C. Trent has the link on his blog.
The Phillies would love to be able to trade Helms. The Giants (for veteran lefthander Steve Kline) and the Reds (for experienced lefty Mike Stanton) are among the teams they are believed to be talking to.
C. Trent has the link on his blog.
The Phillies would love to be able to trade Helms. The Giants (for veteran lefthander Steve Kline) and the Reds (for experienced lefty Mike Stanton) are among the teams they are believed to be talking to.
Getting rid of Stanton is a winning proposition.
Helms being able to play 3B, 1B and IIRC some LF would certainly make us a deeper team.
Why on Earth the Phillies would want Stanton just boggles the mind, though.
I would make that deal. Helms only hit .246/.297/.368 last season but check out his two previous seasons:
.329/.390/.575
.298/.356/.458
Sign me up.
There would be absolutely nothing to not like about that deal.
"Strickland Propane... Taste the meat, not the heat." - Hank Hill
I'm not 100% convinced that Stanton's gas tank is empty, but I'd rather the Phillies make that determination than the Reds.
Trade away, Wayne.
She used to wake me up with coffee ever morning
Not to mention the deal would save the Reds about $900,000. What's not to like?
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
I like the trade, if it happens (and it won't). Maybe he could be traded by the Reds for another piece of the second coming of the Big Red Machine. That's what happened to his uncle, anyway.
If true, the Reds need to do whatever it takes to make it happen. They should definitely offer to throw in a million.
Something tells me it won't happen though.
redsrule2500
Go Reds!
“I’m a normal guy blessed with the ability to hit a baseball.” - Sean Casey
Helms becomes your first base platoon partner and another reserve who can play third.
He would be a right handed bat off the bench with some thump.
A long time ago he spent some a couple games as a corner outfielder. If he could do that, he could be a pretty valuable guy to this team and would be worth a roster spot.
plus it gets Mike Stanton off the books.
"Even a bad day at the ballpark beats the snot out of most other good days. I'll take my scorecard and pencil and beer and hot dog and rage at the dips and cheer at the highs, but I'm not ever going to stop loving this game and this team and nobody will ever take that away from me." Roy Tucker October 2010
Stanton for Tommy Helms, I don't care - just bring it on!
Yeah, but if Helms may go elsewhere instead, it's worth upping the ante for. Especially since Stanton is owed a million more than Helms this year. Essentiall, the Reds would be paying Helms the same amount they'd pay Stanton. I'll take Helms over Stanton 8 days a week.
Helms career vL: .280/.359/.476. Nice platoon partner.
Helms for Stanton would be an absolute coup -- even if we kicked in cash. Two birds with one stone.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
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