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Originally Posted by BRM13
I'd agree in general, but I think the Rolen deal upsets people because it doesn't seem consistent with a coherent plan to be consistently very good. It seems much more consistent with not having to watch EE throw balls in the dugout and then hear casual fans complain that the Reds are terrible because of EE when the real problem is they can't score any runs and their pitching hasn't been as good as they'd hoped. EE was a problem, but he wasn't a priority problem. By fixing 3rd base at a high price with a name player (albeit a legitimately good, if risky, name player) it appears Walt J or Bob C, or both, are responding to the casual fans at at the expense of the more fundamental issues (SS, CF, LF, and SP).
So, the perspective might be that the Rolen deal was questionable and it appears to signal that the front office doesn't really get it. The combination causes the angst, not simply the loss of two pitching prospects.
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Or it signals, in this case, that the FO doesn't agree with the assessment of a good handful of folks on RZ. I don't believe it in any way indicates they don't get it. I would suggest there are various ways to reach the goal we all want, a winning baseball team.
We can disagree for sure, but I think the poster who stated that folks were overreacting, hit the nail on the head. They traded three prospects, two who may end up being successful ML pitchers and suddenly we're rudderless. Frankly that is an overreaction and it overlooks the talent we have on this team.