Call me an optimist, but I think Hamilton will supprise alot of people next year. With the new management and his talent, I think backup for CF will be just to give him a breather now and again. No Proof, just a very good feeling.
Call me an optimist, but I think Hamilton will supprise alot of people next year. With the new management and his talent, I think backup for CF will be just to give him a breather now and again. No Proof, just a very good feeling.
I love we are putting a guy in the leadoff spot AND starting who didn't even play last year and has MAJOR knee surgery. Sorry but give me the rookie in CF and hitting leadoff over Grady any day.
Originally Posted by teamselig
mth123 (01-10-2014),Revering4Blue (01-14-2014)
Last edited by HUHUH; 01-10-2014 at 02:30 PM.
Huh? Huh-uh. Oh yeah, uh-huh.
I'd like to see Sizemore on the spring training roster, if he's willing to sign a minor league contract. Can't imagine anyone would give him a guaranteed Major League deal at this point.
Last edited by EditTheSadParts; 01-11-2014 at 12:17 AM.
Vernon Wells is now available. I think he is a better outfielder overall than Ludwick.
BEETTLEBUG (01-11-2014),CoachBombay (01-13-2014)
Vernon Wells is pretty bad. But if he's willing to sign for super cheap (the Angels/Yankees will be paying him a combined $21 million to not play for their teams this year) I would do it. Give Ludwick some competition out there. But I do think Lud is a step above Wells at this point. That said, Lud is not good enough to run out there 140 games. He needs some legit competition and I'm not sure Heisey will provide that.
We have Schumaker to fill in CF when Billy needs a day off. I maintain that if Sizemore is willing to sign a minor league deal, the Reds would have nothing to lose and should give it a shot. If he can't play CF, perhaps he could be a solid backup corner OF on the cheap.
Franklin Gutierrez would've been the perfect complement to both Hamilton and Ludwick. He signed a deal for just $1M too.
mth123 (01-13-2014),Revering4Blue (01-14-2014)
Possibly moving forward with Sizemore....I'm on board with that at this point, given him a low risk major league deal/incentive laden, based on actually playing a sizeable amount of games. IMO, he still would be better than an inexperienced Billy Hamilton at this point.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/0...-sizemore.html
BEETTLEBUG (01-19-2014)
BEETTLEBUG (01-19-2014),Old school 1983 (01-20-2014)
Love it as long as the money is right. He is a walking injury.
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