3/17/08---Reds vs. Tigers
 

Per Fay:

I am working hard not to over-react, but that looks like a potential opening day line-up, and it has Castro in it. And batting second.

I surely hope we don't see Castro batting second for this team during the regular season at any point. I know batting orders are not supposed to matter and all, but, still.

Happy Cueto day, everyone.

Re: 3/17/08---Reds vs. Tigers
 

I was hoping to see Bruce today too. Maybe he'll come in later.

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I've said it for every other manger that has done it. The second Castro is hitting 2nd in the lineup in a regular game, Dusty should be fired.

There, I said it. I don't really mean it, but there you go.

Re: 3/17/08---Reds vs. Tigers
 

I'd really like to see Detroit bring thier big boys to Sarasota this afternoon to see how Cueto can react to them.

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I don't know why Bako would be the Opening Day starter. If he makes the team in Ross' absence then he makes it as a backup, that's all.

I also don't see that Keppinger has done anything to hand the opening day start to Castro.

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I hear you. It's painful enough that the guy even plays, but to put him #2 in the lineup is just cruel.

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a Bako/Javy combo makes no sense anyway as they are basically both LH hitters and below average defenders. I'd take Hanigan.

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Let's hope not. Keppinger in 2 hole -- hit and runorama.

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Patterson/Castro in the 1-2 spot is like punting on 1st down.

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not with Patterson leading off. :D

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I'm for whoever the new catcher will be. There's got to be a new catcher who gets acquired in the next two weeks.

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PECOTA thinks as least Hanigan is passable(a 5.8 VORP), which is great compared to Bako(-3.8).

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Doubtful. What do you do when Ross comes back?

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I think so too.

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Just a suggestion, but perhaps we can go through this season limiting complaints about Castro to, say, 5 per game. We all know most RedsZoners don't like Castro.

Or maybe we can have an up-front agreement that -- whenever Castro is on the roster, is in the lineup, or comes into the game -- it is a bad idea and the manager is making a blunder.

Frankly, at an earlier stage, I thought the guy was ok off the bench. Don't know how much he has left at this point. But maybe a different subject?