no-brainer, not just for Indians fans, but would be a great addition for a number of caps.

Ray Fosse 1970

My nominations:

Jose Mesa 1995 1.13 ERA 3-0 46 Saves Easily the best EXP RP season for the franchise until it became Miller Time
Johnny Hodapp 2B 1930 125 OPS+, 154 G, 51 2B .889 OPS.