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Have had "I am the Walrus" stuck in my head since the rumors hit twitter last night...and, yes, I know now its goo goo g'joob, but growing up, I always heard it as coo coo k'choo
Walt will have a dilemma if Reds dominate with Choo, and coast through playoffs and World Series.
If they let Choo walk under those circumstances, Billy Hamilton is going to come in with alot of pressure on him.
I just saw this trade this morning. I had it in an e-mail from Reds.com. What a great e-mail to see this early in the morning! This is a great trade for the Reds. He addresses the biggest need the Reds had. A leadoff hitter. It may diminish the defense in CF but the tradeoff in hitting should offset that. Also gives Dusty some options with platooning some with Choo and Ludwick if needed. The best part is the Reds didn't have to give up any pitching to get him. That's just amazing IMO. You never know how deals will eventually work out but at first look on this one Jocketty knocked one out of the park. I can't wait for opening day now!
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Agreed, the fact that they got this done without having to deal Stephenson, Cingrani, Corcino or Leake is amazing. Gives Walt ammo to make deals next off-season to fill holes if Choo walks and Hamilton has flopped. Plenty of flexibility. Love it.
Last edited by membengal; 12-12-2012 at 08:02 AM.
The Towers obsession for Didi just tells you how the other team needs to like and want what you have. Not sure Cingrani was a match for Cleveland, ya know? It's not about rankings.
When another GM is foaming at the mouth at one of your non-elite prospects (and I'm talking like anyone not a Top 25 prospect in the game), you gotta parlay it into something. Well done.
Jeter? I was thinking more like an Izturis comp. Slick fielder, will get a chance as a young guy, won't hit, will get a job to split time with the next great thing. Seriously, if he was young Derek Jeter, he would have forced his way onto the roster by now.
I also think Cozart is being unnecessarily beat up on about his OBP. He is a 6-8 hole hitter with power, which is now where he will be and he plays an above average shortstop. He has one full year of MLB under his belt, and this business of "there's a reason he was a 26 year old rookie" is a big old who cares? He is producing now and is entering his prime years.
Also, there is an argument to be made that Zack could be a .320-.330 OBP guy looking at his minor league pedigree. I'll take that with his power and glove work in the 7 or 8 hole, which is where he will now spend the bulk of his time in a healthy lineup.
Gregorious is currently a light hitting, slick fielding SS prospect. Yea, those are rare.
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I see Didi much like Gookie Dawkins and Pokey Reese before him. The question is will he hit enough to be a major league starter? Both Pokey and Dawkins would have been stud SSs if that happened but in hindsight we know that it didn't. Until it does, Didi is Paul Janish. Cozart showed himself to be a decent starting SS last year, something Didi hasn't done yet
[Phil ] Castellini celebrated the team's farm system and noted the team had promising prospects who would one day be great Reds -- and then joke then they'd be ex-Reds, saying "of course we're going to lose them". #SellTheTeamBob
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