Why not eh?
Why not eh?
I'm tired of the "why nots", the "can't hurts", the "low risk, high rewards", the "plays the game the right ways" and all of the other Reds front office cliche labeled players.
I want a Josh Beckett. I want a CC Sabathia. I want a freaking off season player acquisition like Junior was. I want a move that even Paul Daugherty would have hard time finding something negative about.
Does that player exist in FA this year? I haven't payed close attention, but I doubt it. Even if that player was out there, AND the Reds were willing to pony up the cash, I just don't see that type of player signing here.
Ok, sorry for the rant, but there will most likely be several threads like this during the off season and I am honestly just fed up with those kind of players.
Don't be fed up with those kinds of players. Those kinds of players win you championships. Don't stop chasing those kinds of players entirely.Originally Posted by StillFunkyB
It's just, the Reds also need the Josh Becketts of the world to win championships as well. Don't eliminate the Noah Lowry types, just try to also get the Josh Beckett types.
To answer your question, Rich Harden and John Lackey are available this offseason among others. Those are probably the high profile guys.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Yeah and we all know how that worked out.
I saw that Lowry was available. Missed Hill. I'd kick the tires on them if it's on a minor league contract.
Last edited by redsfandan; 10-31-2009 at 12:18 AM.
Lowry would be my target amongst those 2 pitchers.
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Lowry???
Poor control, can't strike out anyone, passable only becuase he played in a huge ballpark.
Lifetime xFip near 5.
Hill had surgery for a torn labrum not long ago. I know medicine has advanced, but the best he could expect is a minor league deal. With a number of high minors pitchers likely dealt, minor league free agents or just let go (Lehr, Wells, Vasquez, Cochran, Ward) maybe Hill as depth in AAA to see if his strengthened shoulder fixes his command problems wouldn't be a bad gamble as AAA depth. No roster spot or guaranteed money need be involved. He'll be 30 in spring training. Lowry will be 29 next season and has had albow issues that took multiple attempts to correct. I'd guess he'll only get a minor league deal as well. He'd be an even better gamble IMO.
If it takes a major league deal for either, I'd pass,
All my posts are my opinion - just like yours are. If I forget to state it and you're too dense to see the obvious, look here!
Lowry will get a major league deal, and whoever gets him, will probably regret it. Rich Hill would require a minor league deal, but I'd rather he recover from what is often a career-ending surgery on someone else's dime.
I'd rather go with Matt Moloney as number five until Edison is back.
Where we gonna go?
Me too. These guys are for AAA and to see if lightening strikes.
All my posts are my opinion - just like yours are. If I forget to state it and you're too dense to see the obvious, look here!
Should have worded that a little different. Junior was one of the best players in the game at the time he was acquired.
I should've? Why? Yeah he was one of the best players of the '90's but I had concerns about that trade when it went down and I might not have been the only one (I doubt I was). Bowden just made a mistake.
Your missing the entire point.
Enlighten me.
rich hill's fastball was topping out in the mid 80s with the O's after returning from injury
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