Plenty of Questions on What the Indians Will Do Next with the Departure of Carlos Santana

By Nick Broulis

Carlos Santana’s signing in Philadelphia has the Broulis Beat Report thinking about baseball as the snow and temperatures fall here in Canton, Ohio.

The Phillies and first-basemen Carlos Santana agreed to a three-year, $60 million deal Friday. So, naturally that sparked some thoughts in my head. And not all of which even apply to Cleveland.

1. Why did the Phillies, with all their free cap space, sign Carlos Santana, when they could’ve signed Hosmer? I’m watching MLB network and all the talk is about how Philly has all this money. To me, it makes no sense in going after Santana, when they could’ve went after Eric Hosmer. Maybe they did and Hosmer said no? That’s my only guess.

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