Some surprises.johnfayman John Fay
#Reds added to the 40-man: IF Didi Gregorius, RHP Kyle Lotzkar, IF Donald Lutz, IF Henry Rodriguez, IF Neftali Soto and RHP Pedro Villarreal
Some surprises.johnfayman John Fay
#Reds added to the 40-man: IF Didi Gregorius, RHP Kyle Lotzkar, IF Donald Lutz, IF Henry Rodriguez, IF Neftali Soto and RHP Pedro Villarreal
Lutz to me is the biggest surprise.
He's got serious power and high upside.
That got Tony Blanco taken years ago by the Nats.
I didn't realize that Lutz was eligible for the Rule V.
What important guys have been exposed to Rule V, as of today? Anyone know?
I was surprised by Ravin. I think he could get taken. As a starter this year he was sitting 94-95 and he has a good breaking ball. Easily someone you could stash in the bullpen and hope to find some consistency. He is one of those guys who when he is on, can flat out dominate, but when he is off, gets shelled.
The flood of position players continues.
This was posted on the MLB Trade Rumors site, and when I clicked on Henry Rodriguez's name, I got this: http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...odrihe02.shtml
Surely, the Reds didn't add this guy.
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Including Cozart (and I'm not sure he needs to be included if he's on the 60-day DL) and not including Hernandez, Renteria, Cordero, and Willis that puts them at 40.
Does that mean Hernandez and Cordero will not be brought back?
Not necessarily. They can always drop someone to make room for someone. (Still some fringe guys on the roster, IMO -- Negron, Janish, Fisher, Horst, Jordan Smith.)Does that mean Hernandez and Cordero will not be brought back?
Everyone on the 60 day DL was put back on the 40 man roster at the season's end, so Cozart is included. This does put them at 40 (according to Sheldon). It doesn't mean they won't bring Hernandez or Cordero back, but if they do, they'll have to find roster space for them. The same is true of anyone coming as a free agent etc. There could be trades that will free up some slots. For example, I'd be very surprised to see Paul Janish still be with the club at the beginning of the season.
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Didi told me he wasn't eligible for the Rule V Draft this year. I still don't know how he was. He didn't sign until late 2007? Oh well. Surprised that Ravin was left off for sure and still kinda surprised that Webb wasn't added and Villarreal was.
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