Geno to short?

[Kc61]

he won't be ready (and i'm probably as big of a garcia defender as there is on this board) but if he's halfway decent with the stick at louisville for a few weeks, i bet the reds' plan is to bring up garcia and have him make most of the starts at shortstop. at the very least, he will provide good defense. and who knows, maybe his stick will come around this year at the MLB level. i'm convinced it eventually will. he's got some pop in that bat. good bat speed as well. too long of a swing but hopefully he can make that more compact.

barry larkin doesn't go around saying "this guy is eventually going to be a monster" about just anyone. i can't remember him speaking in such glowing terms about a reds' prospect. i tend to think garcia will be at the very least a good starting MLB shortstop. my only question is when.

so, if this is truly the plan, the platoon of farmer/strange-gordon (or holder) would probably be a very temporary solution.

I suspect you’re right as to the Reds plan. It’s not a wise plan if you ask me. if Garcia only gets a few weeks in the minors, they shouldn’t bother, just start him in the bigs.

Guy never played AA or AAA, give the pitchers a chance to adjust to him, for Garcia to adjust back. Either do the seasoning right, or don’t do it at all.

But I suspect the Reds will be champing at the bit to bring up Garcia, and will do so after the first sign of some offensive prowess.