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    Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

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    " Castellini isn't ready to sell players
    Posted by JohnFay at 7/27/2009 5:17 PM EDT on Cincinnati.com

    The perception around baseball is that the Reds are ready to sell. But the man who will ultimately make that call, CEO Bob Castellini, says he’s not to that point.

    “I believe we’re not at that point,” he said. “If we can get our pitching to show up and get our hitting to show up at the same time, we’re still possibly contenders.

    “How long that lasts, you’ll probably know before I do.”

    Time is definitely getting short. The Reds are nine games under .500 at 44-53, 7½ games out of first with 65 games to play.

    They placed two more players – Chris Dickerson and Micah Owings -- on the disabled list Monday. They have nine players on the DL currently.

    “I don’t think we’ve dealt with injuries any worse than the Mets and they have twice the payroll,” Castellini said.

    Castellini tried to stress the positive.

    “The guys have to keep their chins up,” he said. “It’s been tough.”

    Dusty Baker and Walt Jocketty have said all along that the Reds are trying to add players to help win this year.

    They’ve talked to the Toronto Blue Jays about Scott Rolen. Talks began three weeks ago. The Reds were hovering around .500 at the time.
    They’ve since slid hard. They are 3-12 since July 7.

    The only way dealing for Rolen makes sense is if the club feels it needs a veteran presence in the clubhouse for this year and next. Jocketty was the GM in St. Louis when he traded for Rolen.

    Rolen would be a major upgrade over Edwin Encarnacion defensively. But the deal to work financially, Encarnacion would have to be part of it.

    Toronto is also trying to trade Roy Halladay. Reports out of Toronto say the Jays would like to move Halladay before making other moves.

    Also, the Yankees do have interest in Bronson Arroyo. But the money and his inconsistency make it unlikely to happen. "

    Which team is he watching? get the hitting going? they havent hit all year!!!


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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    IMHO, we're lucky Reds went into tank during the week of trade deadline, and not two weeks later. Wait's job should be easier.

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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    The selling stops now!
    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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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    Quote Originally Posted by redsfan4445 View Post
    per John Fay:

    " Castellini isn't ready to sell players
    Posted by JohnFay at 7/27/2009 5:17 PM EDT on Cincinnati.com

    “I believe we’re not at that point,” he said. “If we can get our pitching to show up and get our hitting to show up at the same time, we’re still possibly contenders.

    Good Lord, we've got Baghdad Bob running the Reds.

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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    This team is in a death spiral.
    We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost effective ~ Kurt Vonnegut

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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    Quote Originally Posted by RFS62 View Post
    This team is in a death spiral.


    I was told in another thread that this is what Bob should be telling us, the schmucks who actually root for this team.

    Somewhere along the way, selling all those mangoes made Big Mouth Bob a public relations GENIUS.

    "The losing would have stopped by now if only the pitchers had pitched better and the hitters had hit better."

    Sign me up for some Diamond seats!!

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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    Quote Originally Posted by OldXOhio View Post
    Good Lord, we've got Baghdad Bob running the Reds.
    Future Reds marketing campaign:


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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    Strasburg! Strasburg! Strasburg!

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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    IF your not ready to sell Bob then you dang well better to be ready to buy, buy, buy.

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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    At the lowest level, you have to sell players to make payroll. The next level up, you have to sell major leaguers to get prospects. Next level up, you have to sell pitching to get hitting, or vice versa. At the top level, you add the players you need to the players you want to keep. Maybe Castellini thinks he's at that level.

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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    Anyone want to bet what year the Columbus Crew's average attendance exceeds that of the Reds?

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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    Castellini isn't ready....


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    Re: Castellini isn't ready to sell players-Per John Fay

    What I love about Castellini is that he's the type to think outside the box: now is the time to buy, not sell. Seriously.


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