2.) He Is The Best Free-Agent Out There
The free agent market is starting to dry up and Encarnacion is the biggest name still left on the table which shouldn’t last for long.
Great players don’t see the open market very often if their team can control it so cashing in on an opportunity would be smart.
Edwin is still a pretty reliable hitter which is what he would be asked to do. Over the last six seasons he has played in at least 128 games, hit 34 home runs, and drove in 98 RBIs while hitting .263 or better.
The closest player the Indians have consistently had that resembles Encarnacion is Carlos Santana. Over that same time period Santana has appeared in at least 143 games but his career highs for batting average is .268, home runs is 34, and RBIs is 87.
In other words it would take combining Santana’s best seasons in the big leagues to roughly get Encarnacion’s worst season. That is a monster improvement.
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