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07-23-2009, 11:47 AM
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Re: If you were GM what would you do in the next 10 days??
Sign Joey Votto to a long term contract
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07-23-2009, 01:03 PM
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Re: If you were GM what would you do in the next 10 days??
I see the single biggest impediment to the Reds being a good team is the SS position. In the NL you have the pitcher sucking the offensive life out of the 9 hole and most catchers are non-hitters so if you have a non-hitting SS too, you stink 7-9.
The problem I see is there are no SS options available. 2010 FA SS stink, we have no immediately available in house options and I don't see any guys available through trade except for possibly Escobar. So my solution is move Phillips to SS for the rest of this year. I know this has been discussed ad-nauseum but I cannot be convinced that a guy with elite range and a gold glove at 2B cannot be an average to above average SS. I mean he has to be better than Hairston. I think there are a lot more options as 2B to be had than there are SS. So if you move Phillips to SS, sign a middle range guy like DeRosa in the off season to play 2B and maybe take a chance at a guy like Nady on the cheap coming off an injury next year you might have a lineup that looks like this. CF Dickerson 2B Loretta 1B Votto LF Nady RF Bruce SS Phillips 3B Encarnacion C Hannigan Its a lineup that I think can score runs and should be within the Reds budget to accomplish. |
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07-24-2009, 12:30 PM
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Location: Cambridge, Ohio
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Re: If you were GM what would you do in the next 10 days??
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07-24-2009, 12:34 PM
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Re: If you were GM what would you do in the next 10 days??
Trade everyone making over 10 million.
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