"Can we please get a definitive answer on Jared Goedert? Whenever infield prospects are mentioned, Goedert's name hardly ever comes up. As atrocious as third base was this past season, he never got a look at the Major League level. Yet at the last minute, they protected him from the Rule 5 draft. It's like they hold him in low regard but they fear someone else will turn him into Kelly Gruber." - centerfield6
View full sizeThe Indians appear hesitant to give Jared Goedert a shot at their third base job.In response to the story Cleveland Indians deny interest in OF Jeff Francoeur: Winter Meetings Chatter, cleveland.com reader centerfield6 doesn't understand why Jared Goedert isn't a third base option. This reader writes,
"Can we please get a definitive answer on Jared Goedert? Whenever infield prospects are mentioned, Goedert's name hardly ever comes up. As atrocious as third base was this past season, he never got a look at the Major League level. Yet at the last minute, they protected him from the Rule 5 draft. It's like they hold him in low regard but they fear someone else will turn him into Kelly Gruber."
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