The Outfield

[RedTeamGo!]

He's still way over average in the PCL with a 142 wRC+

Yeah, I am not saying Addell is terrible and that I would not want to acquire him, but no way am I trading Stewart and Acuna for him

[WrongVerb]

Yes that one. The one hitting .292 .392 .669 1.061 with 13 HR's. He's always hit except at MLB and, he's quite a bit better than Benson. Can he continue a superlative MiLB track record into the next level? I'm not sure the Angels think he can or he'd be up by now. So maybe low ball them. He's exactly the type of player, like Benson, the Reds should be in on.

A Fraley/Fairchild strict platoon is uninspiring. It's like a .750 OPS guy. It has a more than decent OBP, but lacks pop. It's... fine, I guess, but it can be improved.

OK, so you want to acquire a hitter who's main weakness is the same thing for which people are critical of EDLC? I mean, I get the allure, and there would be worse pickups. Just not sure I want the Reds cashing prospects for that just yet. Senzel for Adell might make more sense.

[TRF]

OK, so you want to acquire a hitter who's main weakness is the same thing for which people are critical of EDLC? I mean, I get the allure, and there would be worse pickups. Just not sure I want the Reds cashing prospects for that just yet. Senzel for Adell might make more sense.

I'm not critical of him for it. It's a part of who he is, and his positives outweigh the negatives. Especially since the negatives are not physical traits. He can unlearn them, so to speak. Will he? Who knows. But I want to see EDLC in a Reds uni, and if they called him up tomorrow, I'd probably be ok with it.

As to Adell and his current numbers...

Year	Age	AgeDif	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2017	18		Rk	49	222	203	43	66	11	8	5	30	8	2	14	49	.325	.376	.532	.908
2017	18	-1.8	Rk	31	132	118	18	34	6	6	4	21	5	0	10	32	.288	.351	.542	.894
2017	18	-2.8	Rk	18	90	85	25	32	5	2	1	9	3	2	4	17	.377	.411	.518	.929
2018	19		A+-A-AA	99	440	396	83	115	32	4	20	77	15	3	32	111	.290	.355	.543	.897
2018	19	-5.0	AA	17	71	63	14	15	6	0	2	6	2	0	6	22	.238	.324	.429	.753
2018	19	-3.3	A+	57	261	238	46	69	19	3	12	42	9	2	15	63	.290	.345	.546	.891
2018	19	-2.4	A	25	108	95	23	31	7	1	6	29	4	1	11	26	.326	.398	.611	1.009
2019	20		AA-AAA-A+	76	340	305	54	88	27	0	10	36	7	0	30	94	.289	.359	.475	.834
2019	20	-6.3	AAA	27	131	121	22	32	11	0	0	8	1	0	10	43	.265	.321	.355	.676
2019	20	-3.7	AA	43	182	159	28	49	15	0	8	23	6	0	19	41	.308	.390	.554	.944
2019	20	-2.5	A+	6	27	25	4	7	1	0	2	5	0	0	1	10	.280	.333	.560	.893
2019	20	-2.1	Fal	24	111	99	15	27	8	0	3	9	3	0	11	29	.273	.351	.444	.796
2021	22	-4.7	AAA	73	339	311	57	90	17	4	23	69	8	2	22	99	.289	.342	.592	.934
2022	23	-3.7	AAA	40	180	155	35	37	15	0	13	33	3	2	20	56	.239	.333	.587	.920
2023	24	-2.7	AAA	34	153	130	27	38	10	0	13	28	0	0	19	50	.292	.392	.669	1.061

He has not hit at the MLB level. He's destroyed MiLB at every level. He got the Barrero treatment in 2020, a too soon promotion. If the Angels have soured on him, the Reds should be making calls inquiring on the price. Friedl flanked by Adell and Benson could be very interesting. Yeah, I know it is not going to happen fully, but I actually do expect Benson back by the end of the month.

[mth123]

I'd take a flyer on Adell. If I could get him for say Brandon Williiamson or Levi Stoudt, sign me up. Not trading Stewart and Acuna for him.

[Benihana]

I'd be all about taking a flyer on Adell.

I might even give Stewart OR Acuna for him, but not both.

[j.u.FAIRFIIELD]

I think if you can glean this sort of player without spending a lot of prospect currency, it's worth bringing him in. At worst, he gives your Triple-A team some thump. I would gamble that the Braves would bring Adell in, park him in right field and win the NL-E by 8 games because the other two guys they pilfered at the deadline put up major numbers alongside him. Must be the beer they drink in Georgia.

Either way, these are players who are looking for a chance to play in the bigs and if they learned what they did wrong the first time, maybe they figured it out. Could be, you get a Dietrich or Scooter who overplays his baseball card and gets you 5 wins before Memorial Day.

[TRF]

Forget the cost in terms of prospects. That's a minutia argument. One person's price is an overpay to another. My point is LAA has seemingly soured on him. The Reds should be in the market to acquire him.

[TRF]

Ok so... EDLC has performed waaaaaay better than I expected. Benson returned almost exactly when I said he would, and Bell has been sneaking him in against LHP on occasion.

But Trout is out, so getting Adell is off the table. I was not expecting Steer to be the semi-regular LF, but he's been better defensively than I would have thought, learning on the job. And thus far has no significant L/R splits. Neither does Friedl.

I think the OF is settled for 2023. 5 guys getting PT. So it may be that the Reds are not really targeting any minor league talent now.

Which is weird. Certainly unfamiliar.