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I think there are several guys out there that could have saved a lot of games for the reds. Just need guys that can miss bats coming out of the bullpen.
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball - Jacques Barzun
So would peavy
Save them from having to use that awful bullpen
Yes he would, but the Brewers had to give up three good prospects, to get Scott Linebrick who had lost his job to Bell. The Red Sox traded their #4 starter and two top ten prospects to get Gagne. Bell would have been very, very expensive, and not worth it in the long run.
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball - Jacques Barzun
The thing about Bell is I think the Mets passed him through waivers a couple times at different times to outright him to AAA before eventually trading him to San Diego. I recall thinking that he'd be a great target for the Reds, alongside Royce Ring (who was also traded to the Padres by the Mets), and I know there were others on here that advocated trading for him as well.
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball - Jacques Barzun
Anybody who wins or saves games is in the end worth what you pay for them, especially in a mediocre division like the NL Central. For all their struggles this year the Reds were 1 reliable 8th inning pitcher from being a divisional contender.
Even if they had gotten such a guy as late as the AllStar break, they probably would be even with or ahead of the Cardinals right now which means with all the games the Reds have remaining with the Brewers and Cubs, they still would have had a shot.
The problem lies in having the 20-20 foresight to know who the winners and savers are going to be.
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