Bud Selig: "I'm the worst commissioner ever"
Rob Manfred: "Hold my beer"
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Caveat Emperor (06-22-2019)
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OGB (06-21-2019)
That's a fine strategy as well, but there is nothing crazy about the idea that adding bullpen could be the way to go.
1990 Dibble/Myers/Charleton combined for 10.7 bWar. The top 3 guys this year (Iglesias/Garrett/Lorenzen) are on pace for 7.1. Impact relievers are usually less expensive to rent than impact SPs or bats. If you are planning on making the playoffs, I've seen worse ideas that trying to put together a sick bullpen.
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I would do Trammell, India and Santillan for Lindor, and I am still very high on Trammell.
Also, isn't there at least some irony in MLBTR posting an article about Clint Frazier being available (albeit not for just a rental) and the Reds wanting to acquire a controllable young hitter? There's gotta be a deal in there somewhere, especially if the Reds regress in the month of July.
Totally not happening, but would you do Votto for Frazier at this point? Would the Yankees ever consider that?
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I agree, they should be looking towards next year, but since it said "controllable hitter", I am fine with that.
Also, would love to have Lindor as a long term Red, but my guess is that he's determined to test FA. The Indians have been trying for years to extend Lindor, and he's always turned them down. That means the Reds probably couldn't extend him either.
After this season, they have Iglesis, Lorenzen, Robert S, and Garrett which is not too bad of a foundation.
If the Reds really wanted to build for the future, they would dangle Garrett. Potentially a huge return for him if a contender gets desperate for an impact LH reliever.. This is what "sell high" is all about.
bottom_feeder (06-23-2019)
Trading Votto, with a full no trade, is a non-starter. Plus the Yankees just got EE from the M's.
If the Reds really are looking for a bat, they either need to go the superstar bat route in a Lindor, or be sellers and get a top prospect from a division leader.
There are three teams ahead of the Reds not 10. No one should pay attention to WC standings in June. Another good week and the Reds can pass the Cardinals.
I'm of the mind that Puig's replcement for next year is in the system right now. Aquino is certainly turning heads. Van Meter could be a fit with regular playing time. Schebler in a platoon might be an option.
If the Reds settle on a Roark/Desclafani plus Puig deal to get a hitter simply to replace Puig right now, IMO is short-sighted and will backfire.
Also Clint Frazier is an abysmal defender. I'd be hacked if he's the target.
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Senzel is that starting point for Linder. The Indians will not begin negotiations until he’s in the deal.
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I’m a big fan of Garrett, but would move him for a big package at the deadline in a heartbeat. Once he was moved to the pen, his long term value to the team plummeted.
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bottom_feeder (06-23-2019)
Last edited by OGB; 06-21-2019 at 07:37 PM.
(Referring to Jack Hannahan signing with a Korean team)
Since there are no teams on the moon, I guess South Korea's far enough from Cincinnati to satisfy me.
-RichRed
bottom_feeder (06-23-2019),Old school 1983 (06-22-2019)
I would actually like to pull off a monster deal with Seattle right now regarding this topic:
Reds trade: Jesse Winker, Tony Santillan, Tucker Barnhart and Jimmy Herget
Mariners trade: Domingo Santana and Omar Naevarez
bottom_feeder (06-23-2019)
The television crews left and about 10 reporters remained in the room. That's when Price took his turn doing the talking.
What followed was a five-minute, 34-second expletive-filled tirade. The final tally was 77 uses of the "F" word or a variant and 11 uses of a vulgar term for feces (two bovine, one equine).
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
I would like an uncontrollable hitter.
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