2 and a half good bats in the lineup and not much in the way of payroll to go get somebody.
Could be a long year.
2 and a half good bats in the lineup and not much in the way of payroll to go get somebody.
Could be a long year.
Just stay healthy. Last 2 times the reds have done that, we've won the division.
villain612 (12-25-2013)
I wouldn't pull the plug just yet. There are certainly some ifs....but if they stay mostly healthy they'll be competing for the division. Pittsburgh hasn't improved and Saint Louis will find it hard to replicate last years hitting with RISP. Nobody in the Central has made changes that scream "we're running away". I'm not extremely optimistic but I'm not calling for a trainwreck either.
99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...
Old school 1983 (12-23-2013),Reds&BuckeyeGuy (12-30-2013)
This just might be that offseason of little to nothing, unlike the last couple of years.
We may depend on a 2012 Ludwick, and a Cozart/Mesoraco/Frazier development hitting wise that we caught a glimpse of later in the year last year. While the pitching keeps us in the games most of the year while those 3 develop. I think Votto will come back with better stat line, Bruce about the same as well as BP.
I don't expect much out of Hamilton to be honest...and that could be the position of desperation in season, trying out guys at leadoff/CF, then finally trade Bailey for that position, maybe somebody also that will be a free agent at end of next year.
Maybe just maybe...we are less than inspired in the offseason, but actually excited from in house development in the lineup that leads to an actual playoff series win.
Yep it's over. The Reds should just trade Votto, Bailey, Cueto, Phillips, Latos, Bruce, Chapman, Marshall, Leake, and Hamilton. Then just forfeit the season and pocket the money.
When you have Latos, Cueto, Bailey, Leake, Cingrani and a good bullpen-- your going to be in contention.
Reds window is for 2 more years. After 2015, Cueto, Latos and Leake are all FA's, and Bailey may not be with the team anymore. The 2016 Reds could look alot different depending on what pitchers stay and who goes. $110mm payroll @ the moment, and they can't really afford $50mm + a year to have Bailey/Cueto all signed long term.
You know I thought Choo was that player this time last year when they got him. But then we had Ludwick go down and Cueto, Marshall, and Broxton. Health is the key for this window. They could be healthy and the Cards could have injury trouble. If the Reds stay healthy they'll contend for the division. Cueto, Latos, Bailey, Cingrani, Leake with Marshall, Hoover and Chapman in the pen will produce a lot of pitching victories. Weak offense or not teams will consider each series with the Reds a tough series.
I am unclear here, We have the best 1st basemen in the NL, the best 2nd Basemen in the NL, the best RF in the NL, One of the top 2-3 rotations in the NL, a quality defensive SS with a fair bat a nice young maturing 3rd basemen. We have the makings of a nice young productive Catcher and a LF looking at proving something. Our bullpen is solid. The ONLY question mark on this team is CF. How exactly is the window closing?
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