Jack Wilson would be a horrible addition to this team. We've got enough out machines as it is.
Jack Wilson would be a horrible addition to this team. We've got enough out machines as it is.
Why do we always want to go next door and root through the neighbor's garbage trying to find something useful?
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Originally Posted by GAC
Grass is always greener...
Even in Pittsburgh, apparently.
“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.”
- Tom Robbins
Well, Pittsburgh was a decent enough destination to make trades with for the Braves & Yankees. Can't be all bad (at least if it's not Jack Wilson lol)
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
I think that if a certain speedy CF who plays for the Reds played for another team, even some of his current detractors would be in favor of trading for him.
No.
We.
Wouldn't.
Dubito Ergo Cogito Ergo Sum.
Hopefully TRF and I aren't at the top of this list!
But you are right in general, somehow being a crappy player on another team does have more mystery than being a crappy player on your team.
I guess if you could trade JHj and Willy for him, then released him it would be a good fit.
Only if Darnell McDonald were the alternative and Dusty was forced to using him in the 8th (or sometimes 9th) hole.
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
See.
A bit of sarcasm there...See.
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
If the Reds make a "big" July deal, Jack Wilson strikes me as exactly the sort of player they'd get. Then you'd get a lot of chatter about what a smart baseball move it was while Wilson posted mediocre-to-poor numbers and the team continued to sag farther below the .500 mark.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Jack Wilson is what he is-in the aggregate (considering both his defensive and offensive value) he's a 31 year old, league-average player making $7.25M this year and $8.4M next year to play a premium position.
A major league average player at a premium position has significant value and he's actually an upgrade for the Reds at shortstop-believe that or not. But gosh, you'd hope the Reds FO could be more creative.
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Agreed on both counts, but Wilson sure does seem to like hitting in Cincinnati.
Any SS that tickle your trade bone, M2? Do you like Wood or is he a 3B in disguise? Do you like the idea of dealing for a last-year contract or would you be willing to pay pretty big (in terms of prospects) for someone like (my personal favorite) Stephen Drew?
Or do you think Jocketty should save his trading bullets and hold the course?
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