What about this guy for our lefty off the bench
 

The 27-year old switch-hitter is batting .328-3-17.
Could he help off the bench and be an option with Dusty using Mesoraco to pinch-run three times already this year?
He's hitting .425 vs LHP/.280 vs RHP. He's a better career hitter vs RHP .257 (.238 LHP).
He's an 8-year ML catcher with Rays, Yankees and Dodgers.
The Dogers didn't like he work ethic and preparation and released him last August.
He had his shares of struggles in his career and life.
He was an All-Star with Tampa in 2010: .295-7-54.
He hit .353 in the 2010 World Series vs Phils.
He has faced since then:
2009: .218
2010: .194
2011: .193
Total last 3 years: .207 in 227 games/676 AB
He's thrown out 30% of runner stealing in his career, including 39% in 2010.
But defense has been considered his weakness.

Dioner Navarro?

Is this the "Name the Player" answer? Lol

No thanks on him being a Reds player. We have Willie Harris he's pretty much Tony Gwynn but without all of those irritating hits.

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Which would make this his strength?

2009: .218
2010: .194
2011: .193

Re: What about this guy for our lefty off the bench
 

But his 2008 season: .295 .349 .407 .757 (470 PA)

I forgot he was an AS that year.

I'd like to see it. We could use the SH bat. And Mesoraco needs to rediscover his groove in AAA, AFAIC.

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Mesoraco stays up, no reason to send him down.

Re: What about this guy for our lefty off the bench
 

.198 .302 .363 .665 isn't such a bad reason.

But if not Mesoraco, who goes then?

Harris?

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Can't send Harris down, he is DH'ing tonight, to valuable...send Frazier down he is a flash in the pan...0fer in his last what two games...:thumbup:

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I rather see the Reds try and make a trade to get Russell Branyan back. He is lefty power hitter, a late game deep threat off the bench and can play 1B when Joey needs a day off, can play 3rd and play LF and RF when needed. He would have been a better option to DH tonight than Harris!!.. has 6 HR and hitting .327 at AAA for the Yankees and they have no spot for him on their MLB roster... http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=branya001rus

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He is in AAA for a reason, his time of producing on the major league level is over...

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Yep just like Harris and Costanza were doing so well at the MLB level..:confused: