Originally Posted by Always Red
Don't worry about it. All it said was that he Knows How To Win and he Plays The Game The Right Way.
Don't worry about it. All it said was that he Knows How To Win and he Plays The Game The Right Way.
That was Wayne Krivsky who orchestrated the Johan Santana selection with the Twins. Wayne scouted him and was the guiding hand in choosing him. Wayne also insisted Terry Ryan get a kid named Francisco Liriano in a trade with the Giants for A.J. Pierzynski.
Cedric 3/24/08It's absolutely pathetic that people can't have an opinion from actually watching games and supplementing that with stats. If you voice an opinion that doesn't fit into a black/white box you will get completely misrepresented and basically called a tobacco chewing traditionalist...
What? But he's an idiot! Don't you pay attention?
And this is the same guy who went 1 for 27 in pitching acquisitions in 2006.
So the Rays are going to let someone have the guy for free *after* he's begun his comeback? What sense does that make for a team that already paid the guy a $3.96MM bonus after it wouldn't cost much additional cash to keep him around?
I never got the impression that being in the Tampa Bay organization was what Hamilton's problem was. If he plays in the Reds' system he'll still be in the general geographic region of his hometown/residence (Sarasota, Chattanooga, etc.).
Last edited by Doc. Scott; 12-07-2006 at 03:52 PM.
He has a chance the be the next Joe Gaines
Yeah basically. Sounds silly but I personally think that is what they will do. Is he going to play ahead of the Dynamic Trio? No.
Cedric 3/24/08It's absolutely pathetic that people can't have an opinion from actually watching games and supplementing that with stats. If you voice an opinion that doesn't fit into a black/white box you will get completely misrepresented and basically called a tobacco chewing traditionalist...
Without even going over it in a detailed way I see 4: Arroyo, Schoenweis, Guardado, Lohse.
"Don't trust any statistics you did not fake yourself."--Winston Churchill
Well, with that history of success, the Rays don't really have to worry about things coming back to haunt them, do they?
I like the move a lot. It's the kind of risk I like to see teams (especially the Reds) take.
Lohse? No way.
Guardado? The guy was basically on a list for a ligament donor when he was traded for. That was a losing acquisition all around.
IMO, the jury is still out on Schoeneweis. He threw something like 14 innings last year, though they were effective. I can't say that he was a difference maker. Extremely small sample size.
Under the Rule 5 provisions, Hamilton must stay on Cincinnati's 25-man Major League roster for the entire season, or be offered back to Tampa Bay for $25,000.
He might be taking a roster spot that may deserve to go to a pitcher or a player that deserves it coming out of spring training. I never really liked the rule 5 draft!!!
If he hits .200 for the months of April and May would the Reds continue to keep him?
Well he wasn't brought in to be a difference maker. He was brought in to get the occasional out for a month. He did that. That was awin for Krivsky. He served his purpose.
You can't judge every pick-up and expect difference making potential. Most of his pick-ups last year were quite small (and the only big one that didn't work out was Bray and Majewski, compared to what we gave up).
I'm guessing they would.
Krivsky likely realizes that Hamilton will have zero value to the Reds this season. So if breaks camp with, I'm guessing they will stick with him as long as they have to. Using him at the beginning would indicate to me that they are willing to go with basically a 24 man roster for the season. He's obviously not ready to be a decent major league player.
With the way the Reds hit in September that just might boost him into the starting lineup. =)If he hits .200 for the months of April and May would the Reds continue to keep him?
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