Rolen's legs are gone. He can go to LA.
Rolen's legs are gone. He can go to LA.
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I'd rather have Rolen than Heisey. But I agree with WOY. Bring him in to spring training, and let fate work it out.
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Bring him to ST. It's good to have options in ST -- as the Reds found out last year with Ryan Madsen, you're one arm twinge or bad slide away from having to reshuffle your plans for an upcoming year.
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I want Rolen back. Depth is extremely underrated in baseball (and almost all sports for that matter). What if Frazier gets hurt or doesn't perform? You comfortable with Jack Hannahan as the everyday 3B? Didn't think so. If Rolen is willing to sign for relatively cheap, I say let's do it. Hannahan can be the utility man (backup SS, backup 2B, etc).
There are at least five players who could become injured in spring training and make Rolen nice depth to have. I hope he doesn't mind coming on a minor league contract, though. I'm not worried so much about the money as I am the roster spot.
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Too injury prone....even for a spot player. His mobility is gone. Sure, he's a great presence in the clubhouse, but not for that kind of money.
Would love to see him get into coaching, especially if he wants to continue to travel and live the baseball life.
But it's time to thank him and move on.
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