With reports surfacing that the Cleveland Indians have asked teams to submit their “final offers” for Francisco Lindor by this weekend, it may be at least a couple more days before the team actually moves on from this project one way or the other.
Whether the Indians trade Lindor or keep him, they’ll know exactly how they want to shape their roster after they finally make their decision. For this reason, it’s unlikely they make any other additions until then.
If they do send the face of the franchise elsewhere, it will become clear that winning in 2020 is not a priority, and it won’t be especially important what short-term acquisitions they make in the aftermath.