johnfayman #Reds' Jocketty expects Isringhausen to sign later today.
Who knows if Isringhausen has anything in the tank, but if he indeed signs, the potential of the back end of the bullpen for the rest of the year will look a little brighter. His age doesn't concern me, its just a matter of if he can pitch with a little less velocity.
What would get interesting is if Dusty would start using Isringhausen instead of Cordero if he starts dealing.
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Masset's last two appearances were in the 7th. I think we'll see something like this
7th-Bray/Masset--Ondrusek could replace Masset if he needs rest
8th-Rhodes/Izzy
9th-Coco
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I don't think it's always going to locked in innings. If Izzy can pitch well, it'll be nice ot have more than 3 reliable relievers (and Masset and Coco aren't exactly lights out).
Izzy also could provide insurance for Cordero in case he can't pitch for whatever reason.
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How hard was Izzy throwing before his arm fell off last year? Are we talking Weathers 88-90 or can he get it into the 90s?
It was a game-time interview given when Walt visited the TV booth and they asked Walt about any updates on the Dunn situation. I listened to Walt say he wanted to resign Dunn because you just can't replace a player of his caliber, and if they let him walk they just have to go out and find another "Dunn". Less then 2 months later he was in a D'Back's uniform.
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#reds agree to terms with Isringhausen. He will report to AAA Louisville. http://bit.ly/aqCKLS
Fay's twitter says he is at least a couple weeks away from being ready
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/201...-isringhausen/The Reds sandbagged it a bit when talking about Jason Isringhausen after his throwing session.
“He was really good,” Walt Jocketty said. “I didn’t want to say too much (Tuesday) to tip off other clubs.”
Dusty Baker said he deliberately downplayed it as well.
“He threw very good,” Baker said. “I was very pleasantly surprised.”
If Isringhausen has a big year, it'd be interesting to see him brought back next season if CoCo could be traded in the off-season. That payroll flex would go a long way. It's a pipe dream for sure, but a man can dream.
I'd be interested to know what the contract says about 2011, if anything.
I like this signing for 2010, I hope there is only a club option for 2011 or no terms for 2011.
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