4/6/2013 - Saturday - Reds vs Nats

[PuffyPig]

and thats why i love him. He's hard nosed. And plays the game right

I think I see the word "scrappy" coming up here.....

[reds44]

You don't think that his body of work prior to that bomb might have formulated a few opinions as to his value?

Dude is 83-78 with a 4.23 ERA in his career, I didn't realize he had turned into Eric Milton as a Red.

[Matt700wlw]

We've seen this before...

[texasdave]

But here's the thing, he's been here 3 years, not spent any time in the minors, is still extremely young...and he's putting up ML average numbers. That's not mediocrity. That's youth and inexperience. Leake still has considerable upside and should continue to improve.

You'd think we would've learned our lessons with Homer Bailey. I guess not.

No. The results are still mediocre regardless of the circumstances. Scoreboard is scoreboard. If other factors give you hope for the future, fine. But the results speak for themselves. And they are saying mediocre.

[kaldaniels]

Dang... Would it kill a guy to take a pitch or two?

There's a fine line sometimes between taking pitches and getting buried in the count. But yeah if you hack at the first one we need some production.

[AintlifeGrande]

Anybody here part of the Montgomery Inn crowd?

[Maker_84]

Team still struggles mightily when not hitting homeruns

[50YrRedsFan]

Team still struggles mightily when not hitting homeruns

Fact

[malcontent]

His country gave us Gangnam Style. Somebody must pay.

Agreed, but it should be Sergio Romo instead.

[UCBrownsfan]

batdudedp

[Tony Cloninger]

Should have bunted Votto there

Should have not swung at an inside 3-0 pitch.

OK this board is back to being as fast as Tim McClenan calls balls and strikes.

[bmwreds31]

Team still struggles mightily when not hitting homeruns

Could argue hitting homeruns is just player talent. BUT manufacturing runs is Coached. hmmmmmm Cough*Dusty*Cough

[_Sir_Charles_]

No one else in the league has been hit more than once. Choo has been hit 4 times now.

I have noticed that he doesn't exactly dive out of the way. He hangs in there like Biggio and Bonds used to....without the armor.

[Reds Fanatic]

Tracy strikes out looking.

[TheBigLebowski]

But here's the thing, he's been here 3 years, not spent any time in the minors, is still extremely young...and he's putting up ML average numbers. That's not mediocrity. That's youth and inexperience. Leake still has considerable upside and should continue to improve.

You'd think we would've learned our lessons with Homer Bailey. I guess not.

Not a bad point and I have considered this with regards to Leake. But Homer always had that big-time arm. Leake was a guy who we knew would have to get by with guile and savvy. Leake's not going to develop into someone who can overwhelm people with his stuff. Homer was. Leake will get better with time, I'm sure. My penultimate point was that you don't take a guy like that at 8. You take the guy with upside. Maybe you get Brien Taylor or Chad Mottola. But maybe you get a Bryce Harper. League-average #4/5 starters can be acquired at reasonable costs in any MLB off-season.