I meant left fielder not left handed. We've been fine with unexpected production from Paul/Robinson/Heisey but sustaining that is questionable. Morse could solidify that. His value is lower than it's been in years so maaaaaaybe this could happen? I would be extremely happy if it did.Originally Posted by Vottomatic
The LF bunch has given the team the following line:
.261/.333/.386/.719
6 HR
30 RBI
27 RS
4 SB
271 TPA
13th in OPS in the NL (NL average for LF .781)
I'm sure there's plenty of M's fans clamoring to "get value" out of Morse, just like there were fans here clamoring to trade Ramon Hernandez in his last year here.
Not saying it's completely flawed or correct.. but Morse is struggling there, not much use for him in the short term or long term..
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Yeah, I buy that. I guess I'm just not sure that Neftali Soto has enough of the value they'd be hoping for.
That's true as well.
I can see the argument that trading Morse for scraps (and they aren't likely to get more than scraps) is hardly worth Seattle's effort.
[Phil ] Castellini celebrated the team's farm system and noted the team had promising prospects who would one day be great Reds -- and then joke then they'd be ex-Reds, saying "of course we're going to lose them". #SellTheTeamBob
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
A chunk of that includes Heisey's horrible April. The question is what to expect from a Paul/Robinson platoon going forward.
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I can't imagine it would be much better than this. And I'm okay with that for now.
BTW, there is absolutely no reason to expect D-Rob to continue producing at the current level. Zero reason. Of all the current LF options, he is by far the most likely to end up being a "Juan Castro-esque out." His OPS at AAA was .668.
I agree. DRobb has been a pleasant surprise so far, but he doesn't have the power to continue this success.
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If you want a LF, how about one that is hitting this line:
.305 .402 .684 20 HR's 29 BB's in 174 AB's.
Anyone remember Wladimir Balentien?
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Yes! Where is he?
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Balentein is becoming a Japanese legend.
Never understood why the Reds got rid of him.
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There were probably several things that went into the decision one of which was that he really wasn't that good.
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I disagree. On the not that good part. He was young, had power potential, was controllable and cheap.
IMO there was an underlying issue. Dunno what, but something. If he were 30 at the time, just breaking in, maybe.
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