Scott Rolen to disabled list (strained left shoulder), Reds recall IF Chris Valaika

[Homer Bailey]

Originally Posted by Dan

OK, bear with me here, but is there any reason why Phillips can't be tried out at 3rd base? Renteria would slide into 2nd. Cairo and Valaika would back up.

Actually, BP to 3rd is my idea for a medium-term solution at the position (with a contract extension), and this would be a great way of him getting his toes wet there.

The major leagues is no place to learn a new position. No reason to move a gold glover at all.

[OesterPoster]

I think I'd rather see Costanzo come up from AA and play 3rd than Frazier at this point. He's a lefty and absolutely mashes RHP. Let him start against RHP and let Cairo start against LHP.

[edabbs44]

Originally Posted by OesterPoster

I think I'd rather see Costanzo come up from AA and play 3rd than Frazier at this point. He's a lefty and absolutely mashes RHP. Let him start against RHP and let Cairo start against LHP.

I think the Reds can do better than Costanzo.

[Degenerate39]

Originally Posted by edabbs44

I think the Reds can do better than Costanzo.

Maybe Castanza?

[Ron Madden]

From Lance McAlister's blog.


Scott Rolen is on the DL until at least May 6th.
By that time the Reds will have played 193 games since the start of the 2010 season. Rolen's stats for that period are as follows:
First 84 games: 75 GP .297 avg with 17 HR's and 57 RBI's and .572 slugging pct.
Next 109 games: 75 GP .252 avg with 5 HR's and 38 RBI's and .401 slugging pct.

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