with the Cards losing tonight, the Reds sit just 6 GB of the wild card...sort of makes you wonder if Hairston hadn't broke his thumb
with the Cards losing tonight, the Reds sit just 6 GB of the wild card...sort of makes you wonder if Hairston hadn't broke his thumb
He had very good numbers in 04....and okay numbers in 05.
When healthy....he is not a bad option as a utility guy at all. Just do not over do it....just like Freel...but i think Hairston has been better, even on Freel's best days.
Hairston is a very good, well-rounded baseball player--when Dunn and Griffey go next year (or earlier) he'll be critical. Start him. Sign him LT for my money.
"Don't trust any statistics you did not fake yourself."--Winston Churchill
His numbers in 2007 mirror Patterson's numbers this year.
He was that bad. Maybe he was still hurt.
There is no doubt he has been a blessing for this team, but I wouldn't sign him long-term.
If Hairston will come cheap, I see no problem with having him as a bench player beyond 2008. He does seem to have a positive influence, plays hard, does the little things. I do think he's having a career year, but again, if he'll come cheap, I have no problem with him being part of the bench. I would not pencil him in full-time at any position next year, however.
You mean when he put up OSP+'s of 91, 87, 75, 92, 93, 105, and 82? I guess I could tolerate him as a utility guy but nothing more than a one year contract. He can play a lot of positions but no one position above-average defensively. Don't make the same mistake (Freel) twice...
As much as I want to hate him and I want Kepp/Bruce/whoever to play, the guy is flat out playing this year. He's getting clutch hits, he's doing the little things that no one else seems to do, and he's getting on base and making things happen. I am in the club that thinks this is simply a career year but I also think so far he has proved valuable to the club and should be kept around. I don't think he will be a long term solution but if he does keep up his great year I would like to bring him back as a bench/utility player next year.
Love looking at old threads. I started this long ago and pretty much no one liked him. I have to admit that I saw something in him and even if is a bust the rest of the year - which he won't - he's actually put the reds in a position to consider being buyers and not sellers. Check out!
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