Reds vs. Indians Monday 6/18

[arkimadee]

If you're just going to toss guys out of the system by claiming they're blocked, don't draft catchers and first basemen even if they are the BPA. Draft what your organization needs. If we're just going to take the BPA and trade them for pennies on the dollar under the guise of "he was blocked, so he didn't have much value," then we're run by a bunch of idiots.

Latos is league average. Maybe slightly above. Most teams would kill to have Boxberger, Grandal and Alonso. Volquez and Latos are a wash right now. Face it. The trade was a bust.

Mat doesn't get on my nerves as much as Volquez. He atleast doesn't have the control problems. That being said, yes so far the trade has been a bust. The reds tend to win his starts so that helps the situation though

[arkimadee]

Who would you rather have?

Damon and his .548 OPS or Rolen and his .572 OPS?

Rolen. Atleast his defense is gold glove quality. Damon has one of the weakest outfield arms in baseball

[AnythingCincy]

Who would you rather have?

Damon and his .548 OPS or Rolen and his .572 OPS?

They both should be forced to retire.

[Red Raindog]

good play by Mat -- plus he's hanging in there so far & doesn't look flustered.

[Red Raindog]

good play by Mat -- plus he's hanging in there so far & doesn't look flustered.

but I am getting flustered!

[TheBigLebowski]

He's garbage.

[texasdave]

Okay. Five runs won't be enough either. I am out of the prediction business for the rest of the night.

[arkimadee]

Man I hate to lose a game but Mat deserves a loss in the worst way tonight.

[AnythingCincy]

This is so crapy. I don't care if he is 24 or 34 he is ****ty

[Maker_84]

Get latos out right now! The dude is pathetic and a waste

[BluegrassRedleg]

M-E-A-T

Every pitch, dead center, thigh-high.

[fielder's choice]

This is getting ridiculous.

[Kingspoint]

I try to keep reminding myself of that, but it's easy to be impatient with a 24 year old who has a 2 year track record like Latos.
It reminds me of the conversation I had earlier about Encarnacion. The Reds shipped him off as a 26 year old, and many fans had already given up on him. It was just easy to get discouraged about a guy who had hit .289 with 16 HR and 76 RBI as a 24 year old and then regressed.

I agree. I don't like to give up on players who are under age 27 who have already had "some" successful seasons in the league. The potential for one or two excellent seasons at the age 27 and age 28 seasons to happen are just too possible. Latos will have some outstanding seasons in the future and it's likely he's going to be a RED when it happens. Pitchers are always a risk. They are fluky by nature.

[arkimadee]

Alright, someone send Dallas Latos some mean tweets

[The Rage]

Great stuff bad plate control. He gets tattoo'd way to much. Especially in the post-steroid era, strikeouts are less important than plate control. Gotta control that plate and get softer contact.