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schroomytunes · 07-31-2009, 06:48 PM

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Rate all the deals as a total package.

Balantien deal, Hairston deal, Rolen deal equals...

Alright I will make a comment on this purely cause I still believe in the Reds, and something had to be done, so here goes:

Balentien deal--We need offense, especially in the OF, we have tons of middle relief talent in the minors, and FA has shown you can acquire guys for little or nothing who can nail down the middle innings effectively. So Manual IMO was/is at his peak, with Wlad, we get a 25 yr old corner OF who has power, but needs to put the package together, and maybe a new league, team will do that so I give this trade a B.

Hairston deal-he's what he is, average! He simply dosn't play any position well enough to deserve a full time job, and his bat is best used off the bench, this team cannot afford a guy like that starting every night so his moving on is a blessing. Also Walt flipped him for a 20yr old LH catcher who was drafted 6th round 2 years ago, and is now in A ball. We need catching in the system and also we saved some cash to boot, which I bet is used to sign the draft picks. So I give Walt an A.

Rolen deal-Rolen is a solid MLB player who plays a premium position. He excels at defense is solid at the plate and is a middle of the order hitter. Yeah he's 34, had some injuries, but Remember Toronto plays on turf!!! Rolen will provide leadership and gives us a solid infield and will allow us to focus on LF/C/SP in the offseason. Now the guy I hated giving up was Roenicke, he's young, great fastball, solid reliever, but he's still a ?. Stewart is a prospect but he's got back of the rotation talent at best, MR at worst. EE, I've seen enough...his defense is terrible, his bat is average at BEST, and he simply was going to make 5million next year!!! With this deal I give Walt a C+.

07-31-2009, 06:48 PM	#2
schroomytunes Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: wilmington n.c. Posts: 928	Re: How did Walt do? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate all the deals as a total package. Balantien deal, Hairston deal, Rolen deal equals... Alright I will make a comment on this purely cause I still believe in the Reds, and something had to be done, so here goes: Balentien deal--We need offense, especially in the OF, we have tons of middle relief talent in the minors, and FA has shown you can acquire guys for little or nothing who can nail down the middle innings effectively. So Manual IMO was/is at his peak, with Wlad, we get a 25 yr old corner OF who has power, but needs to put the package together, and maybe a new league, team will do that so I give this trade a B. Hairston deal-he's what he is, average! He simply dosn't play any position well enough to deserve a full time job, and his bat is best used off the bench, this team cannot afford a guy like that starting every night so his moving on is a blessing. Also Walt flipped him for a 20yr old LH catcher who was drafted 6th round 2 years ago, and is now in A ball. We need catching in the system and also we saved some cash to boot, which I bet is used to sign the draft picks. So I give Walt an A. Rolen deal-Rolen is a solid MLB player who plays a premium position. He excels at defense is solid at the plate and is a middle of the order hitter. Yeah he's 34, had some injuries, but Remember Toronto plays on turf!!! Rolen will provide leadership and gives us a solid infield and will allow us to focus on LF/C/SP in the offseason. Now the guy I hated giving up was Roenicke, he's young, great fastball, solid reliever, but he's still a ?. Stewart is a prospect but he's got back of the rotation talent at best, MR at worst. EE, I've seen enough...his defense is terrible, his bat is average at BEST, and he simply was going to make 5million next year!!! With this deal I give Walt a C+.