Per Ken Rosenthal. 2 year deal
Per Ken Rosenthal. 2 year deal
Awful.
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Chuckie (11-19-2013)
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Drugs Delaney (11-19-2013)
Old school 1983 (11-19-2013)
Can Schumaker even play CF? I don't know if he can at this point in his life.
I see he started 12 games in CF for LA last year though.
Seems like he's more likely going to be the next 2b, and the Reds are going to move BP.
In fantasyland here, but if replacing Phillips with Schumaker lets us bring Choo back, it might be a net gain. (And I don't want to trade Phillips)
[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!
Depth/flexibility signing.
Every team needs a scrub who plays more than 1 position
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[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!
Scraptastic!
That's what qualifies him as our scrub that can play more than one position
I think Hannahan can play 2b if needed, Dusty just usually prefered to use Izturus there.
Still, given the fact the Reds owe Hanahan about 2 million next year, I don't think he'll be cut.
I see either BP, Paul, or Heisey being gone as a result of this.
I like this signing though, assuming it didn't break the bank. Could've done much worse, especially if Schmaker can play CF in the GAB.
[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!
Larkin88 (11-18-2013)
Still obviously early to know where the club's head is at. I definitely prefer Skip as a bench bat to Hannahan, though. And that's not just me basing it off Jack's lackluster season last year in limited opportunities.
Career .285/.244/.372 bat... even in a "down" season last year, put up .263/.332/.332 versus Hannahan's career .232/.316/.349. I don't think he has Hannahan's glove (the one errorpalooza last year notwithstanding), but I don't hate the idea of Schumaker on the team.
We may need a center fielder, second basemen or both here in a few weeks. Skip's a decent depth guy across the board at those positions.
EDIT:
Jumped the gun before I saw your second reply. Agreed on all counts.
REDREAD (11-18-2013)
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