Turn Off Ads?
Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 42

Thread: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

  1. #1
    Registered User red-in-la's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2000
    Location
    Santa Paula, CA
    Posts
    6,531

    Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    I know this is going to soumd a little nuts, but I had this trade idea whilst watching the Cubs game.

    Reds trade: Adam Dunn, Homer Bailey, David Weathers and CoCo Cordero

    Cubs trade: Sean Marshall and type A prospect.

    I know there are probably hundreds of arguments against this, but I see the Cubs beginning to falter without Kerry Wood.

    I think the Reds could make either Jared Burton or Josh Roenicke a closer next year.

    The Reds use the saved moeny from Cordero and Dunn to sign a couple of FA outfielders and a high end pitcher.


  2. Turn Off Ads?
  3. #2
    Man Pills Falls City Beer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2000
    Location
    Philadelphia
    Posts
    31,207

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Quote Originally Posted by red-in-la View Post
    I know this is going to soumd a little nuts, but I had this trade idea whilst watching the Cubs game.

    Reds trade: Adam Dunn, Homer Bailey, David Weathers and CoCo Cordero

    Cubs trade: Sean Marshall and type A prospect.

    I know there are probably hundreds of arguments against this, but I see the Cubs beginning to falter without Kerry Wood.

    I think the Reds could make either Jared Burton or Josh Roenicke a closer next year.

    The Reds use the saved moeny from Cordero and Dunn to sign a couple of FA outfielders and a high end pitcher.
    I'd do a Cordero for Marshall deal in a heartbeat.
    “And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith

  4. #3
    Haunted by walks
    Join Date
    Apr 2000
    Location
    Syracuse
    Posts
    9,934

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Quote Originally Posted by red-in-la View Post
    whilst watching the Cubs game.
    There's your problem.

  5. #4
    Redsmetz redsmetz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    Winton Place
    Posts
    12,908

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Not even the Pirates would make that trade! Why, oh why, do folks here decide it's a good thing to give away bunches of players for little return?
    “In the same way that a baseball season never really begins, it never really ends either.” - Lonnie Wheeler, "Bleachers, A Summer in Wrigley Field"

    The Baseball Emporium - Books & Things.

    The Baseball Bookstore

    http://tsc-sales.com/
    http://tscsales.blogspot.com/
    http://silverscreenbooks.com/

  6. #5
    So Long Uncle Joe BoydsOfSummer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Hamilton,Ohio
    Posts
    3,850

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    It's very possible that Carlos Marmol is a better closer than Kerry Wood. That dude is freak-nasty on righties especially.
    0 Value Over Replacement Poster


    "Sit over here next to Johnathan (Bench)...sit right here, he's smart."--Sparky Anderson

  7. #6
    Member CTA513's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Location
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Posts
    10,757

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    The Reds would just be giving away players and I would rather not give away a young pitcher like Bailey.

  8. #7
    Member
    Join Date
    May 2000
    Location
    Moscow, Russia
    Posts
    10,394

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    So you'd short the pen to add more to the back end of the rotation. No thanks.

  9. #8
    Member klw's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    New England
    Posts
    15,121

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Have a look at the list of free agent outfielders and find two worth signing, let us know who you want, how much you pay them and for how long and then we can evaluate better. I think you will be hard pressed to find two worth going after in the next crop.

  10. #9
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2000
    Location
    Canal Winchester, OH
    Posts
    504

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Worst trade idea ever. Take a break from watching the shrubs.

  11. #10
    AlienTruckStopSexWorker cincinnati chili's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2001
    Location
    Denver
    Posts
    11,896

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Quote Originally Posted by red-in-la View Post
    I know this is going to soumd a little nuts, but I had this trade idea whilst watching the Cubs game.

    Reds trade: Adam Dunn, Homer Bailey, David Weathers and CoCo Cordero

    Cubs trade: Sean Marshall and type A prospect.
    You're fired as GM.

    I'll diagram the six commodities in that trade:

    Reds best offensive player and possible future hall of famer +
    Overhyped but at least "B" level prospect +
    Crap +
    Overpaid but solid major league closer under K for three more years.

    for

    'B' level prospect +
    A level prospect

    So if you remove the 'B' level prospects and the crap from both sides of the equation you get this:

    Adam Dunn and Francisco Cordero for an 'A' level prospect.

    Unless that 'A' level prospect is the next Willie Mays, I'm not interested.
    Stick to your guns.

  12. #11
    Registered User red-in-la's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2000
    Location
    Santa Paula, CA
    Posts
    6,531

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Quote Originally Posted by Hooligan View Post
    Worst trade idea ever. Take a break from watching the shrubs.
    Maybe they need a warning label on the bottom of their broadcast.

  13. #12
    Member Homer Bailey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2006
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Posts
    4,700

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    For the 80th time... Cordero has a full no trade clause!!!!!!!

  14. #13
    Member Spitball's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2000
    Posts
    5,642

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Quote Originally Posted by klw View Post
    Have a look at the list of free agent outfielders and find two worth signing, let us know who you want, how much you pay them and for how long and then we can evaluate better. I think you will be hard pressed to find two worth going after in the next crop.
    Good free agent outfielders, and often not so good outfielders, get signed to high priced long term contracts...and they often seem to go into decline shortly afterward.
    "I am your child from the future. I'm sorry I didn't tell you this earlier." - Dylan Easton

  15. #14
    Member klw's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    New England
    Posts
    15,121

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    Here is the 2008-9 free agent outfielder class. * means there is an option


    Bobby Abreu NYY
    Moises Alou NYM
    Garret Anderson * LAA
    Rocco Baldelli TB
    Willie Bloomquist SEA
    Emil Brown OAK
    Pat Burrell PHI
    Endy Chavez NYM
    Carl Crawford * TB
    Adam Dunn CIN
    Jim Edmonds CHC
    Juan Encarnacion STL
    Cliff Floyd TB
    Brian Giles * SD
    Ken Griffey Jr. * CIN
    Vladimir Guerrero * LAA
    Raul Ibanez SEA
    Jacque Jones DET
    Mark Kotsay ATL
    Rob Mackowiak WAS
    Kevin Mench TEX
    Jason Michaels * CLE
    Craig Monroe MIN
    Jay Payton BAL
    Scott Podsednik COL
    Manny Ramirez * BOS
    Juan Rivera LAA
    Rondell White MIN

  16. #15
    Registered User red-in-la's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2000
    Location
    Santa Paula, CA
    Posts
    6,531

    Re: Out-of-left-field trade idea.....

    What about Mench to play LF and take a flyer on Encarnacion* to backup CF. I am still convinced that Hairston can play a decent enough CF to play most of the time.

    *Assuming Encarnacion can still play


Turn Off Ads?

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Board Moderators may, at their discretion and judgment, delete and/or edit any messages that violate any of the following guidelines: 1. Explicit references to alleged illegal or unlawful acts. 2. Graphic sexual descriptions. 3. Racial or ethnic slurs. 4. Use of edgy language (including masked profanity). 5. Direct personal attacks, flames, fights, trolling, baiting, name-calling, general nuisance, excessive player criticism or anything along those lines. 6. Posting spam. 7. Each person may have only one user account. It is fine to be critical here - that's what this board is for. But let's not beat a subject or a player to death, please.

Thank you, and most importantly, enjoy yourselves!


RedsZone.com is a privately owned website and is not affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds or Major League Baseball


Contact us: Boss | Gallen5862 | Plus Plus | Powel Crosley | RedlegJake | The Operator