2020 is on and poppin!!
2020 is on and poppin!!
“The crows seem to be calling my name,” thought Caw.
yes major moves to shift the balance of power
He’s a 29 year old lefty with no success at the MLB level.
I seriously doubt he lasts the entire off season on the 40 man roster.
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Oh, I was thinking of the righty Josh Smith that came up thru the Reds system.
Red Raindog (10-17-2019)
While you are correct he has not had success at the MLB level, he has only had 12 2/3 innings worth of a chance to make an impact. He posted great strikeout numbers in AAA last year and is certainly more deserving of a 40-man spot than Graterol.Originally Posted by 757690
HammerTime (10-16-2019),Kingspoint (10-16-2019),RedlegJake (10-16-2019)
Bad start when you're picking up players not even the Marlins wanted.
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And I predict he won't be on the Reds 40 man roster in 2 months time.
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Last edited by Frank Robinson; 10-16-2019 at 05:03 PM.
True, but faint praise.
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The Marlins didn't want Luis Castillo.
Smith isn't Castillo, but let's not pretend the Marlins have anything resembling a clue.
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
alwaysawarrior (10-17-2019),The Operator (10-16-2019)
And now for something completely useless...
They also managed to sell off Stanton, Yelich and Ozuna for very little in return.
Last edited by The Operator; 10-16-2019 at 06:43 PM.
Phil Castellini puts the FUN in Trust Fund.
yes lets derive smug satisfaction from pointing to the marlins while ignoring the utter incompetence of this front office
I’ve been fairly critical of The Reds front office over the years. If you note my signature line, it still contains a quote from when they retained Bryan Price for what would be a fifth season before finally wising up and canning him 18 games in.
But while I do think they botched huge portions of the rebuild early on, they’ve also made some fairly smart moves too.
Picking up Sonny Gray and extending him dirt cheap was a master stroke.
Turning Alfredo Simon into Eugenio Suarez and then extending him dirt cheap, both great moves.
Turning Dan Straily into Luis Castillo? Great move.
Picking up Scooted Gennett off the scrap heap? Solid move.
They’re making some fairly solid organizational changes and while they should have been doing that 2-3 years ago, at least they’re doing that now and to such a degree that a highly sought after analytics consultant referred to them as being hands down ahead of the rest of the league.
There’s definitely been some bad but also plenty of positives and reason for optimism.
If you’ve followed The Marlins at all since Jeter took over, it’s a circus. It was a circus under Loria and Samson too. They deserve to be mocked.
Phil Castellini puts the FUN in Trust Fund.
1thru5 (10-16-2019),cumberlandreds (10-16-2019),Old school 1983 (10-16-2019),TRF (10-22-2019)
So taking a look at Mr Smith, one would suspect that for the most part this is a pickup for AAA depth. He has 2 options left. He actually put up pretty good AAA numbers in 2019. More innings pitched that hits and more strikeouts than inninngs. ERA of 2.73. This year he had reverse splits. In previous years he has not.
Although we claimed him from Miami he spent most of 2019 in Cleveland's system. Makes me wonder if there's a chance that Bauer had some interactions with him during spring training or in his very limited time in majors, and told the Reds to take a chance on him.
Probably not but you never know.
Bud Selig: "I'm the worst commissioner ever"
Rob Manfred: "Hold my beer"
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Collecting LOOGY's with a modicum of success against righties in advance of the 3 batter rule change in 2020.
Gotta start somewhere.
Chip R (10-17-2019),malcontent (10-17-2019),TRF (10-22-2019)
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