I get in the car in about an hour to drive the 8 hours to cincy for the weekend series.
Glad I'm going to Kings Island.
I get in the car in about an hour to drive the 8 hours to cincy for the weekend series.
Glad I'm going to Kings Island.
Zach Stewart is bringing Denorfia like reaction for RZers.
IMO the odds of Rolen staying healthy and playing 120+ games in 2010 are not good.
Who woke up Walt!?!?
Couple things:
EdE may be considered a bad contract. The Jays may not have wanted him, and the Reds had to overpay in minor league talent.
I was at the Louisville-Syracuse game last Friday, and I was surprised at how small Stewart is. Thought he was a much thicker guy. Not that that means much, but he does not look at all like a workhorse to me. I don't like giving him up in this deal, though.
The thing to keep in mind with trades, as always, is that you have to give to get. It's often painful.
Breaking news: Rolen injures back bending over to sign no-trade waiver paperwork.
Fay has spoken, this needs a sticky.
Once again. Good perspective.
There is a decent chance that Stewart won't pan out. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't.
It's just that I wonder if better players from another organization couldn't have been had with that same package.
I'm not as mad about what will be as I am about what could have been.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
This argument is sooo tiresome. Different regime, the minor league system has actually been pretty decent recently. Stewart has had nothing but success up the chain, and could probably succeed as a reliever in the big leagues already.
Walt must think we are contenders. The only reasoning to back this trade is if you think the Reds are contending this year or next. I know you don't, and I know that 99% of this board doesn't.
I don't even get Rolen as a target, let alone as the guy we decided to shell out prospects for. Actual contenders haven't been willing to give up as much as the Reds just did in this trade.
I'm trying to take a step back here and evaluate this one as objective as possible (or eliminating the immediate emotion), and I think this is pretty much my take. Stewart's the one guy in this deal I didn't want to see included, but if he doesn't pan out then this could work in the Reds' favor.
Of course, if Stewart does pan out, well ... we just got reamed.
Knowing the Reds' luck, the latter is probably going to end up happening.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
Good chance Stewart might be the closer for the Jays in 2009
This is where we have to hope the minor-league staff had a good read on Stewart and figured, gaudy numbers aside, he was no sure thing to be a rotation centerpiece and this was the "sell high" moment.
Could be wrong. It happens. I was looking forward to seeing Stewart in Cincinnati myself.
Reading comprehension is not just an ability, it's a choice
EE cant field well enough to play defense at any position and his bat wont play in the AL East. This time next year hes a bench player for the jays.
Roeenicke is a reliever, possibly a good one but still a reliever.
Stewart is a prospect, not even our best one.
Good trade, if we are going to have any shot at competing in 2010 then we needed this trade.
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