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REDREAD · 09-14-2009, 04:13 PM

Given how bad our W-L record is going to be this season, I'd like to see the Reds go with 39 guys and try to pull someone from rule V (since we will have an early pick). I admit that I am not an expert on all these prospects, but the lack of depth at the ML level in position players means we could probably carry someone next year. Maybe draft a toolsy SS or OF like the Padres did with Bip Roberts years ago. Carry him for one year and then send him down to the minors.

09-14-2009, 04:13 PM	#13
REDREAD Where's my chair? Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 19,800	Re: The Official 'Who Do We Protect from the Rule Five Draft?' Thread Given how bad our W-L record is going to be this season, I'd like to see the Reds go with 39 guys and try to pull someone from rule V (since we will have an early pick). I admit that I am not an expert on all these prospects, but the lack of depth at the ML level in position players means we could probably carry someone next year. Maybe draft a toolsy SS or OF like the Padres did with Bip Roberts years ago. Carry him for one year and then send him down to the minors. __________________ Thank you Walt and Bob for going for it in 2012 AND 2013! Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!