Anyone guess who O'Brien's talking about?
This from today's Enquirer.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...416/1071/SPT04
O'Brien said the club is talking to a pitcher whom the Reds see in a swing role.
"It's someone we could use in a starting role and have pitch in relief as well," O'Brien said. "I'd rather not say who, because we're in the preliminary stages."
There is still hope that the Reds will upgrade the rotation.
"We're still having trade talks," O'Brien said. "It's been a fairly busy week."
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Originally Posted by icehole3
This from today's Enquirer.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...416/1071/SPT04
O'Brien said the club is talking to a pitcher whom the Reds see in a swing role.
"It's someone we could use in a starting role and have pitch in relief as well," O'Brien said. "I'd rather not say who, because we're in the preliminary stages."
There is still hope that the Reds will upgrade the rotation.
"We're still having trade talks," O'Brien said. "It's been a fairly busy week."
Gil Meche?
If he is talking about free agents then the list is pretty short for starters:
Brian Anderson
Tony Armas
Pedro Astacio
Kevin Brown
Shawn Estes
Gary Glover
Kaz Ishii
Jason Johnson
BK Kim
Al Leiter
Jose Lima
Joe Mays
Ramon Ortiz
Brett Tomko
Ismael Valdez
Jeff Weaver
Jamey Wright
If I had to guess, I would say Al Leiter, Jason Johnson, or Pedro Astacio. Those are just guesses, nothing more.
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Has Sean Estes signed with anyone yet?
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Jimmy Haynes?
Jimmahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Seriously, I wouldn't mind finding out how much Tony Armas, and Joe Mays would cost. If they are both relatively cheap, those are two names I would like to see in Red.
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Here is the list for relievers that are Free Agents:
Antonia Alfonseca
Wilson Alvarez
James Baldwin
Jason Christiansen
Octavio Dotel
Darren Dreifort
Cal Eldred
Alan Embree
Chad Fox
Danny Graves
Buddy Groom
Chris Hammond
Shingo Hasegawa
Felix Heredia
Steve Karsay
Matt Mantei
Brian Meadows
Jim Mercir
Ramiro Mendoza
Dan Miceli
Terry Muhlholland
Jeff Nelson
Jay Powell
Paul Quantrill
Al Reyes
Felix Rodriguez
Rudy Seanez
Scott Sullivan
Shingo Takatsu
Julian Tavarez
Ugy Urbina
Rick White
Alvarez and Eldred (former Cardinal) are the only 2 who started games in 2005.
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That list smells like Doo-die.
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My guess is Astacio, Ishii or LIMA time....
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Danny Graves has experience starting and "relieving".
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I don't know, but I'm prepared to be sufficiently bored.
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Originally Posted by Joseph
Estes I bet too.
Estes has never spent much time pitching in relief or being a "swingman".
I'm sure whoever it is we are all going to nonplussed.
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Usually starters who go back and forth to the pen stink at both, that's the reason they go back and forth :help:
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Estes has never spent much time pitching in relief or being a "swingman".
I'm sure whoever it is we are all going to nonplussed.
I'll be that way if it's Estes too. I just know I heard/read his name in passing in the past few days in association with the Reds.