#Reds acquire from Phi Wilson Valdez for Jeremy Horst, Nick Masset signs 2-year deal, IF/OF Willie Harris signs minor deal with ST invite.
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#Reds acquire from Phi Wilson Valdez for Jeremy Horst, Nick Masset signs 2-year deal, IF/OF Willie Harris signs minor deal with ST invite.
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Interesting. Between him and Janish, we should have a solid bullpen. Err...
In all seriousness, I'm not sure I get that move. He's no better than Janish at the plate or in the field. Just depth?
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
Great pickup IMO. I like Valdez a heckuva lot more than Janish, and Horst is easily replaceable.
Cool, there's no way we lose in 19 innings this year!
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Strange move. Valdez is a somewhat useful piece, but he's certainly not an upgrade over Janish.
2 year deal for Masset, that I like, depending upon the $'s.
Not a huge fan of the Valdez move. He's not really an upgrade over Janish.
It kind of depends on how much they have to pay Valdez, for me.
It also tells me they're not sold on Janish or maybe Janish is going to be traded. Did they agree on a contract, because I thought Janish was arbitration eligible?
Yeah, Janish is around 800 k or so. I don't recall the exact figure. Fay posted it though.
http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=407832
Valdez turns 34 in May.
He and Janish bolster our bullpen in long games when we run out of pitchers. LOL.
I disagree. There's not a wide disparity between the two players, but I think Valdez is a better hitter and runner. He's good defender. And while I know this may not register with all observers, he plays with more energy. The guy knows his role -- I think Janish sees himself as a failed starter -- and as a Dominican he'll be a nice caddy for Francisco after this year (assuming Rolen retires). Valdez played for a winning club and did a nice job filling in for Rollins last year.He's not really an upgrade over Janish.
I'm not even close to a follower of WAR. But considering just how poorly Janish played last year (by FAR his worst season ever), he had a WAR or 0.0 in around 350 pa's. Wilson Valdez, 300 pa's last year.... -0.2.
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