Rumors are beginning to circulate that star Astros centerfielder George Springer does not want to stay in Houston next season and beyond.
Obvious cheating links aside, the 31-year-old who has never had a wRC+ below 118, accumulated 26.6 fWAR in seven seasons, and has shown no signs of slowing down will be the crown jewel of the offseason. Several teams with needs in center field will be in on him.
None of them will be the Indians, of course, but wouldn’t it be fun to live in a reality in which they would be?
Springer fits such an obvious need for the Tribe that in a world where we could expect them to act like any normal functioning sports organization hoping to compete they would be setting up PowerPoints and lengthy Zoom presentations on the benefits of coming to Cleveland.