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Redman15 · 06-04-2008, 11:06 AM

BJ Szymanski sent to Louisville last night.

JaxRed · 06-04-2008, 11:08 AM

That move is a bit suprising. I would have expected others first.

11larkin11 · 06-04-2008, 11:14 AM

Wow. Sean Cumberland, Sean Henry, and Cody Strait all deserved it before him.

BRM · 06-04-2008, 11:16 AM

This is definitely a surprise.

RedsManRick · 06-04-2008, 11:33 AM

Symanski is older than all of them. They way WJ has handled the minor leagues so far, I imagine this is him forcing BJ in to justifying his spot in the organization.

25 years old, .239/.283/.426 with 64 K to just 8 BB in 165 AB in AA. I wouldn't be surprised if he was let go or traded for cash to make room for this year's draft class.

lollipopcurve · 06-04-2008, 11:34 AM

He's probably there to sit on the bench.

BRM · 06-04-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by lollipopcurve

He's probably there to sit on the bench.

That's what I'm thinking. BJ has essentially become an organizational soldier at this point. Just around to fill in the gaps wherever needed.

NJReds · 06-04-2008, 11:58 AM

He's probably filling the space of the OF that'll come up to take Freel's spot on the roster if/when he goes on the DL.

camisadelgolf · 06-05-2008, 01:16 PM

Hypothetically, what would you say his value is if he could consistently put up a .740 OPS as a solid center fielder in the big leagues? Is it really that unrealistic for him to do that? The guy oozes with talent, and personally, I'm not optimistic about him, but maybe it's not quite time to give up on him.

pahster · 06-05-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by camisadelgolf

Hypothetically, what would you say his value is if he could consistently put up a .740 OPS as a solid center fielder in the big leagues? Is it really that unrealistic for him to do that? The guy oozes with talent, and personally, I'm not optimistic about him, but maybe it's not quite time to give up on him.

Considering he's never done it in the minors, I don't think it's at all realistic.

camisadelgolf · 06-05-2008, 01:37 PM

Lots of players did things in the Majors that they never did in the minors. Szymanski was especially raw when he was drafted, so maybe he needs more time. His minor league OPS is .726, so it's not like I'm talking about a jump from .660 to .760 within a two-year span.

BuckeyeRedleg · 06-05-2008, 01:40 PM

Is he GG material in CF?

ochre · 06-05-2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeRedleg

Is he GG material in CF?

George Grande? I think he'd do a bit better than George...

06-04-2008, 11:06 AM	#1
Redman15 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Posts: 504	BJ to Louisville BJ Szymanski sent to Louisville last night.

06-04-2008, 11:08 AM	#2
JaxRed Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 9,228	Re: BJ to Louisville That move is a bit suprising. I would have expected others first.

06-04-2008, 11:14 AM	#3
11larkin11 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bellefontaine,OH Posts: 2,287	Re: BJ to Louisville Wow. Sean Cumberland, Sean Henry, and Cody Strait all deserved it before him. __________________ Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto ---TRF "I do what I want to do and say what I want to say." --Bronson Arroyo

06-04-2008, 11:16 AM	#4
BRM Let's ride Join Date: May 2004 Location: Colorado's eastern plains Posts: 11,232	Re: BJ to Louisville This is definitely a surprise.

06-04-2008, 11:33 AM	#5
RedsManRick Stat Wanker Hodiernus Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 14,917	Re: BJ to Louisville Symanski is older than all of them. They way WJ has handled the minor leagues so far, I imagine this is him forcing BJ in to justifying his spot in the organization. 25 years old, .239/.283/.426 with 64 K to just 8 BB in 165 AB in AA. I wouldn't be surprised if he was let go or traded for cash to make room for this year's draft class. __________________ 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.

06-04-2008, 11:34 AM	#6
lollipopcurve Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Shelburne Falls, MA Posts: 9,481	Re: BJ to Louisville He's probably there to sit on the bench. __________________ "Baseball is a very, very complex business. It's more of a people business than most businesses." - Bob Castellini

06-04-2008, 11:58 AM	#8
NJReds Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 5,409	Re: BJ to Louisville He's probably filling the space of the OF that'll come up to take Freel's spot on the roster if/when he goes on the DL. __________________ "The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson

06-05-2008, 01:16 PM	#9
camisadelgolf Vampire Weekend @Bernie's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 11,311	Re: BJ to Louisville Hypothetically, what would you say his value is if he could consistently put up a .740 OPS as a solid center fielder in the big leagues? Is it really that unrealistic for him to do that? The guy oozes with talent, and personally, I'm not optimistic about him, but maybe it's not quite time to give up on him.

06-05-2008, 01:37 PM	#11
camisadelgolf Vampire Weekend @Bernie's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 11,311	Re: BJ to Louisville Lots of players did things in the Majors that they never did in the minors. Szymanski was especially raw when he was drafted, so maybe he needs more time. His minor league OPS is .726, so it's not like I'm talking about a jump from .660 to .760 within a two-year span.

06-05-2008, 01:40 PM	#12
BuckeyeRedleg Will post for food Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dublin, OH Posts: 5,090	Re: BJ to Louisville Is he GG material in CF?

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