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Bearcat_NTS said:
Agreed. Latos, Cueto, Bailey, Leake and Chapman is a very good rotation. With a pitching guy as manager, I hope to see it!
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I agree, and then you would still have Cingrani if/when so done gets hurt. Can't keep wasting Chappy in the bullpen. He has the same exact success rate as Cordero in save situations, any solid reliever could do just as well. If they think he isn't ready to be a starter, trade him for bats or someone else who could start.
 
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Bearcat_NTS said:
I would love for an outfield of Hamilton, Choo and Bruce. I agree that ideally you bat Hamilton lead off, Choo second and keep Votto third. If they aren't going to resign Choo or not have Billy on the opening day roster than batting Votto second is ideal. You get your best hitter about 20 more at-bats and with Choo at lead off, more chances to hit with a man on and no outs.
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I personally hope that the Reds don't plan on Hamilton being a starter next year. They need three starters with Hamilton being the fourth outfielder. In that scenario if Hamilton comes in and shows he deserves to start then great, but if he can't hit major league pitching and get on base (which is a good possibility) then we don't have to throw in Heisey or Robinson to start everyday. Ideally they re-sign Choo, but I don't think that will happen. If not they need to go out and get a lead-off guy, even if it's a Juan Pierre or someone. I love what Hamilton did last year, but two good starts does not show me that he can come in and play effectively for 162 games against big-time pitching. And if the Reds bank on that and fail then they are sunk. To be clear, I think Hamilton needs to be on the roster and needs to be given a chance to win a starting role, I just don't think the Reds would be wise to assume he can start without having three other everyday outfielders.

As far as Votto batting second, I just don't like it. Who would you bat third in that scenario? I assume Phillips based on the current roster. The best part of Votto at third is it gets your clean-up guy better pitches to hit. I don't necessarily agree what has always been done in baseball needs to continue to be done just because, but in this case batting your best hitter third and your best power hitter fourth is tried and true. I think Votto has enough power to warrant staying third behind two on-base guys that don't necessarily have power. Now again, this assumes we have two on-base guys ahead of him. Phillips has been an effective guy in the two-slot in the past and batting there keeps his mind focused on getting on base in front of Votto and not trying to hit home-runs.
 
I don't like the idea of starting Chapman. I'll trust the guys that know arms and what they can do but I don't see him holding up throwing 7 or 8 innings over the course of a season. He definitely needs more pitches because batters are already timing his fastball, especially as it loses velocity and throwing to the same guys three or four times a game I just don't see him getting outs. Honestly, he'll need some time to adjust to being a starter and I don't want that time to be every fifth day during a season where we have a chance to win. Plus some people undervalue the difficulty of closing and the importance of having a guy that has the mental toughness to close. So many good relievers get thrown into the closing role and become utterly worthless. Closing takes a completely different mental approach than being a middle reliever or even a set-up man. And people also are naive in assuming that closers don't ever blow saves. There have only been a handful of times in history that closers finish a year with only a few blown saves or less. Blowing saves comes with the territory, unfortunately. It sucks when it happens, but hopefully your team can win more games in the ninth than it loses. Chapman has been a great closer and I see no need to change that. He is cheaper than going out and getting a closer on the open market and we have five guys signed that have already shown they deserve to be in the rotation. And honestly I would try to sign Arroyo if the money is right. I like having Cingrani as a sixth starter that can come in for an injury and the rotation doesn't skip a beat.
 
If we have any baseball fans posting. Weekends at GABP are a great time. The Banks is a party and the Reds are heating up. If you haven't been there your missing out. Got a room downtown and tickets to the Toronto series and had a great time. The atmosphere is incredible. Other then blowing a 8run lead Friday every thing was perfect.
 
WAITE HOYT 2 said:
If we have any baseball fans posting. Weekends at GABP are a great time. The Banks is a party and the Reds are heating up. If you haven't been there your missing out. Got a room downtown and tickets to the Toronto series and had a great time. The atmosphere is incredible. Other then blowing a 8run lead Friday every thing was perfect.
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Reds have been playing well as of late. Things are starting to click. It might be a little too late to make a playoff push but stranger things have happened and we are only now at the halfway point of the season.

I'm interested to see what the future holds for our pitching staff. They just signed that Cuban kid to a 7-year major league deal and expect him to possibly be in the rotation in a year or two. I hate to say it because I like Bailey but I wish they hadn't signed him for so much money. I would have rather kept Cueto and Latos and with Votto and Bailey's contracts it might be hard to keep one of those and definitely both. Bailey is a solid pitcher but his numbers leave a lot to be desired for a guy making $120 million. His two no-hitters inflated his value in my opinion. If there are any trade possibilities for him I would take it. The Dodgers would be a perfect fit for him being a pitcher's park and they have more money than they know what to do with. The also have a plethora of outfielders, although the ones they would want to move probably all make too much money. I know the Yankess expressed interest as well I believe.
 
