Reds need someone to stand on the mound and throw the ball, he can probably teach the youngsters something and it would be fitting to let him either finish his career as a Red or have one final trip to the GABP.
Reds need someone to stand on the mound and throw the ball, he can probably teach the youngsters something and it would be fitting to let him either finish his career as a Red or have one final trip to the GABP.
Openers are for losers
KeefeCato (08-30-2024),mth123 (08-30-2024),Redsfan6272 (08-30-2024),RedsManRick (08-30-2024),Revering4Blue (08-30-2024),Tom Servo (08-31-2024)
No, the Reds don't deserve for Cueto to bring them ticket sales. Hopefully hard reset coming.
I mentioned same thing in the game thread. He isn't good anymore but who cares? Neither will the 30 something career minor leaguer they call up to make those 4-5 starts in September.
Almost assuredly Cueto's last season. Let him finish it as a Red.
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Cueto isn't good and hasn't been for a few years now. He wouldn't draw a single fan to GABP
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
RiverRat13 (08-30-2024),Tom Servo (08-31-2024)
I'm sure Phil could get the Cueto bobble heads fired up in time to move some tickets
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BEETTLEBUG (08-31-2024)
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
RiverRat13 (09-02-2024)
BEETTLEBUG (08-31-2024)
I think bringing Cueto back to finish his career here is a good PR move. Won't help the team, but it's something to do, I guess.
He's not any worse than Leibrandt or Kelly or the other guys they have to use. The only issue is waiving him soon thereafter.
He'd have to be here for the rest of the season, or they'd risk bad PR.
BEETTLEBUG (08-31-2024),Old school 1983 (09-04-2024)
Letting him play out the season is probably easier than recalling and DFA’ing guys every single day. If he’s healthy that at least gives one more known starter in the rotation and only 1 scheduled Uninown/bullpen day. Tge current merry-go-roundv(like last years) is a bit ridiculous IMO. Five starters (who should be capable of throwing more than 80 pitches) should not be this hard to find, but that’s another rant for another time
Old school 1983 (09-04-2024),Revering4Blue (08-31-2024)
BEETTLEBUG (08-31-2024),RiverRat13 (09-02-2024),UKFlounder (08-31-2024)
I'd love to see Cueto go out as a red and they certainly could use him right now even in his diminished state. Do we know that he wants to retire? How do we know he's not going to try to play next season??
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BEETTLEBUG (08-31-2024),Revering4Blue (08-31-2024),UKFlounder (08-31-2024)
UKFlounder (08-31-2024)
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