Just saw a rumor at Redleg Nation. He's been looking pretty good at AA this season. Does this mean the Reds might be tempted to give him a look in September or is he likely to stay at Louisville the rest of the year?
Sorry for the "how long is a piece of string" question!
I have spent plenty of time talking to Bill from Redlegnation and I am confident in any information that he gets that he at least believes its true. If he says it... I believe it, or at least believe that he is not making anything up and that he actually did hear from someone reliable that its happening.
wow, if true, this is like a Dunn-esque meteoric rise through the system circa 2001
Go BLUE!!!
Yeah, except Bruce is a year younger than Dunn was when he did it.Originally Posted by Benihana
If this is true, then it possibly means two things ... 1) the Reds are interested in bringing him up to the big club in September (or earlier) to get him some meaningful big league plate appearances with the idea also floating in their head to have him on the big league club on Opening Day next season, and 2) something could be brewing on the trade front with one of our current outfielders at the big league level.
With his surge in performance and sudden and apparent quick rise through the system now, I just hope Reds fans give the kid a break over the next few years and don't suddenly tag him with unrealistic expectations. But given the culture of Reds fans, it wouldn't surprise me if they collectively determine that he should be the second coming of Mel Ott.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
That Ott character was pretty good.
My thoughts are that its a mixture of both ideas that you floated around. If the Reds are seriously worried about Hamiltons wrist, then that leaves the Reds with a starting outfield of Dunn, Freel and Griffey with Norris Hopper as the backup. If the Reds are looking to trade even one of the corner guys they need someone ready, or at least close to ready and Jay might be that guy.
Jay may just be replacing Dickerson or Wise on the Louisville roster while they take Josh's spot on the 25 man. Assuming Josh is DL'ed, that is.
That was fast
Jay only has 74 plate appearances in AA. He does have an incredible line though - .333/.405/.652. His average, OBP, and slugging have all increased since his promotion.
Bruce is having a great season, but nothing like the one Dunn had in 2001. Dunn had 32 HRs and has OPSed over 1100(440+ OBP and 660+ SLG) by mid July.
60 some ABs in AA really isn't enough for a promotion.
Last edited by flyer85; 07-12-2007 at 11:43 AM.
Lets not forget though that Dunn was 21 that season while Jay is just 20.
Lets not forget Dunn did it in AA and AAA, not High A and AA.
True, but what Adam was doing in Low A at age 20 doesn't come close to comparing to what Jay is doing at age 20 in High A and AA.
and it is a highly likely that what Bruce will do at 21 won't compare with what Dunn did at 21 in AA and AAA.
There is no point to keeping Bruce at AA. He might as well face more experienced pitching at AAA to help him get ready for the bigs. Nobody has identified any weakness in his game that has to be worked out at AA.
If this is true it is an excellent move by the Reds. And if Dunn or Griffey are moved by 7/31, I'm sure you'll see Bruce in Cincy by September.
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