Tony Gwynn

For those baseball fans out there, I grew up a big baseball fan and coming up in the mid to late 80's and the 90's I was a huge Tony Gwynn fan. My wife and I had a trip planned to San Diego two weeks ago and had tickets to a Padres game. I was upset to hear the day we arrived in town that he had passed that morning. Fortunate timing on our part, I was able to be at the first home game back after his death and I must say the way the Padres and the city handled it was very classy. There was a giant #19 banner flying from a ship in the bay and the fans all brought flowers and memorabilia and turned his statue at the ballpark into a shrine/memorial. The pregrame videos and ceremonies were nicely done. Tony Gwynn was the epitome of class and what baseball should be about. He was beloved by the city of San Diego and deservedly so. Being able to be a part of the celebration of his life and baseball career that night was something I will always cherish. To top it off I got to see Felix Hernandez pitch and since we had front row outfield seats I was five feet away from him during his warmups before the game.
 
I'm a Mariners fan, to see them in contention with the second or third best run differential is amazing. The AL West is tough though!!!
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
I'm a Mariners fan, to see them in contention with the second or third best run differential is amazing. The AL West is tough though!!!
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They got some good young arms. I just picked up Paxton in one of my leagues while he's on the DL. Taking a chance that he turns out to be worthy of keeping.

Getting to see Hernandez pitch was cool just because he's thrown a perfect game. He was mowing through the Padres line-up but settled for a no-decision in a 2-1 loss. When I go to other ballparks and the Reds aren't playing I just hope to see a good pitching match-up. Andrew Cashner opposed him that night and he seems like a good young pitcher. A friend and I made an overnight trip up to Cleveland several years ago just for something to do and lucked out and saw CC Sabathia facing the Royals and Zack Greinke. Both teams were just miserable so seeing two of the games greatest young pitchers at the time made it worthwhile.
 
david aka the TYZ said:
They got some good young arms. I just picked up Paxton in one of my leagues while he's on the DL. Taking a chance that he turns out to be worthy of keeping.

Getting to see Hernandez pitch was cool just because he's thrown a perfect game. He was mowing through the Padres line-up but settled for a no-decision in a 2-1 loss. When I go to other ballparks and the Reds aren't playing I just hope to see a good pitching match-up. Andrew Cashner opposed him that night and he seems like a good young pitcher. A friend and I made an overnight trip up to Cleveland several years ago just for something to do and lucked out and saw CC Sabathia facing the Royals and Zack Greinke. Both teams were just miserable so seeing two of the games greatest young pitchers at the time made it worthwhile.
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They've got a bunch of really high draft picks as position players but only Kyle Seagers has played well (.274, 12 HR, 55 RBI). I do agree that when Paxton and Walker come back they have a chance to remain in contention. Right now the #5 spot in the rotation has been a disaster.
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
They've got a bunch of really high draft picks as position players but only Kyle Seagers has played well (.274, 12 HR, 55 RBI). I do agree that when Paxton and Walker come back they have a chance to remain in contention. Right now the #5 spot in the rotation has been a disaster.
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I thought Paxton was gonna be the biggest steal in my 12 team AL only Roto Auction league. He was off to a good start too. But fortunately for me in my mixed league, I traded for Mesoraco, Hamilton and Bruce within the last few weeks.

But for the Mariners, I think theyll be around all year and make the playoffs. Zunino has been ok hasn't he? I know his K/BB is jacked but he has pretty good power #s.
 
jacobkdoyle said:
I thought Paxton was gonna be the biggest steal in my 12 team AL only Roto Auction league. He was off to a good start too. But fortunately for me in my mixed league, I traded for Mesoraco, Hamilton and Bruce within the last few weeks.

But for the Mariners, I think theyll be around all year and make the playoffs. Zunino has been ok hasn't he? I know his K/BB is jacked but he has pretty good power #s.
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Zunino's got weird splits, but yeah he's shown good power. His biggest asset has been as a defensive catcher because he allows King Felix and others to really work off speed pitches in the dirt because he literally stops everything.
 
Reds need to go 47-34 in second half to win 90 games. Not impossible but it will be a challenge.

Rotation will need to stay healthy, it wouldn't hurt to pick up a left hander for bull pen to enhance our chances. Really don't think financially they have the payroll flexibility to get a middle of the order bat.I also don't think I would give up the kind of prospects it would take to obtain a rental player with were we are right now. Should be a fun run to the wire for the central title and wild card.
 
WAITE HOYT 2 said:
Reds need to go 47-34 in second half to win 90 games. Not impossible but it will be a challenge.

Rotation will need to stay healthy, it wouldn't hurt to pick up a left hander for bull pen to enhance our chances. Really don't think financially they have the payroll flexibility to get a middle of the order bat.I also don't think I would give up the kind of prospects it would take to obtain a rental player with were we are right now. Should be a fun run to the wire for the central title and wild card.
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Lucas Duda from NYM might be a cheaper deadline option. Definitely not worth trading for Marlon Byrd or anyone like that imo. Tony Sipp for HOU could also be a lefty bullpen option.
 

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