Sorry....

While opinion isn't universal, most people who follow the Tribe closely are in favor of giving Marte the job with little to no strings attached.

This Indians are one the more risk averse organizations in baseball. They won't sacrifice a sure for high-risk/high-reward quantities. Josh Barfield is big as it gets when it comes to blockbuster trades in the last four years. The free agent signings are equally tame - Dellucci, Nixon, Fultz, etc... This isn't necessarily a bad thing when you do a great job identifying talent. But you also run the risk of demoralizing your ML-ready talent by keeping them in the minors too long. Marte isn't the only case. Here are the other....

Brandon Phillips

• The Indians brought him up in 2003, a rebuilding year, after he'd seen a half season in AAA the year before (2002). A little bit on the early side, but not terrible.
  
• He tanked in the majors in 2003.
  
• He gets back on the horse and puts up a (.303/.358/.430) line at AAA in 2004 with a vast improvement in his K/BB ratio.
  
• Having look to have earned a call up, he gets sent back down to Buffalo and has a worse year, once again.
  
• He gets traded to Cincinnati amid questions about his 'attitude'
  
• Turns into a star in CIN

• Rockets through the minors and puts up a (.303/.384/.498) line in a full year at AAA
  
• Having look to have earned a call up, he gets sent back down to Buffalo and repeats AAA.
  
• Posts a (.270/.359/.470) line in a two month call up in 2006, but still starts 2007 on the bench. Injuries get him in the lineup and he turns into a solid contributor.
  
• There were questions about his 'commitment' to defense before the 2007 season.

• Never did anything to merit a call up until 2006 when he finally posted a sub-4.00 ERA (3.15 to be exact) in AAA with a 1.23 WHIP.
  
• In his call up in 2006, when the Indians were comfortably out of the race, he only pitched 19 innings in two months in the majors.
  
• Having been groomed as a starter, he got only ONE start in the majors in a Cleveland uniform.
  
• Given a starting job in Baltimore in 2007, he finally has a fine season in the majors.
  
• Never accused of having any attitude problem.

• Same old shit, different player. How did Marte's 2005 in AAA not earn him a shot at the starting job in 2006? The Braves AAA team is also in the IL, like the Indians'.
  
• Like Garko, he experiences a decline when forced to repeat AAA for no good reason.
  
• Flashes a mean glove and some power in his two month call up late in 2006.
  
• Presumably earned the starting job in 2007 with no strings attached. Loses the job after a horrid April, which ended in injury. Never regained the job.
  
• Now has 'attitude' questions marks.

Cleveland destroys a few good prospects every year by holding them back in the minors way too long. Ben Francisco, Andy Marte and Kelly Shoppach deserve chances to start elsewhere. Look at their minor league numbers. Look at what ages they 'graduated' AAA. The ML-ready players riding the bench because their FO and manager are risk averse fools.