Coutlangus DFA - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

Danny Serafini · 03-31-2008, 10:31 AM

Per team press notes. Did not see that one coming. One other spot on the 40 man will not be cleared until after 1pm, which is interesting.

*BaseClogger* · 03-31-2008, 10:31 AM

:thumbdown

princeton · 03-31-2008, 10:38 AM

Beware of dropping lefties!

hopefully this means that they're thrilled with Danny Herrerra and Pedro Viola

Team Clark · 03-31-2008, 10:48 AM

Wow... that really isn't necessary. Dropping the count? Hmmmm...

lollipopcurve · 03-31-2008, 10:51 AM

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Beware of dropping lefties!

hopefully this means that they're thrilled with Danny Herrerra and Pedro Viola

The roster is raining lefties. Stanton, now Coulangus......

reds44 · 03-31-2008, 10:52 AM

Not sure I agree with this one, but okay.

dfs · 03-31-2008, 10:54 AM

damn, that's silly.

NC Reds · 03-31-2008, 10:57 AM

This is a horrible move. There is fodder on the 40 man roster but Cout was not it.

Yuck. :thumbdown

Stormy · 03-31-2008, 11:06 AM

Hopefully he'll be back, as this move otherwise makes no sense. A relatively young lefty, who is hard to hit, is tough on LHH, can miss some bats, who isn't all that easy to take deep, and whose primary issue is control related (not unusual for a LHP with only 40+ career IP under his belt). Not the guy you DFA on this roster.

princeton · 03-31-2008, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormy

Hopefully he'll be back, as this move otherwise makes no sense.

I figure that a Coutlangus trade has already been worked out, but the other team has to free up a 40 man spot for him, which'll be done within a day or two.

RedlegJake · 03-31-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by princeton

I figure that a Coutlangus trade has already been worked out, but the other team has to free up a 40 man spot for him, which'll be done within a day or two.

That makes eminent sense and I hope you're right.

klw · 03-31-2008, 11:15 AM

Well if there is ever a time of year to try to sneak a guy like Coutlangus off of the 40 man it is probably now when teams are lagrely looking to shed players or to pick up a more estbalished player. Not the time of year to pick up a guy on whom there likely is limited scouting information.

Stormy · 03-31-2008, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by princeton

I figure that a Coutlangus trade has already been worked out, but the other team has to free up a 40 man spot for him, which'll be done within a day or two.

I hope you're right, and that this is part of a larger transaction.

puca · 03-31-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormy

I hope you're right, and that this is part of a larger transaction.

So do I. And I hope it is a decently significant transaction. Otherwise they are throwing away Coutlangus to keep Mercker. That would be pointless. Coutlangus may not be ready to help the Reds right now, but I'm guessing neither is Mercker. The difference is the potential to help in the future.

REDREAD · 03-31-2008, 11:34 AM

I got the feeling last year that Cout was on his way out. They just seemed to give up on him.

Hopefully, he is traded. I actually really doubt they are trying to sneak him past waivers for the purpose of trying to keep him. He will be claimed. IMO, there's no doubt that will happen.

03-31-2008, 10:31 AM	#1
Danny Serafini 15 game winner Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sultanes de Monterrey Posts: 4,172	Coutlangus DFA Per team press notes. Did not see that one coming. One other spot on the 40 man will not be cleared until after 1pm, which is interesting.

03-31-2008, 10:31 AM	#2
BaseClogger WOOOOO!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 6,079	Re: Coutlangus DFA :thumbdown __________________ "On-base percentage is great if you can score runs and do something with that on-base percentage," Baker said. "Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me."

03-31-2008, 10:38 AM	#3
princeton Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: princeton, nj Posts: 9,482	Re: Coutlangus DFA Beware of dropping lefties! hopefully this means that they're thrilled with Danny Herrerra and Pedro Viola

03-31-2008, 10:54 AM	#7
dfs Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,422	Re: Coutlangus DFA damn, that's silly. __________________ "Even a bad day at the ballpark beats the snot out of most other good days. I'll take my scorecard and pencil and beer and hot dog and rage at the dips and cheer at the highs, but I'm not ever going to stop loving this game and this team and nobody will ever take that away from me." Roy Tucker October 2010

03-31-2008, 10:57 AM	#8
NC Reds Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,391	Re: Coutlangus DFA This is a horrible move. There is fodder on the 40 man roster but Cout was not it. Yuck. :thumbdown

03-31-2008, 11:06 AM	#9
Stormy Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 6,987	Re: Coutlangus DFA Hopefully he'll be back, as this move otherwise makes no sense. A relatively young lefty, who is hard to hit, is tough on LHH, can miss some bats, who isn't all that easy to take deep, and whose primary issue is control related (not unusual for a LHP with only 40+ career IP under his belt). Not the guy you DFA on this roster.

03-31-2008, 11:15 AM	#12
klw Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New England Posts: 4,323	Re: Coutlangus DFA Well if there is ever a time of year to try to sneak a guy like Coutlangus off of the 40 man it is probably now when teams are lagrely looking to shed players or to pick up a more estbalished player. Not the time of year to pick up a guy on whom there likely is limited scouting information.

03-31-2008, 11:34 AM	#15
REDREAD Where's my chair? Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 19,807	Re: Coutlangus DFA I got the feeling last year that Cout was on his way out. They just seemed to give up on him. Hopefully, he is traded. I actually really doubt they are trying to sneak him past waivers for the purpose of trying to keep him. He will be claimed. IMO, there's no doubt that will happen. __________________ Thank you Walt and Bob for going for it in 2012 AND 2013! Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!

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