Very simple poll.
Yes or no, should the Reds sign Willy Tavaras?
You can assume anything you'd like about his contract. Should he be a Red in 2009?
Very simple poll.
Yes or no, should the Reds sign Willy Tavaras?
You can assume anything you'd like about his contract. Should he be a Red in 2009?
An emphatic NO. He doesn't get on base enough and Dusty won't be able to resist his speed at the top of the order.
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Willy Taveras. Sorry to be the spelling nazi around here.
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“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
I saw him play against the Reds when he was an Astro in 2005. The spelling of his name on the scoreboard at Minute Maid was "Wily." I remember distinctly that it was the same spelling as WMP. It's possible he has adopted the current spelling since then, but I know what I saw 3 years ago. Unfortunately, I can't find documentation of a spelling change, so I'll have to concede on this one for now.
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I think the Taveras controversy is starting to get a little played out.
Sure, if $$ is the same, it's an easy call to say Bradley.
What if Bradley is at 4 years, 60 million and Taveras is at one year, 2 million?
Also Bradley is a lock for a starter, Taveras is a body to throw in the mix for depth. I don't think anyone that supports the Taveras acquision is saying he should be handed the job. Obviously, Bradley's contract would dictate that he's handed the job for the length of the contract.
I just can't believe all the angst here over possibly signing a nontendered backup OF. Where is all the hate for the Nix signing? He sucks worse. How come no one called for Walt's head on that one? They would both hopefully be backup players because hopefully Walt adds a starting OF and Dickerson plays well. If Dickerson can't outplay Taveras (which is a possibility) then he deserves to be benched or sent back to AAA.
[Phil ] Castellini celebrated the team's farm system and noted the team had promising prospects who would one day be great Reds -- and then joke then they'd be ex-Reds, saying "of course we're going to lose them". #SellTheTeamBob
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
The angst comes from the fact that we all watched the Dusty start Patterson in CF and leadoff ad nauseum last season. If I had any confidence that he would actually use Willy T as a backup, I wouldn't mind the signing. But I don't have any confidence in that.
In a philosophical sense, I'd rather see the Reds spend a lot of money for something good than to spend a little money for something terrible. Maybe that's just me.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
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