Reds trade Juan Francisco to Braves for RHP J.J. Hoover

[Krawhitham]

From the Reds twitter:

#Reds acquire from Braves RHP J.J. Hoover in exchange for IF Juan Francisco. Hoover assigned to Louisville.

https://twitter.com/#!/Reds

Incredibly stupid move by the Reds

Counting on Rolen to stay healthy is beyond crazy

Frasier as a backup is crazy too

[Krawhitham]

The Brave will use Francisco to replace Chipper next season

Who the hell are the Reds going to replace Rolen with come this May when he is hurt again


Would have been much better to avoid the options/roster issue by trading Homer

[wvreds]

Something tells me Walt is not done for the day....... Thats just my opinion .... Maybe we will see Bailey gone today as well??

[The DARK]

Originally Posted by Krawhitham

The Brave will use Francisco to replace Chipper next season

Who the hell are the Reds going to replace Rolen with come this May when he is hurt again


Would have been much better to avoid the options/roster issue by trading Homer

Cairo and Frazier. Cairo's done his part these last few seasons (could be a regular starter if we asked him to), and Frazier is ready to be our utility guy with power.

[Coopdaddy67]

Why's it stupid? Francisco has a long way to go. If Rolen gets hurt, there's nobody on the Reds' roster that can replace him offensively and defensively. All of the alternatives have flaws.

Francisco's having a poor spring after coming into camp out of shape. Maybe the Reds were just tired of waiting for it to click with him? In return, the Reds get a pretty decent pitching prospect who hopefully can contribute in the bullpen later this year.

[nux fan]

He had four homers, how many does Rolen have

[R_Webb18]

Originally Posted by nux fan

He had four homers, how many does Rolen have

we have to many strike outs as is

[Mutaman]

Well, now we're down to 2 left handed hitters.

[nux fan]

but strikeouts are ok when they come from stubbs right??

[Coopdaddy67]

Originally Posted by nux fan

but strikeouts are ok when they come from stubbs right??

Stubbs adds significant value defensively and in terms of speed.

[R_Webb18]

i never said that

[Red Raindog]

Originally Posted by Coopdaddy67

Why's it stupid? Francisco has a long way to go. If Rolen gets hurt, there's nobody on the Reds' roster that can replace him offensively and defensively. All of the alternatives have flaws.

Francisco's having a poor spring after coming into camp out of shape. Maybe the Reds were just tired of waiting for it to click with him? In return, the Reds get a pretty decent pitching prospect who hopefully can contribute in the bullpen later this year.

his record suggests he'll strike out a ton of guys -- 24 years old -- could be worth a shot

Juan is an all or nothing prospect - IMHO -- more likely not the long term answer

[nux fan]

stubbs add zero except for fanning the crowd with whiffs

[OGB]

Originally Posted by Coopdaddy67

Why's it stupid? Francisco has a long way to go. If Rolen gets hurt, there's nobody on the Reds' roster that can replace him offensively and defensively. All of the alternatives have flaws.

Francisco's having a poor spring after coming into camp out of shape. Maybe the Reds were just tired of waiting for it to click with him? In return, the Reds get a pretty decent pitching prospect who hopefully can contribute in the bullpen later this year.

Exactly, I'll take Frazier and his superior defense, versatility, and overall readiness to hit big league pitching. The last thing the Reds need is a power bat that can't hit breaking pitches and will strike out 150-200 times in a full season.

I don't understand why anybody would be high on Francisco and have given up on Frazier.

[OGB]

Originally Posted by nux fan

stubbs add zero except for fanning the crowd with whiffs

Much like how you contribute nothing to the conversation here other than amusing me with your foolish remarks?