“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Edd Roush (09-20-2020),Revering4Blue (09-20-2020)
he would have performed better if given consistent playing time it was worth the gamble given the offensive ineptitude
Personally, I think the whole "sent down to work on things" business is just a story. The Reds kept lesser players based on secondary criteria, like experience at a certain position, what hand they hit with, whether they can steal bases and whether or not they had options. Keep your best guys and find a way to get them on the field.
The Reds have outsmarted themselves frequently this year. I think how they've handled Aquino is one of those times.
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the comment by red team go is beyond asinitity
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he is almost as prolific as three of these "players added"together
"Today was the byproduct of us thinking we can come back from anything." - Joey Votto after blowing a 10-1 lead and holding on for the 12-11 win on 8/25/2010.
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We can't compare VanMeter to Aquino.
VanMeter was here to be a back up infielder, the reason he got playing time was because Moose missed so many games early in the year. Aquino wasn't going to play infield.
Jankowski had just 15 ABs. Ervin had 35 ABs but he was the LHH off the bench.
It was Davidson who was in the role Aquino has now.
Davidson had 43 ABs, Aquino has had 35 if ya wanna throw a fit over Davidsons 43 ABs a difference of 8 ABs knock yourself out.
I Like Aquino
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davidson should have had zero
Realized today that is you crossed Foster and Davis’ plate approach and swing.....you end up with Aquino.
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Going back to the off-season, Reds didn’t see a major role for Aquino. With Senzel and Winker already set for starting time, they signed Castellanos and Akiyama. If they viewed Aquino as a serious candidate for major playing time, they would have saved some money.
Reds probably did use secondary criteria in filling out the roster. But in terms of the primary outfield spots, they clearly didn’t think Aquino was ready. They wanted to work with him more and eventually moved him into Ervin’s platoon role.
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