Re: Are the Reds done dealing?
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Originally Posted by
Benihana
I'd like Sizemore too but I readsomewhere that he had surgery again recently and is very unlikely to be ready for the season.
If that's not true I'd love to have him as the backup CF, although with all his knee problems I wonder if he can still play CF.
JP Howell would be great. Mike Gonzalez would be an ok consolation.
I don't think we need another light hitting middle infielder. Jason Donald should be just fine. After that maybe they give someone like Brodie Greene or Devin Lohman a chance.
If Cozart goes down, I want a solid defender out there fielding the position every day. That isn't Donald, who would be barely better than Keppingeresque defensively as a day in, day out player at SS. Perfectly happy with Donald on the bench behind a healthy Cozart and Phillips, but I don't want him playing 9 innings at SS for more than a couple of days in a row. It would be a death blow to the pitching staff and, IMO, the extra outs would get teams deep into the Reds pen frequently. Izturis would be at AAA in case of emergency with minimum deal, a promise of a September a call-up and to not stand in his way if another team should have a similar need for him. He'd be the infield version of Corky Miller.
Re: Are the Reds done dealing?
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mth123
Walt's done a pretty good job of shopping, so its hard to want more, but....
....Three Wishes for the new year
1. J. P. Howell. Major league deal with Ondrusek shipped off for a low level prospect (maybe with somebody like Vidal or Soto packaged).
2. Cesar Izturis on a minor league contract.
3. Grady Sizemore on a AAA deal (since we're making Cincy Cleveland South).
Unless some guys have been signed recently (I haven't been paying much attention since the Choo trade), it seemed like there were a few decent backup OFers still available in free agency. It wouldn't surprise me to see Walt kick the tires on those, if available.
But other than that, I see them signing a LOOGY and possibly bringing in competition in case of injury. That's it.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Re: Are the Reds done dealing?
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Originally Posted by
mth123
If Cozart goes down, I want a solid defender out there fielding the position every day. That isn't Donald, who would be barely better than Keppingeresque defensively as a day in, day out player at SS. Perfectly happy with Donald on the bench behind a healthy Cozart and Phillips, but I don't want him playing 9 innings at SS for more than a couple of days in a row. It would be a death blow to the pitching staff and, IMO, the extra outs would get teams deep into the Reds pen frequently. Izturis would be at AAA in case of emergency with minimum deal, a promise of a September a call-up and to not stand in his way if another team should have a similar need for him. He'd be the infield version of Corky Miller.
This is how I feel as well. I like Donald on the bench (Hannahan too), but full time shortstop....no thanks. I'm not sure Izturis would be my target, but I'm in sync with this line of thinking to be sure.
Re: Are the Reds done dealing?
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Originally Posted by
_Sir_Charles_
This is how I feel as well. I like Donald on the bench (Hannahan too), but full time shortstop....no thanks. I'm not sure Izturis would be my target, but I'm in sync with this line of thinking to be sure.
Izturis is a free agent, wouldn't cost talent, would come cheap and is a former gold glove winner. Not sure there is a better guy for that Job description of:
1. emergency glove stashed at AAA
2. doesn't cost anything and
3. would be no big loss if he had to be DFA'd when Cozart comes back
Re: Are the Reds done dealing?
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Originally Posted by
mth123
Izturis is a free agent, wouldn't cost talent, would come cheap and is a former gold glove winner. Not sure there is a better guy for that Job description of:
1. emergency glove stashed at AAA
2. doesn't cost anything and
3. would be no big loss if he had to be DFA'd when Cozart comes back
Izturis certainly won't do much with the bat, but I agree that does not prevent him from filling in better than Donald would for an extended period of time at SS. I hope Walt has given him a call to gauge interest.
Re: Are the Reds done dealing?
Oh God no. Do we have to do this again?
Re: Are the Reds done dealing?
It's hard not to like Chris Dickerson. But I'm not sure he's anything better than Xavier Paul.
Re: Are the Reds done dealing?