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Old 03-12-2009, 01:37 PM   #2
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Re: Fan Graph's baseball has Reds as 24th best organization

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Originally Posted by Hoosier Red View Post
But he says don't worry. They're a good 24th.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...l-rankings-24/
I think he summed up three months worth of Redszone archives with this:

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Originally Posted by Dave Cameron
The question, though, is what direction do they want to go in? On their face, this team isn't good enough to contend in 2009, but they've got significant assets tied to Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, and Francisco Cordero, who are just better fits for a contender than a rebuilder. But if they trade those guys, then there isn't enough good talent around the young core to avoid a lot of losses. It's something of a dilemma that Jocketty and company will have to figure out.
I wonder how his take on the Reds minor league system will play amongst regulars of Minor League Talk.
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