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Highlifeman21 · 04-23-2006, 06:22 PM

You gotta stay the course and not blow your load just b/c you think you might make the playoffs for 1 year. The Reds don't have those kinda resources, so they need to maintain the status quo. If we're still contending in July, then you really just need to see what we have in surplus (right now catchers and utility infielders) and move some of that. We did that with WMP b/c at the time we had a surplus of OF, so it made sense to move an OF to get an arm back. If we're still looking similar to this roster in July, then you have the choice of Ross/LaRue/Valentin and then Womack/Aurillia/Hatteberg/Freel.

04-23-2006, 06:22 PM	#8
Highlifeman21 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol, just around the corner from ESPN Posts: 8,694	Re: If the Reds need to acquire a pitcher for a playoff run, who goes? You gotta stay the course and not blow your load just b/c you think you might make the playoffs for 1 year. The Reds don't have those kinda resources, so they need to maintain the status quo. If we're still contending in July, then you really just need to see what we have in surplus (right now catchers and utility infielders) and move some of that. We did that with WMP b/c at the time we had a surplus of OF, so it made sense to move an OF to get an arm back. If we're still looking similar to this roster in July, then you have the choice of Ross/LaRue/Valentin and then Womack/Aurillia/Hatteberg/Freel.