lol, yea, forgot about the little problem we'll have with finding a place for Frazier. Really, it was just a Freudian slip from continuing to play sloppy RF.Originally Posted by PuffyPig
lol, yea, forgot about the little problem we'll have with finding a place for Frazier. Really, it was just a Freudian slip from continuing to play sloppy RF.
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I don't think I would be shocked, or even have too much reaction one way or another. There is too much smoke that keeps coming from that direction. The beat writers, announcers, and Dusty himself. Someone in the front office could easily squash that talk. They could all ignore, or deny that possibility. If they weren't going to use him on the playoff roster, I would not bring him up in September. It would cost them a 40 man spot over the winter, and start his arb clock (which I don't really care about).
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I love this idea.
It'll never happen.
Simple solution really. I'm kinda surprised nobody here's thought of it.
Rocket shoes. So simple.
It's things like this that get overlooked by the casual fan. WoY is NOT your casual fan.
We can remove the obvious/official intentional walks, but how many unofficial/intentional walks has Hanigan received? Number eight hitters in the National League will be "pitched around" in certain situations with the pitcher coming up.
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Hmmm. I'll be shocked if he's added.
Seems like they're already in a scramble over who gets sent down or released if they bring Joey back before September.
I think it's iffy that they bring him as a September "get your feet wet" move.
Maybe to sell more tickets. But the attendance lately says they don't need any gimmicks. And the Cardinals series will guarantee another sellout this weekend. Oops.........maybe I got it wrong........is that in St. Louis or at home this coming weekend?
Valdez is the backup SS. The only way I want to see him in the playoffs is if Cozart gets hurt. Other than the backup catcher, he would probably be the last option as a PH. If the Reds feel that Hamilton can be an adequate backup SS defensively, then I think he is valuable on the roster as a late inning pinch runner. That could swing one playoff game in the direction of the Reds. If Cozart gets hurt, then Hamilton plays the remainder of the game and you DL Cozart in favor of Valdez after the game. I don't want Hamilton starting or getting plate appearances other than in an emergency to finish out one game.
If the Reds feel Hamilton would not lose the game for them with his glove if Cozart goes down (I have never seen him play defensively) and he demonstrates that he is an intelligent base runner during September (not getting picked off), I think the idea is interesting. If Cozart is not hurt in the playoffs, he is more valuable than Valdez. In an extra inning game, Mike Leake could pinch hit and be almost as effective as Valdez IMO.
For a team that has won all year with pitching and defense, I really doubt they will weaken themselves considerably at every OF position by going with a Frazier-Bruce-Ludwick combo out here.
If that is true (the average runner scores when they get on base 14% of the time), that's a compelling argument to keep Stubbs at the top of the lineup..
Career numbers.. Stubbs has 473 hits + 169 walks. He has scored 277 runs.
That's a rate of scoring of 43.1%, which is pretty darn impressive. I guess the perception is that he's benefited from hitting in front of Votto most of his career. That is true to some extent, but if you look at his career splits, he's appeared in 270 games batting #1 or #2. He's appeared in 183 games batting in other places.. So the "top of the order" benefit is not as great as it appears.
Maybe Hannigan is an upgrade at the top of the order.. I'm not discounting that.. However, I think there's more than just comparing OBP in making this decision.. Drew's power and speed leads to a lot of runs scored. With 40 games left, he's on pace to score 93 runs this year, despite being OBP challenged.
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