saw this on yahoo rumor page:
"On the trade front, the Los Angeles Dodgers are dangling starter Brad Penny as a spark for talk with the Cardinals.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
this would suck for the Reds!!:thumbdown
saw this on yahoo rumor page:
"On the trade front, the Los Angeles Dodgers are dangling starter Brad Penny as a spark for talk with the Cardinals.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
this would suck for the Reds!!:thumbdown
Depends on what the Cards have to give up to get him.
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carpentar and penny would make a good twosome.
course the sound of Harang..BA...Penny sounds better !
Penny is a guy who is completely overrated IMO.. he has the talent, but he's oft injured and horribly inconsistent.. Check out the pre/post AS break splits.. pretty ugly. I dont know how you go from being that good to being that dreadful.
Rarely has his ERA been south of 4 when he's logged a significant amount of innings, and it hasn't been lately - even tho he's pitched in the confines of a pitchers park.
Meh, I dunno.. he's just frustratingly inconsistent IMO... I liked his upside about 5 years ago. Anyhow, for a team like the pitching starved Reds he's a welcome addition simply because we're so poor in that department.. but I fear the cost for him would be great - and I'm worried he'd get beatup in the GAB.
If he goes to St. Louis tho, Duncan will turn him into another gem I'm sure. Sigh.. What it must be like to have a good pitching coach.
What do the cards give up to get him?
Wainright? Reyes?
I'm not sure what else they have, aside from a few prospects like Rasmus.
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I don't think the Cardinals have near enough to acquire him.
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LA Times said the Dodgers are looking for a hitter that can hit 25+ home runs for Penny and possibly a young player like Either or Kemp. Doesn't seem like the Cards have that type of hitter to deal that isn't named Pujols.
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Man I wish we could send them Austin Kearns for Penny
That would have been PERFECT
Go BLUE!!!
I'm not the biggest Penny fan at all, but he would help add yet another shovelful of dirt to the Reds' 2007.
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Penny would be dangerous with the Cards especially with Dave Duncan as pitching coach. Penny is not much of a second half pitcher it may be due to conditioning or that hitters figure him out. If Weaver can be sucessful with the Redbirds Penny just might have a shot to be dominant.
I agree Walls!
Kearns for Penny straight up
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