Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
reds44
Yeah lets give a player who was bad after June and who is a huge injury and character risk a truck load of money in a small market!
Great plan!
Post All-Star break he had an .833 OPS. Not exactly what I'd call "bad," especially for a premium position.
It's debatable as to whether it's worth the risk but let's not exaggerate the circumstances.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
I have zero interest in Josh Hamilton and the loads of baggage that would come with.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
Chip R
One thing - or is that two - that Milwaukee offers is the Brothers Narron.
Good point, although I imagine any team that signs Hamilton could easily pry he Narrons away from the Brewers.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
Unless he were willing to do a short term deal, and I don't see any reason why he would be, I'm not interested.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
oneupper
Big hole in LF and SS. Our pitchers may not like it. :D:D
The pitchers just have to not let hitters pull the ball. :D
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
Tom Servo
Unless he were willing to do a short term deal, and I don't see any reason why he would be, I'm not interested.
Who's going to give him more than 3-4 years anyhow?
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
Brutus
Who's going to give him more than 3-4 years anyhow?
I know it's not the go-go Aughties anymore where Gary Matthews Jr can get 5 years/50 million, but someone will give Hamilton the deal he's looking for.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
Brutus
Post All-Star break he had an .833 OPS. Not exactly what I'd call "bad," especially for a premium position.
It's debatable as to whether it's worth the risk but let's not exaggerate the circumstances.
For $20-$30 mill per year... better be AT LEAST .200 higher than .833! And I mean every month. Especially for a team with a payroll that is not in the top-5 spenders. If not, pass.
Even if possible, pass. Baggage, risks, injuries, "special" treatment, etc, etc, etc. PASS!
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
Rule of thumb: do the opposite of what Daugherty says to do. He's merely ruminating and is in no way serious. Tomorrow he'll damn the Reds for even considering the idea.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
Brutus
Post All-Star break he had an .833 OPS. Not exactly what I'd call "bad," especially for a premium position.
He's a LF playing CF, so he really doesn't play a premium position.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
Bold prediction: If Hamilton goes to a rival and performs at a superstar level, there will be a lot of "the Reds should have went harder after him" talk.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
I'm a huge Josh Hamilton fan.
The Reds made a bad trade, or did they? Latos wouldn't be here if it weren't for Volquez......... but an older, more worn down version of Josh isn't what the Reds need now.
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
Matt700wlw
I'm a huge Josh Hamilton fan.
The Reds made a bad trade, or did they? Latos wouldn't be here if it weren't for Volquez......... but an older, more worn down version of Josh isn't what the Reds need now.
I disagree with this.. Everything we've read said that the Padres really wanted Alonso and Grandal.. The two pitchers were a lesser priority.
Volquez could've been replaced with Leake (or probably a lesser talent).
Re: P Doc: Brewers considering Josh Hamilton; Reds should too
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Originally Posted by
RedFanAlways1966
For $20-$30 mill per year... better be AT LEAST .200 higher than .833! And I mean every month. Especially for a team with a payroll that is not in the top-5 spenders. If not, pass.
Even if possible, pass. Baggage, risks, injuries, "special" treatment, etc, etc, etc. PASS!
I wasn't arguing whether or not he's worth that kind of money (although his season as a whole was a .930 OPS so I sense there's a bit of cherry-picking going on). Rather, I was more disagreeing with the narrative that he was "bad" the second half of the year. An .830 OPS from a centerfielder is still pretty good. We'd all be in heaven if Drew Stubbs could do that.