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Hey, Hoynsie: What do the Indians need to do to keep Mickey Callaway in the fold? As we've seen since he was promoted to Cleveland, he is a veritable magician. Every pitcher gets better under his wing, including ones with ugly mechanics like Ubaldo Jimenez. The Indians can't afford to lose Callaway. Shouldn't he get a bonus or at least a complimentary scooter so he can cruise around with Francona? -- Sean Kerrne, Newark, Del.

Hey, Sean: It took a long time for GM Chris Antonetti and manager Terry Francona to hire a pitching coach before the 2013 season and they got it right with Callaway. I think he deserves at least a complimentary scooter and endless supply of pitchers like Corey Kluber to work with.

Callaway came from the Indians' minor league system and it's a good one when it comes to pitching instruction and development. Ruben Niebla does a great job as the minor-league pitching coordinator and coaches such as Tony Arnold, Jeff Harris, Steve Karsay and Greg Hibbard have become entrenched there.

It helps to have have managers who were former catchers such as Chris Tremie, David Wallace, Scooter Tucker and Jose Mejia in the system. This year Tucker is the roving catching instructor.

Special assistants and former big-league pitchers Tim Belcher, Charles Nagy and Jason Bere, the Tribe's new bullpen coach, have contributed as well. Former Tribe pitching coach Carl Willis rejoined the organization and will be the pitching coach at Class AAA Columbus.

Hey, Hoynsie: If Michael Bourn fails to improve at getting on base, but manages to stay healthy, how long before manager Terry Francona moves him from the leadoff spot? -- Brian Maher, Charleston, S.C.

Hey, Brian: Bourn's career on-base percentage is .333. If he can stay in that vicinity, Francona probably won't have to make the move you're talking about.

In the last two years, however, Bourn's posted OBPs of .316 and .314 along with 132 and 114 strikeouts, respectively. He had health issues both years, but that represents a hole in his game.

If Bourn was removed from the leadoff spot, who would bat there? Asdrubal Cabrera is gone, but Jason Kipnis has hit there. Jose Ramirez did a nice job in the No.2 spot last year, but he had a .300 OBP.

At STO's Town Hall meeting, Francona said his best bet as a leadoff hitter might be Carlos Santana, who led the AL with 113 walks last year and posted a .365 OBP. But Francona prefers to hit Santana in the middle of the lineup.

Going into spring training, Francona said he wanted Bourn to become more of a disruptive factor on the bases. First he has to get there.

Hey, Hoynsie: Why didn't the Indians sign Scott Kazmir last year? I still don't understand. The A's paid him $22 million for two years. Wouldn't it have been better to spend a little more on him than taking the (horrible) risk on Brett Myers and (possibly horrible) risk on Gavin Floyd? -- Drew Aichele, New York.

Hey, Drew: The Indians received a great return for their $1 million investment in Kazmir in 2013, but they felt he would break down in 2014 and that he wasn't worth the deal that Oakland gave him.

They'd also spent their free agent bankroll on Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn before the 2013 season and they weren't going to ante up again for Kazmir in 2014.

Kazmir had a great start for the A's last season, faded a bit, but still put together a year in which he went 15-9 with 3.55 ERA and pitched 190 1/3 innings. The 190 1/3 innings were the second-highest total in his career.

You're right about Brett Myers. The Indians paid him $7 million before the start of the 2013 season and he hardly pitched because of a sore right elbow. But that money was already spent, so how could it figure into keeping or not keeping Kazmir?

Hey, Hoynsie: Why did Jason Kipnis have possibly one of the worst August and September RBI performances ever for a second baseman? He drove in five runs in August and didn't have one RBI in September. Also why did manager Terry Francona keep batting him in front of Yan Gomes during that time? -- Alex, Cleveland.

Hey, Alex: I think it was clear that Kipnis was not 100 percent after returning from his right oblique strain. I think that along with trying to justify his contract extension caused the season to get away from him.

If we've learned one thing about Francona in his two years with the Indians, it's that he's loyal to his players. That can be a two-edged sword. He was asked about Kipnis and Gomes frequently late in the season and he kept saying that he thought Kipnis would come out of it. He also felt Gomes, who struck out 120 times last year, might get overexposed the higher he hit in the lineup.

We'll see what course of action he takes this year.

Hey, Hoynsie: What have the Indians done in the off-season to win a World Series in 2015? Have other teams in AL Central and American League done more? -- David Seed, Shaker Heights.

Hey, David: The Indians, by their own admission, have had a quiet winter. They acquired Brandon Moss from Oakland to help the offense and right-hander Gavin Floyd to add a veteran to the starting rotation. Meanwhile, Detroit, Kansas City, Chicago and Minnesota each made several big moves.

The Tribe contends that it didn't need a whole lot of help. They are counting on bounce-back seasons from Nick Swisher, Kipnis, Moss and Bourn and the continued progress of a strong starting rotation led by Kluber.

By July we should know if they were right or not.

Hey, Hoynsie: With his questionable track record over the last 10 years, why doesn't Paul Dolan replace Mark Shapiro and his minions with people who are better at acquiring free-agent talent? -- Rich Novak, Fairview Park.

Hey, Rich: Shapiro and the front office's track record might be questionable to you, but it's not to Paul Dolan. If it was, there would have been changes by now.

The owner sets the tone for the club. He determines the payroll and what additions a team can make before the start of every season. Within that scope it would appear Shapiro and the rest of the front office is doing their job to Dolan's satisfaction.

Besides, except for the outlay of cash for Swisher and Bourn before the 2013 season, the Indians aren't big players in the deep end of the free-agent pool. They have more success with low-level free agents and trades.

For the record in the last 10 seasons, the Indians have had four winning seasons, one .500 season and five losing seasons. They've made the postseason twice and won 92 or more games three times.

The overall record is 807-813 (.498).

Hey, Hoynsie: What has happened to Sandy Alomar and his managerial chances since Terry Francona's hiring? -- Joel Tscherne, Birmingham, Ala.

Hey, Joel: As you probably know, Alomar interviewed in Arizona and Minnesota this off-season. Over the last few years he's interviewed for several openings, including the Indians following the firing of Manny Acta.

I believe Alomar will eventually get a shot. I know he's never managed before at any level, but throughout baseball that is no longer an essential requirement to get hired.

Hey, Hoynsie: Do you think the Indians can be the 2014 Royals? Assuming the defense improves. -- Jeff Dieringer, Canton.

Hey, Jeff: The easy answer would be to say yes because the Indians went 10-9 against the Royals last year, but nothing is ever that easy.

The Royals played solid defense all season, and the Indians would have to make great strides this year to be considered a "solid" defensive team. But the thing that tends to get overlooked with the Royals is that they got hot at the right time of the season.

They were only 48-46 at the All-Star break. After the break, they went 41-27.

Do the Indians have the talent to do that? Sure. But will they have the good timing and fortune as well? That's impossible to say.

Hey, Hoynsie: Realistically, will the Indians make one more legitimate signing before opening day? -- John Charles Rini, Chagrin Falls.

Hey, John Charles: Unless they have another Michael Bourn scenario up their sleeve, I think they have done their heavy lifting for the off-season.