Most likely to be on Reds 2015 opening day roster?

[UCBrownsfan]

My picks in order - yours?
1) Bruce
2) Latos
3) Leake
4) Mesoraco
5) Cueto
6) Billy Hamilton
7) Chapman
8) Votto
9) Stubbs
10) Henry Rodriguez
11) Stephenson
12) Zach Cozart
13) Juan Francisco
14) Bailey
15) Ondrusek
16) Heisey

Remaining from 2009 opening day roster:
Votto, Phillips, Bruce, Arroyo, Massett, Bailey, Cueto

[joe51391]

if half of those guy are there it would be a shock

[UCBrownsfan]

My guess would be 9 or 10, including 5 or 6 out of these 7:
1) Bruce,2) Latos, 3) Leake, 4) Mesoraco, 5) Cueto, 6) Billy Hamilton,
7) Chapman

All are under team control til then.

Then maybe 4 out of the rest.

[alett12]

I say
1.Bruce
2.Mesoraco
3.Hamilton
4.Stephenson
5.Votto
6.Soto
7.Cueto
8.Latos
9.Cozart
10.Leake

[SweetLou1990]

1. Bruce
2. Cueto
3. Mesoraco
4. Leake
5. Chapman
6. Cozart
7. Latos
8. Votto
9. Bailey
10. Hamilton
11. Fransisco

[UCBrownsfan]

Very suprised to see Latos so low on both lists, proven commodity under control through the 2015 season. I feel he's a very good bet to still be here.

Cozart above him seems nuts to me - we don't know how good he'll be. We could see in 2 years a billy hamilton/ henry rodriguez infield combo.

Maybe it's just me, but I think our best bets are proven major leaguers under club control through that time period, which is bruce, cueto, latos, leake. The only reason I put Mes above Cueto is, Cueto's gotta be worth the 10 mil option at that time.

[alett12]

Cozart caught fire last year when he got called up so hopefully he plays the same way this year

[swaisuc]

These 3 feel like locks right now...
Bruce
Latos
Mes

I expect to see Cueto as well. The rest are all maybes IMO.

[will5979]

Originally Posted by alett12

I say
6.Soto

Can we also expect to see Pete Rose, Joe Price, Davey Concepcion, Barry Larkin, Kurt Stillwell, Eric Davis, Dave Parker, Ron Oester, and Tom Browning?

[alett12]

Originally Posted by will5979

Can we also expect to see Pete Rose, Joe Price, Davey Concepcion, Barry Larkin, Kurt Stillwell, Eric Davis, Dave Parker, Ron Oester, and Tom Browning?

Neftali Soto

[will5979]

Originally Posted by alett12

Neftali Soto

10-4. I was just having some fun!

[alett12]

Originally Posted by will5979

10-4. I was just having some fun!

Understandable, though i wouldn't be suprised if mario soto were on the reds big league staff by then

[Grouse]

I wouldn't get your hopes up on Votto, with the price first baseman are going for. Plus won't the Soxs and Yanks be looking for a 1st baseman by then? I'm preparing myself for life without Votto for my own Mental Health.

[UCBrownsfan]

Added my unscientific odds - I get an expected value of 9.1.
1) Bruce (95%)
2) Latos (90%)
3) Leake (90%)
4) Mesoraco (85%)
5) Cueto (85%)
6) Billy Hamilton (70%)
7) Chapman (65%)
8) Votto (50%)
9) Stubbs (50%)
10) Henry Rodriguez (45%)
11) Stephenson(45%)
12) Zach Cozart (40%)
13) Juan Francisco (30%)
14) Bailey (25%)
15) Ondrusek(25%)
16) Heisey (20%)

[dMaus14]

Originally Posted by Grouse

I wouldn't get your hopes up on Votto, with the price first baseman are going for. Plus won't the Soxs and Yanks be looking for a 1st baseman by then? I'm preparing myself for life without Votto for my own Mental Health.

I don't know about the Yanks and the Red Sox but the teams I see going after him are Dodgers, both Chicago teams, Mets, BlueJays, Orioles, Nationals and probably the M's.