***Official Cleveland Indians Offseason Thread***

[Kos13]

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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...articleid=6495

Consider me skeptical on Bay bouncing back to his old levels. Keep in mind, this is a guy who was never a top prospect and has basically outhit his minor league totals in the majors.

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He doesn't need to get all the way back to his old levels to be worth these prospects and his contract. If he puts up a measly 4.0 WARP/yr he'd be a steal at $13MM over two years. Niether Crowe nor Lofgren are locks to be big league regulars. There is virtually no risk in this deal. It's probably a pipe dream anyways.

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I agree, but Lofgren+Crowe for him is definitely a pipe dream. They'd come asking for Droob and/or Miller plus another couple players.