Scott Heineman acquired from Texas Rangers

[PuffyPig]

calling him a .189 hitter is what he is

In about 130 AB’s in the majors. That’s not his complete story.


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[757690]

I guess Johnny Bench was once described as being a catcher who hit .163 , why oh why would the a reds trade Edwards to make room for him?

Now I understand that’s a bad example, but calling him a .189 hitter is equally disingenuous.

He’s a true CF who has hit in the minors. Yeah, maybe the Reds know more than you. But the acquisition cost was minimal.


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Is Heineman a true CF? He’s played all over the place, with more games in LF than CF.

[Ron Madden]

Over four Minor League seasons, Heineman was a .303/.378/.475 hitter with 48 homers and 222 RBIs.

https://www.mlb.com

[Roy Tucker]

Ok. Let’s see where he goes this season.

[camisadelgolf]

So wait ... the Reds traded Ronald Torreyes again? It's not a big deal. Maybe they end up "losing" this trade, but it's not like they gave up a future Hall of Famer.

[757690]

So wait ... the Reds traded Ronald Torreyes again? It's not a big deal. Maybe they end up "losing" this trade, but it's not like they gave up a future Hall of Famer.

I agree Acosta probably won’t be missed, but I think the problem people are having with this deal is that they think Heineman is someone they didn’t need to give up any talent in order to get.

[dfs]

So wait ... the Reds traded Ronald Torreyes again? It's not a big deal. Maybe they end up "losing" this trade, but it's not like they gave up a future Hall of Famer.

You know one of those low end minor league infielders the Reds gave up on turned into Justin Turner.

Most of the times guys like this become nothing, but every now and then they hit big. When you're a small franchise like the Reds and you give up a talented 20 year old that can hit and play the middle infield for a no-hit 28 year old whose calling card is that he can stand around in centerfield ...well, you start looking like a losing franchise.

Yes, he hit in the minors, but he was old for his league and we know what that means. Yes he can "play centerfield," but this last season he played it so well that Texas, the worst team in the American league, would rather play a 21 year old who hit 227 instead of trusting Heineman in center. This isn't a commodity that you give up anything of value for. This is somebody that you sign after teams break for spring training and he's looking for somewhere to play.

And to top things off, he's the 6th outfielder on this team? Why give up anything for that?

[Bill]

Yea, I'm fine with playing Heineman now they made the trade. He was productive in the minors though now older and has not broken through at major league level. Could be the next Geronimo Berroa or another AAAA. The Reds probably traded the next Willam Bergolla for him. Minor move, let's see what comes next.

[JFLegal]

we had one "season" where we acted like a real major league team. now we're back to the bargain basement reds.

rough times are coming for this franchise. again. too many absurd contracts (votto, moose, castellanos, shogo) and zero money to spend. such a shame because the NL central is there for the taking. instead, we'll be a solid 4th place; ahead of the pirates, but below the other three clubs.

at least we're not losing our team's nickname though. eat it, cleveland.

[GAC]

Yep. And if there were no air resistance (that is, if a ball didn't have to make its way through the air on its way out of the park), he would have hit even MORE home runs.

https://www.exploratorium.edu/baseba...c-slugger.html

And IF a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his ass every time he hopped! LOL

[RedTeamGo!]

we had one "season" where we acted like a real major league team. now we're back to the bargain basement reds.

rough times are coming for this franchise. again. too many absurd contracts (votto, moose, castellanos, shogo) and zero money to spend. such a shame because the NL central is there for the taking. instead, we'll be a solid 4th place; ahead of the pirates, but below the other three clubs.

This is sarcasm, right? You couldn’t possibly actually be freaking out over over a minor league depth move, right?