The Cleveland Indians are supposedly on their way to trading last year’s Cy Young winner, C.C. Sabathia, to Milwaukee for a few hot prospects. (Ed. note…this did indeed happen). I like this move for both teams. The Tribe is (are?) 14 games out of the division, and what better time than now to start rebuilding? (Side note: remember when Cleveland beat the Yankees in the ALDS last year? Good times.) The Brewers are 10 games over .500, with the 2nd best record in the NL behind the division-leading Cubs. I like seeing this small-market team go for the glory and pick up one of the best starting pitchers in baseball. Sabathia and Ben Sheets will make quite the 1-2 punch.
So…what does this mean for middle-of-the-pack teams like the Orioles? The O’s are sitting 1 game over .500 which is good for 4th in the AL East. Do they try to make a big move and shore up their pitching? Or do they sit tight, play their way to another 4th place finish in the division, and do something for next year?
