Potential Buyers and Sellers/Potential Free Agents

[reds44]

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Sellers:

The Reds are in the basement in baseball's weakest division, but considering the state of the division race, they could decide to stand pat, unless the Reds do start entertaining offers for some of their more tradeable talent, like first baseman Scott Hatteberg or outfielder Adam Dunn. And we can probably expect the annual round of Ken Griffey Jr. trade rumors to start swirling.

Free Agents:
Bobby Abreu, Yankees

Moises Alou, Mets

Milton Bradley, Athletics

Mark Buehrle, White Sox

Paul Byrd, Indians

Eric Byrnes, Diamondbacks

Mike Cameron, Padres

Luis Castillo, Twins

Bartolo Colon, Angels

Francisco Cordero, Brewers

Adam Dunn, Reds

Jermaine Dye, White Sox

David Eckstein, Cardinals

Scott Eyre, Cubs

Freddy Garcia, Phillies

Luis Gonzalez, Dodgers

Shawn Green, Mets

Livan Hernandez, Diamondbacks

Trevor Hoffman, Padres

Torii Hunter, Twins

Jason Isringhausen, Cardinals

Geoff Jenkins, Brewers

Jason Jennings, Astros

Andruw Jones, Braves

Todd Jones, Tigers

Jason Kendall, Athletics

Jeff Kent, Dodgers

Mike Lamb, Astros

Jon Lieber, Phillies

Scott Linebrink, Padres

Paul Lo Duca, Mets

Mike Lowell, Red Sox

Joe Nathan, Twins

Odalis Perez, Royals

Jorge Posada, Yankees

Mariano Rivera, Yankees

*Alex Rodriguez, Yankees

Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers

Kenny Rogers, Tigers

Reggie Sanders, Royals

Curt Schilling, Red Sox

Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners

Mike Sweeney, Royals

Julian Tavarez, Red Sox

Omar Vizquel, Giants

Bob Wickman, Braves

Randy Wolf, Dodgers

Kerry Wood, Cubs

Carlos Zambrano, Cubs

[Degenerate39]

I say we go for Bartolo Colon

[nmculbreth]

I certainly hope the Reds are sellers but I could see this front office standing pat and hoping for the best. At the very least they should be shopping guys like Hatteburg and Weathers since they should have some value to playoff contenders and are easily replaceable.

In regard to the potential free agents, I'm most interested in Scott Linebrink. In my humble opinion he'd be a great fit as a closer and will certainly be more affordable than a premier closer like Joe Nathan. Not only that but brining him in would allow guys like Coffey, Majewski and Bray to assume different roles where they're more likely to succeed.

[foltza]

ichiro will sell tickets. but so would winning.

[robmadden1]

I would like to see the Reds get Paul Bryd but I dont have any idea of who we would have to give up for him.

[HalMorrisRules]

It never occurred to me that Mr. Hat would be a commodity that would interest other teams. If we can move him, I would do so just so we can get Votto up here and get a look at him.

[Sean_CaseyRules]

Originally Posted by robmadden1

I would like to see the Reds get Paul Bryd but I dont have any idea of who we would have to give up for him.

I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw his name. But the Indians seem pretty darn solid right now, and wouldn't need anything we could offer them.

[fearofpopvol1]

How about Dunn for Linebrink?