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    Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    This is great news if you're a Choo fan.
    http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/1...y-service.html
    Shin-Soo Choo will likely be exempt from military service since he helped South Korea beat Taiwan for gold at the Asian games yesterday, according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian (on Twitter).


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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Go get him Walt!

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    I don't think it would make any sense for the Indians to deal Shin-Soo Choo at this point in time. Although they were an absolute disaster this year, they may only be a year or two away from being a great team if things go reasonably well.
    C Carlos Santana
    1B Matt LaPorta
    2B Cord Phelps
    3B Lonnie Chisenhall
    SS Asdrubal Cabrera (or Josh Rodriguez?)
    LF Nick Weglarz
    CF Michael Brantley
    RF Shin-Soo Choo

    SP Fausto Carmona
    SP Alex White
    SP Mitch Talbot
    SP Carlos Carrasco
    SP Josh Tomlin
    CL Chris Perez

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    Reds fans everywhere rejoice upon hearing the news for reasons that are not immediately apparent.
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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Quote Originally Posted by camisadelgolf View Post
    I don't think it would make any sense for the Indians to deal Shin-Soo Choo at this point in time.
    Yes, I agree. The Indians might listen to offers, but it's going to take more than Malony to get it done.

    I question whether even Leake or Volquez would be enough. It would certainly cost us quite a bit to pry Choo loose.
    [Phil ] Castellini celebrated the team's farm system and noted the team had promising prospects who would one day be great Reds -- and then joke then they'd be ex-Reds, saying "of course we're going to lose them". #SellTheTeamBob

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Good to hear, I'm a fan of the guy.
    “I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Servo View Post
    Good to hear, I'm a fan of the guy.
    Me too. Very underrated player.

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Indians were due for a break.

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    Me too. Very underrated player.
    A very awesome guy also. I have a step mother who is Korean, so I know a little Korean, and was able to talk to the guy for a few minuets before the Sunday Game at GABP this year. A really funny, caring guy who gave the whole family autographs. glad to see him not have to worry about military service.
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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Good for him.

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Quote Originally Posted by camisadelgolf View Post
    I don't think it would make any sense for the Indians to deal Shin-Soo Choo at this point in time. Although they were an absolute disaster this year, they may only be a year or two away from being a great team if things go reasonably well.
    C Carlos Santana
    1B Matt LaPorta
    2B Cord Phelps
    3B Lonnie Chisenhall
    SS Asdrubal Cabrera (or Josh Rodriguez?)
    LF Nick Weglarz
    CF Michael Brantley
    RF Shin-Soo Choo

    SP Fausto Carmona
    SP Alex White
    SP Mitch Talbot
    SP Carlos Carrasco
    SP Josh Tomlin
    CL Chris Perez
    Hmmm, Grady Sizemore is conspicuously absent from that lineup. I think the Reds have some young pieces like, Juan Francisco (DH), Chris Heisey (versatile OF), Chris Valaika (IF), Mike Leake (or) Matt Maloney (SP), Jordan Smith (RP) (among others), who might be of interest to the Tribe to speed up that building process. I like Grady.

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Grady - Stubbs - Bruce

    Greatest OF defense of all-time?

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Quote Originally Posted by WMR View Post
    Grady - Stubbs - Bruce

    Greatest OF defense of all-time?
    Hang on to Heisey and you still have he (or maybe Frazier) and Gomes to go against tough lefties. Bring back Nix (or maybe Edmonds or even Dorn) and you can slide Sizemore over to CF for really tough righties. I like the thought of sending a core lineup of Votto, Bruce, Sizemore, Edmonds up against guys like Halladay, Wainwiright, Carpenter, etc.

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Is this still true?

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    Re: Choo Likely Exempt From Military Service

    Quote Originally Posted by Rojo View Post
    Is this still true?
    Yes, it was confirmed. http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index...eive_conf.html


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