Hate to keep beating a dead horse, but who would you rather have:
Victorino for 3/38
Ludwick for 2/22
J.Upton for 3/37
I'd happily trade the prospects for Upton's contract out of that lot.
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With these new crazy contracts, I think young cheap players are becoming infinitely more valuable. And I really don't trust Upton going forward. Too much like his brother
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The Reds are inching closer
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/1...o-ludwick.html
Mark Sheldon is so freakin' clueless. Last year, he was last to report on everything. (Latos trade, Ludwick signing, Madson signing.) You would think someone from "MLB.com" would have better connections. He has about as much of an idea of what is going to happen as you and me.
Sheldon's latest is this gem:
"@m_sheldon: Hearing that Ludwick rumor on being close to signing with #reds not so true."
Translation: Look for Ludwick to sign with Reds soon. Another case of Sheldon being clueless.
Hilarious. After being called out on Twitter, Sheldon just responded with this:
"@m_sheldon Addendum: I still expect Ludwick and #reds to get something done. As Jocketty said earlier, sides not far apart."
At least he's finally on board with reality.
Sheldon works for the man. He doesn't throw us many bones in terms of rumors.
Fay, as a true beat writer does try to get and report info from his secret sources. Try being the key word there.
Be that all as it may, Sheldon and Fay are on different ends of the journalism spectrum.
You can do both as a reporter my friend. You can report the facts and the facts alone in certain stories. Then in other stories, you can quote sources and use your inside information to craft a piece. You do realize this is how it works for the vast majority of beat writers, correct?
I loved Ludwick last year. He's a good dude. I just hope last year wasn't a fluke one year carpet ride. He's not a spring chicken. Can he sustain that success for the next few years and continue to give us the big righty bat we need in the middle of the lineup? I don't think it's a bad risk to take, but I have my doubts as to whether the Ludwick we got the last half of last year is the one we get going forward.
If that's accurate and the deal is done, it's a good one for the Reds.Quote:
RT @Jim_Duquette: Ryan Ludwick deal with Cincinnati is likely 2 @ 14 mil.
If that's accurate, I'll do a jig. I thought to get him at $7m per year, it'd take 3 years for certain. And in that case, it isn't the money I was gonna have an issue with, it was the extra year.
I'd still really like to see us pursue another significant OF, one who can cover CF. Not just as insurance against Hamilton being a flop, and not just because it'd be a CF who is not-Stubbs. But because I think if you have Ludwick out there as your LF, you now need something other than a standard "fourth OF" just because last year seemed to show that Ludwick benefited from getting 1 or 2 days off per week. In the specific case of 2013, Stubbs is actually perfect as that "third-and-a-half" OF, if we can get a guy like Fowler or Crisp who has 2 or fewer years of control left to be the everyday-ish CF, while playing some in LF.
Then again, that's all putting the cart ahead of the horse, since the operative words here are "if that's accurate."
Rick