The 2007 Reds starters I want
1. Arroyo
2. Harang
3. Free agent ( Ohka, Padilla,Lilly,etc ) or trade
4. Milton or Lohse
5. EZ Ramirez, Claussen or Belisle
6. Bailey in AAA then joins the Reds ~6/1 if he does well in AAA
what I don't want is:
1. Arroyo
2. Harang
3. Lohse
4. Milton
5. EZ Ramirez, Claussen or Belisle
6. Bailey in AAA then joins the Reds ~6/1 if he does well in AAA
I just can't see the Reds competing with both Milton and Lohse in the rotation.
I would prefer Lohse since I think he has more upside & is more likely to give us 200 IP.
Options for Milton:
A. keep him & Lohse :thumbdown
B. let Lohse go and use Milton as our 4th starter ( saving the $4M plus Lohse will make in 2007 )
c. Keeping Lohse & finding a trade partner for Milton. ( my preference )
Eating most of Milton's salary and trading him for a prospect is not enticing. I would prefer to find a match. The type of trade that seems possible is our overpriced player traded for your overpriced player where the salaries wash but each team gets a player that fits their needs better than the player they had.
One that seems possible is Milton for Geoff Jenkins. Here's why:
The Brewers want to move Jenkins, they have younger OFs they want to play. Jenkins is owed $7M next year ( the last year on his contract ). Both Ohka & Doug Davis are free agents so the Brewers could have an interest in Milton. Jenkins plays a decent RF. Still hits righties well ( .300 average with 17 HR ). Could be used in a RF platoon with Deno/Freel if Griffey stays in CF OR Griffey or Dunn is traded ( and the other plays LF ). They only scenario where the Reds couldn't use Jenkins is if we keep Dunn and move Griffey to RF.
I am sure there are other players out there that we could trade Milton or LaRue for.
What do other posters think?
- Will