“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
Funny, you'd have thought the Reds just traded the gold glove caliber third baseman who is currently hitting .320.
School's out. What did you expect?
Trouble is, EE doesn't get to face NL Central pitching anymore. I'd say it's likely EE DHes and OPSes around .700 next season. He's got bottom of the order bat handling skills and he's not a great bet to start taking lots of walks. He's the quintessential tweener hitter. Boring as kool aid without the sugar.
“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
One thing for sure Scott Rolen's locker will be close to Jay Bruce's locker.
I expect Rolen's numbers to be pretty good. Mediocre NL pitching plus half his games in GABP should equal better numbers. If he stays healthy I don't see why he can't approach his career averages in everything but HRs. And I think he can hit 20HRs in this park.
this isn't about EE, its about a 1 year rental of a 35 year old with a bad injury history who is having a likely last hurrah year.
Like the guys on Home Plate said, you could easily make an argument for this deal if it put a team over the top or even close to it. But the Reds are nowhere near that, instead there are huge holes to fill. Maybe prospects are overvalued, if so, they frittered a few away for minimal impact.
it would be interesting to see what PECOTA thinks of Rolen and EE for 2010.
Now that EE's Red's career has ended (for this tour, at least), he reminds me a lot of... (without looking at BR) Gary Redus.
I though Redus was going to be the next big thing when he came up.
Of course they played different positions, but Redus also had tons of "potential" that he never did reach (or was his "potential" over-rated and he did just fine??).
EE should hope to wind up with the career that Redus did- Gary played until he was 37 years old.
sorry we're boring
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