Just please stay away from trading the future for one year of Story/Lindor.
That's how we get another Downs/Gray situation.
Just please stay away from trading the future for one year of Story/Lindor.
That's how we get another Downs/Gray situation.
JaxRed (11-30-2020)
Didi needs to be the answer.
Rojo Rijo (12-02-2020)
Yes, with the shortcomings of the rebuild, Reds now have stocked up on more established, mature veterans. And the team is better.
But at this point, they need to get younger, more athletic, better defensively.
I’d hate to trade away any of the team’s top 6 - 8 prospects this off-season. The system maybe isn’t great, but I like the names in that top group, several of whom are on the cusp of the big leagues.
Simmons appears to have a structural issue in that he keeps hurting his ankles - if we knew he could play 150 games a year, Id be all for him. However he hasn't been able stay healthy..
If I'm GM, I sign Didi.
Rojo Rijo (12-02-2020)
I expect a big jump in the reputation of the farm when minor league play returns. Lodolo, Greene, and Hendrick are all already highly thought of and they've barely played. Stephenson's brief but productive stint in the big leagues should raise his profile, it's not like there are a lot of big catching prospects to compete with. India and Hinds are apparently impressing to bring up the back-end of the top ten. If we grab a short stop I'd think that Garcia's production in the minors would improve based on his new experience. And I wouldn't be surprised to see some pitcher blow up in the new development system.
We're due a year where the system overproduces.
Kc61 (11-30-2020)
trading 2 of their top prospects for a 1-year rental of lindor would be very on-brand for the reds. (not good by any means, but certainly on-brand.)
do you guys remember the time when the reds traded josiah gray and jeter downs for 1-year rentals of puig and alex "glass joe" wood? good times.
and speaking of didi, there was that one time the reds traded didi for a 1-year rental of choo. fantastic work there.
do you know what good small-market organizations like the rays and indians never do? trade top prospects for 1-year rentals of veteran players. and i mean they NEVER do it. reds make a habit out of doing it.
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podgejeff_ (11-30-2020)
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Revering4Blue (11-30-2020),Rojo Rijo (12-02-2020)
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I should have explained...
I expect it to be Simmons who signs with the Reds because I don't see them giving up a lot of talent to get Lindor or Story, and I don't see them giving up the 3-4 year deal it would take to get Didi or Semien.
That said, in my mind I'd love to see the Reds trade for Bogaerts. They get at least 2 years control (opt-out after 2022), and might not have to give up Garcia.
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)
M2 (11-30-2020)
Lindor is a special player and would be the answer if it was for more than one year. Small market teams have unique circumstances. Signing Didi makes the most sense ... doesn't cost anything other than $.
REDREAD (12-01-2020)
At the time of that trade, Reds needed veterans, they wanted to improve, the kids they traded weren’t their very top. And they wanted better use of Bailey’s salary slot.
Now is a different time. The team has many veterans of a type. Power hitting, corner type players. Late twenties or thirties in age.
For now, in my view, the focus should be on retaining good prospects as much as possible. It provides player balance and is also a financially sound way for the Reds to proceed with a higher payroll.
Revering4Blue (11-30-2020)
I know it’s unlikely as hell but man it would be sweet if the Reds could pull a Cardinals for once and swing a deal for Story and then extend him before he even hits the field.
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