I think some of the CS% has to do with our pitching staff not doing as good a job at holding on runners as they did last year.

Except for Tomlin I think the pitching staff has regressed in this area.

Of course there is a "but". Marson's throws have not been as crisp as last year either.

I like Lou and want to see him on this team. Lou is making Acta think long and hard when making out the lineup card, good for him. In my opinion I think Kotchman and Hafner have more to fear from the emergence of Marson at the plate than Santana does.

Baseball has a way of working itself out with things like this, i would not be surprised at all if next year we see Santana at 1st or DH and we are shopping for another back up catcher. Assuming Marson stays consistent at the plate.

I would be OK with thaat for sure, Heck I would be OK if he rested it until spring training. LOL

Before the season even started, I thought that Marson should get a good amount of AB's against LHP. Since Kotchman is hitting lefties even worse than in the past and Santana has been struggling, I think it makes even more sense now. Santana played a lot more 1B last year than he has this year, and I think that did have an effect on his approach at the plate. I don't think Lou should play everyday, but he should definitely start when we face LHP and Kotchman or Hafner should sit, allowing Santana to either play 1st or DH and Lopez to do the other.

Personally I don't think Lou is meant to play everyday in the bigs. I think he should start against EVERY LHP we face, allowing Santana to move to 1st or DH so that Kotchman and/or Hafner are limited in their exposure to lefties. I think we need to try this at least until we pick up a RH bat.

They should just trade him Acta will use him onve a week and Cantana will get 6 days because Carlos is Actas fair haired golden boy. Carlos should be sent to AA to iron out his swing and attitude. Acta will never do that though because he sees nothing wrong with Carlos. This is the exact reason Acta should be gone today.

Carlos is one of the hardest working people on the team if you talk to any of the players. Maybe his "demeanor" doesn't show it, and that's why you think he has a bad attitude, but there is a reason he has improved so much on the defensive side of the game. Carlos has done nothing but hit his entire professional career, and his advanced statistics indicate that he's been the victim of some bad luck on balls in play as well. I know you don't care about that and all you want to see is results, but I truly believe Acta's patience with Carlos is going to be rewarded in the second half of the year.

We shall see. Because Acta will keep putting him out there in the 4 spot everyday. We certainly can not change that. He will be doing this as long as he is here. Personaly I have seen enough of the long swing forever.

We shall see though and I will keep complaining.

With Hafner back in the fold I don't think Santana will be hitting 4th much, more likely 5th.

Even though Santana is struggling 1bonz I don't want to get rid of him. He has really worked hard on his defense behind the plate because last year he was just terrible so he must have worked with Sandy Alomar Jr. I think this kid is a good kid but struggles with himself at times. I think he has gotten in a rut at the plate and is having a lot of problems but the talent is there.

Vic I think they should take the pressure off him and send him down to get everything squared away. It did wonders for Lee and his mechanics. I think it would be the best for the kid.

This article is why Acta is such a joke of a manager!

http://mlb.mlb.com/redirector/article.jsp?ymd=20120705&content_id=34530244¬ebook_id=34530248&vkey=notebook_cle&c_id=cle

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Santana actually looked much better today, but I do agree that sending him down isn't a bad idea in principle. Give him a bit of time until the All Star break, see what he can do, and if not Marson is a fully competent stopgap solution. Honestly, that warning track fly the other way was more encouraging than seeing him pull a HR would have been.

Thats what I thought they should have done after the Houston series.

It would have given him about 3 weeks to work on his new swing in Akron or Columbus without the added pressure of having to produce at the same time.

Its one thing for them to know what needs fixed with his swing, but then trying to fix it while the guy is batting right in the middle of the lineup is another.

If his name was LaPorta he would be gone by now??? Why is that ??

Because Laporta isn"t making 21mil over the next 3 years(or somewhere around there). It's all about the $$. The guy is making a lot of money and because of that he is being "pushed" to play everyday regardless of his "numbers".

Uh, no, Santana is still in Cleveland because from the second half of 2010 until about 2 months ago, Carlos has been a very productive hitter AT THE BIG LEAGUE LEVEL. LaPorta has never been productive at this level. Add in the fact that Carlos is a plus defensive catcher and the fact that LaPorta is one of the worst 1B's I've ever seen...and it's not real hard to understand why LaPorta is stuck in Columbus and Santana is given a long leash.

No! No! No! Lou Marson has proven over his last 60 AB's he is by far the best catcher in Cleveland. The fact no GM in baseball would take Marson over Santana means nothing. I'm definitely not against Carlos being dropped in the order. Brantley has done fine in the 5 hole, and Hafner solidifies the clean up spot. Everyone keeps complaining about his swing from the left side, and it is long. But his OPS is down 400 points against lefties. That is where we really need him.

LaPorta has never been given shot dude. If he played everyday like Santana he would match those numbers at worst. Should of been stuck in left everyday and let bit ride.

Uh oh, what??

Don't tell me it doesn't have anything to do with $$ (5yr,21mill.). They could send him down for a minor league stint or give him a week off or so to get his shet together! Read the article. First line 4th paragraph, it's about $$ as well. Your not going to pay a guy that kind of money and sit him or send him down, esp. if you are the indians front office.

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The link does not work for me buddy.