The Indians Have Been Busy, But What Direction Do They Go Next to Fill the Voids on the Roster?

2. Sign an Outfielder

There’s still a number of good options through free agency for the outfield, but again as Chris Antonetti pointed out, it all comes down to dollars and cents to make sense for the team.

Right now on the MLB roster you have Greg Allen, Tyler Naquin, Leonys Martin, Jordan Luplow and Jason Kipnis. That’s about it.

Jake Bauers, who the team got from the Rays last Thursday, could play outfield if needed as well. You would think with no top OF prospects that the team would look at the free agents that could be affordable to fill a void in the outfield.

Among those players out there? Abraham Almonte, Gregor Blanco, Melky Cabrera, Carlos Gomez, Carlos Gonzalez, Marwin Gonzalez, Curtis Granderson, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis and (likely way out of the Indians price range) A.J. Pollock.

The type of player who the Indians could likely afford is more like Melky Cabrera (who did play well in the second half of last season for the Tribe), or even a Carlos Gomez, who last year hit just .208 with 9 homers and 32 RBI.

It’s not going to be pretty and the fans are not going to like how the outfield looks come opening day, that is unless number three happens.

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