Well said.Originally Posted by lollipopcurve
Well said.
Reading comprehension is not just an ability, it's a choice
Redszone doesn't do realistic very well when it pertains to our own prospects.
Hopefully folks understand that Cozart profiles as a "solid regular." Not Jeter, not Stephen Drew. Not a guy who will one day stand aside Larkin and Concepcion. We're looking for steady, all-around competence here. And there will be the usual learning curve. He's got a nicely rounded game -- from defense to EBH power to baserunning -- but it's not spectacular. So I'm with Heather -- may the expectations be realistic.
Jeteresque!
"I can make all the stadiums rock."
-Air Supply
Just ordered Cozart's jersey in home, away, alternate, and camo. Also booked a hotel in Cooperstown in 2036. I'm expecting big things!
I have to confess that I had forgotten that Fisher had been sent down. I can't keep track of where he is.
Zack's in the lineup hitting 7th.
Celebrate good times, c'mon!
(Watch him not hit well at all now that it's finally happened. But "not well at all" will still be much better than "Paul Janish.")
OK we finally got rid of Paul Janish -- the 2nd worst player in the majors and his .530 OPS (Chone Figgins is the worst at .476 OPS). Janish is not a bum or a terrible player but I think he has proven to most observers that he is not good enough to be a key component of a contending major league team. His true talent level maxes out at AAA and his upside maxes out as the 25th man defensive substitute on a mediocre MLB team.
Now we can start thinking about replacing Edgar Renteria with Todd Frazier. Frazier is not a super-young prospect type any longer who needs to play everyday in the minors. He is 25 years old and is ready for the Reds to get some production out of him as a utility player. He can be a better pinch hitter than Renteria and is more versatile on the field. Frazier is not a great glove guy but he is adequate and certainly better than Renteria's old hands and feet.
But would you have more faith in Todd Frazier or Chris Valiaka over Renteria? Because that's the more pressing question in my mind. I think everybody will admit that both Janish and Renteria have been equally bad at the plate. Correct? Toss in the fact that Edgar is bad in the field as well...why would we want to keep him on the bench AT ALL? Because he has a "track record"? His career is winding down, he's having a horrible year, he's not really showing any signs of life and he can only back-up (poorly I might add) 2 positions. Short & second. Both Valiaka and Frazier can man those positions just as well (if not better) and they both provide considerably more at the plate than Edgar. I personally haven't seen ANYTHING from Renteria to provide me with any "faith".
People keep wanting to choose between Janish and Renteria...I just don't understand why? If they're both bad right now...then why choose?
Last edited by _Sir_Charles_; 07-07-2011 at 05:28 PM. Reason: typo
I don't know about Frazier, but I'd like to see Gomes DFAed and Sappelt called up. I'd also like to see Wood called up and Volquez optioned.
Gomes has an .892 OPS for his career against LHP and about .900 for the Reds. I'm curious why you'd want to get rid of him? That's an awfully valuable commodity when used properly.
By the way... I too like Sappelt. But Gomes is a value asset, if used to his limitations.
"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
I'm not sure the Reds have enough opportunities for his one trick pony act to justify his roster spot. There are not an abundance of southpaw starters in the division and our hitters that trigger the lefty out of the pen hit lefties well. I'd prefer a more tooled outfielder take his spot.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Well, my son will certainly be ecstatic.
We were in Cincy last weekend to catch a few of the games against the Indians. While there, I purchased for him an unidentified Reds 'game used' helmet for quite a bit less money than what some of the other helmets were fetching (e.g. Alonzo, Stubbs, etc...).
All of their game used helmets are authenticated by MLB and come with a hologram sticker, serial number, etc... We used a smart phone to check the id # while in the store; as it turns out, the helmet was used by Zack Cozart for the entire 2011 Spring Training Season.
Gomes' OPS against LHP this year is exceeding his career average -- now at a towering 1.096. That's about as good as it gets. He's one of the Reds' most valuable bench assets. He just shouldn't be playing left field day-in and day-out. He needs a complementary platoon partner.
Posting Permissions
|
Board Moderators may, at their discretion and judgment, delete and/or edit any messages that violate any of the following guidelines: 1. Explicit references to alleged illegal or unlawful acts. 2. Graphic sexual descriptions. 3. Racial or ethnic slurs. 4. Use of edgy language (including masked profanity). 5. Direct personal attacks, flames, fights, trolling, baiting, name-calling, general nuisance, excessive player criticism or anything along those lines. 6. Posting spam. 7. Each person may have only one user account. It is fine to be critical here - that's what this board is for. But let's not beat a subject or a player to death, please. |
Reply With Quote