Very simple poll.
Yes or no, should the Reds sign Willy Tavaras?
You can assume anything you'd like about his contract. Should he be a Red in 2009?
Very simple poll.
Yes or no, should the Reds sign Willy Tavaras?
You can assume anything you'd like about his contract. Should he be a Red in 2009?
An emphatic NO. He doesn't get on base enough and Dusty won't be able to resist his speed at the top of the order.
good thread for tags
Willy Taveras. Sorry to be the spelling nazi around here.
RedEye
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
I think the Taveras controversy is starting to get a little played out.
Hell no.
He's a bad baseball player, we have enough of those.
Go Gators!
I'll admit to the YES. Deion Sanders was the last speedster I remember running the bases. I feel it could produce more runs for the ballclub and I think he could cover a lot of ground in CF. Walt has been rumored to have almost traded for him and was also mentioned to be one of the first to contact him once the Rockies non-tendered him (per Fay). If he can revert back to his 07 OBPs I am sold. I remember him covering all that ground in Houston with that huge CF.. I think he could be an average defender and that is exceptable.
Still somewhat amazed that strong opposition to a player who can't get on base, in a game built around getting on base, isn't universally embraced.
TroublemakerOriginally Posted by RedLegSuperStar
So you voted "yes"?
I know I know.. but all this talk about him not being a good fit and this almost hatred for the guy makes me sympathize for him. I think this team needs to score more runs then runs against to be successful and they need someone who can motor around the bases. It would help for Willy to be able to get on base I understand but I think you see where I am going with this..Troublemaker
Definitely.
The loyal opposition made me realize that while he creates a lot of outs, he makes it up in volume.
I don't think Taveras is any worse than Hopper as far as a last roster space goes, but you just can't risk putting him on the team. He's not great defensively and Dusty would put him and his low OBP at the top of the lineup. The negatives far, far outweigh the positives.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
I actually don't, but ok.
My computer is lucky I wasn't drinking milk when I read this.
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