Reds have to at least consider this trade...anybody but Robert Stephansen and or Billy Hamilton included. Move him to LF and go for that ring
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/miami-m...014400171.html
Reds have to at least consider this trade...anybody but Robert Stephansen and or Billy Hamilton included. Move him to LF and go for that ring
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/miami-m...014400171.html
Sorry Giancorlo
Idk..I wouldnt just consider hamilton and someone else for stanton...Id jump all over it in a second and then lock up choo long term
Reader beware. Any time you see " Yahoo Contributor Network " in the byline, 9.9 times out of 10 it's just a college kid writing about his favorite team. Think Bleacher Report.
I know that the kid that writes the Cardinals' articles has already proposed trades for Stanton and Tulowitzki. Pure speculation.
Sure, Stanton would be a great get, but it's going to take a boatload that will include at least 1 player off the big club, a couple arms and some change. Of those players, expect the Reds' top prospects to be in the mix.
Stanton is off to a slow start (.227, 3 HR, 33% K rate), so even a moron like Loria will wait until he heats up to maximize his haul.
We can share the women, we can share the wine.
I'd be willing to include Hamilton in the trade for Stanton, only if they re-signed Choo. But then the problem is, Choo would have to stay in CF.
What I really think needs to happen if they could acquire Stanton and re-sign Choo is.......
LF Stanton
CF Bruce
RF Choo
Bruce is younger and would be no worse than Choo in CF. My gut feeling is that he'd be an improvement over him. Maybe not as good as Stubbs.........but still much better than Choo.
If you resolve the defense issues in the outfield of who plays where.........offensively it's a huge improvement to the lineup.
If you offered Leake and Hamilton for Stanton, their GM would laugh and hang up. Add your 2 best pitching prospects, you might get his attention.
It was speculated that for the Cardinals to get Stanton, they'd have to offer Taveras, Miller, Rosenthal and a lower prospect. The first 3 would be the top 3 prospects in the Reds organization, although all of those would be up with the big club.
We can share the women, we can share the wine.
Idk if it'd take that much but it'd definitely take more that what most reds fans think it would take to acquire Stanton. Idk if the marlins would even want Hamilton. Isn't their best prospect a center fielder?
I proposed:
Cingrani
Corcino
Travieso
Frazier
Heisey
Plus the reds take back nolascos salary too. Most people said that'd be an overpay. I could actually see the fish wanting more.
Okay lets say Reds can only pick one option...which would you pick?
1. Reds sign Choo to a 5 year deal
or
2. Reds trade for Stanton, lose 4 quality minor leaguers and don't resign Choo
Headley is going to cost too much. Pass.
Vottomatic it seems to me that you either want to give prospects that aren't good enough in a trade or give up packages that give up too much value. Ie Chapman. The simple fact of the matter is to get an impact bat the reds are going to have to give pitching and outbid other teams. If you don't want to do that maybe we ought to focus on packages that'd acquire a lesser player that would fill the void.
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