If offered straight up would you..
Trade Votto for J. Bautista
Even swap...
If offered straight up would you..
Trade Votto for J. Bautista
Even swap...
No way! How about this deal Edgar Renteria for a bag of chips. Any takers?
I will say when Votto hits free agency the Reds will lose him.
does anyone else get the feeling his heart isn't here in Cincy.
If that's the case this question will come up again and I would rather have Alonso and Bautista than Alonso only.
A. I would not trade Votto for Kemp. Kemp has had a lot of problems in the past and was even benched for awhile last year.
B. I am not sure I would trade Bruce for Bautista. Bruce is really starting to hit and has a huge upside.
Sometimes people shine because of their situation (don't need to look further than Griffey Jr.). There are a lot of factors to look at - your fan base, the community, your manager, your teammates ... I am not sure Bautista would shine in Cincy. Of course you never know.
I've been reading on here for a couple years, finally decided to join the mayhem.
I would hate to lose Votto. BUT (!) Bautista and Alonso sounds better to me than Gomes and Votto.
In a baseball sense, Bautista is a better fit. His ability to play third would be pretty handy with Rolen around. And Alonso is better than any OF they have coming up. But there are other issues as well. This ownership has worked very hard to bring people back to the ballpark and buy in. Selling off the MVP, the best hitter this team has had in a long time --and that's saying something -- would likely set back a lot of the goodwill the team has worked very hard to build. Obviously, if they continue to win, people will get over it. But guys like Votto don't come around very often, and it's difficult to imagine a non-video game scenario where he's traded.
I'd totally trade him and Volquez for Jered Weaver and Mike Trout though.
FIRE DUSTY Never mind. The man is clearly a genius.
Votto will always be an excellent hitter with decent power.
I'm not convinced Bautista is here to stay with his power. Plus, he's a late bloomer and already a bit old for me.
No way! Votto could be one of the best ever. Keep him in a Reds uniform for a long time. I'm surprised people are even considering this.
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