All you need to know about the success, or lack thereof, of the Indians' front office over the past few years is that they have twice traded away the reigning A.L. Cy Young Award winner, C.C. Sabathia in 2008 and Cliff Lee in '09.
The main culprit is the general manager, Mark Shapiro, who has now put the Tribe into another rebuilding mode. However, the last one only produced one playoff appearance and no World Series titles. If his plan for running this ball club is to have five bad years followed by one good season, he is not going to last very long in Cleveland.
However, owner Larry Dolan has not only refused to fire Shapiro, he recently gave him a promotion from G.M. to team president. The change will be effective at the end of this season. One might think this is a good move for the Indians because we could go out and get a better G.M. to run this ball club, but the incompetent Tribe brass is going to replace Shapiro with his hand - picked assistant, Chris Antonetti.
So, what you have in Cleveland is a dysfunctional front office trying to run a team that is overflowing with young talent. With the right executives in place, this team could be entering a golden age in Indians baseball, but with Dolan, Shapiro, and Antonetti in charge, the future remains bleak.
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