Reid Brignac
 

DFA'd by the Rays today. Man what a fall from grace. I'd take a flyer on him and hope he could pull a Brandon Phillips post-hype resurrection.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

Maybe we can trade Todd Redmond for him. :)

Re: Reid Brignac
 

I remember 2007 or 2008 he was a hot topic to trade for to play SS.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

Some of us were willing to trade Yonder Alonso for him straight up iIrc.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

He had a fantastic year in 2006 as a 20 year old in high A and spent the next 4 years in the top 100. His 2010 season in Tampa was about what you'd expect from him after his decline leading up to that. Is he a good defender? Send him to Houston. See what he's got.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

He's a very good defender, I'd take him in a second if my team had a roster spot to spare for a defensive replacement type SS.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

This guy was something of a darling here a few years ago. Reds SS of the future talk, just like with Brandon Wood. SS = tough position to fill.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

I remember wanting Brignac, Brandon Wood, and Chris Nelson.

Ugh.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

I wonder if us folks at Redzone have figured out not to go all gaga over the "Next Great Thing" players like Brignac.

Nah, probably not. :)

Re: Reid Brignac
 

Chris Nelson may be turning into a decent player -- but not at SS.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

This guy sounds like a drink.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

It seems from other threads that Cardinal fans haven't ;)

Re: Reid Brignac
 

And swung the bat like he was drunk.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

I met him several times when he played for the Bulls, was a pretty nice guy.

Re: Reid Brignac
 

I remember hoping the Reds would take a flyer on guys like this. Now we don't need to. So much better :).