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I guess it’s some combination of nine consecutive losing seasons and the expectation that 2010 will be the tenth straight…but I’ve never been more apathetic about the Reds. I still love the club, but I just don’t enjoy thinking about them right now. I dunno, I just needed to get that off my chest. It makes me sad. Sigh…. Happy Thanksgiving all, from your friends at Redleg Nation. (Tip of the cap to RR for reminding us of this classic Thanksgiving humor.) Redleg Nation sponsors a few pages over at Baseball-Reference.com, but none are as funny as these. Good stuff. It sounds like Mark Sheldon had to take a rowboat out to sea to catch up with Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo. Arroyo said that he would be surprised if he were traded this offseason, and offered his reasons why he doesn’t expect any of the big salaried players to be moved:
And how about that carpal tunnel?
The gang at Red Letter Daze is running their annual holiday gift guide. Today’s topic is apparel, and there’s some good stuff in there. It’s a two-parter, so check back later for more. (You can also see last year’s epic “Twelve Days of a Redleg Christmas” set, if you still can’t find something for the Reds fan in your life).
 Time for a recap of tonight’s titanic Strat-O-Matic Dream struggle….
FINAL Player of the Game Heroes –Billy Hatcher went 3-5 for the 1990 Reds, with two doubles. He continues his hot hitting from the actual 1990 World Series. –Todd Benzinger hit a two-run homer in his only at-bat, the only runs the 1990 Reds would score on the night. –Rob Dibble was, well, Rob Dibble. In his only inning of work, Dibble allowed the first two batters to reach via hit and walk. In typical fashion, however, Dibble promptly struck out the next three hitters. ETC. –Danny Jackson was pitching a pretty strong game until the seventh inning. Perhaps manager Lou Piniella should have pulled Jackson after six, and turned the final third of the game over to The Nasty Boys. Yes, it’s possible that a managerial misstep may have cost the 1990 Reds a chance of tying up the series. –Unlike the actual game 2 of the 1990 series, the game didn’t go into extra innings, Billy Bates didn’t make an appearance, and Marty Brennaman didn’t have to send out a call over the radio for Tom Browning to return to the stadium in case he might have to pitch. –The 1975 Reds lead this best-of-seven series, two games to zero. –Game three starting pitchers: Gary Nolan (15-9, 3.16 ERA in 1975) vs. Tom Browning (15-9, 3.80 ERA for the 1990 Reds). –The series will resume at 1990 Riverfront Stadium for Game Three. Welcome to Game Two of the Inaugural Redleg Nation Dream Series. Tonight, the 1975 World Champion “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds will be facing the 1990 World Champion “Wire to Wire” Cincinnati Reds in the second game of a “dream” seven-game series. You will recall that the 1975 Reds won the first game by a score of 9-2. The games are to be played out at Redleg Nation World Headquarters, i.e., my living room, using the Strat-O-Matic board game. The 1975 Reds will host game two at 1975 Riverfront Stadium. Starting lineups are below (the actual starting lineups these teams used in their own game twos in 1990 and 1975). I will be posting updates as I get time to play the game out tonight (around the childrens’ bathtimes and bedtimes). Discuss the game here!
Play by Play Continue reading Game Thread: 1990 Reds at 1975 Reds — Game Two The latest: The Reds are trying to sign Jonny Gomes; Walt Jocketty is hopeful a deal will get worked out. We already know that Laynce Nix declared for free agency, but it’s interesting to note that the Reds made an offer to Nix, and that offer remains on the table:
The rest of the transactions, you already know about thanks to Greg’s post and the discussion of yesterday. Added to the 40-man roster and, thus, protected from the Rule 5 Draft: RHP Enerio Del Rosario, OF Chris Heisey, RHP Logan Ondrusek, RHP Jordan Smith, IF Chris Valaika, LHP Philippe Valiquette and LHP Travis Wood. Unfortunately, this is one transaction that hasn’t occurred yet. Keep your fingers crossed. Friday, November 20 is the deadline for teams to file their 40-man roster reserve lists for the December 10th Rule 5 Draft. Players are not required to be protected on a club’s reserve list until they’ve been under club control for 4 or 5 years, depending on the age they signed. For this year’s draft, minor league college draftees from the 2006 draft class (or earlier) and high school players drafted in 2005 (or earlier) can be selected by other organizations if they are not on the Reds 40-man roster today. Teams cannot protect additional (minor league) players after today, but they could create roster space to add players in the draft. The worst example of this in recent Reds history is dropping Jorge Cantu in 2007 for the opportunity to select Sergio Valenzuela. The Reds 40-man roster currently sits at 36 players. The Reds 40-man roster and organizational depth chart is outlined on the Redleg Nation Big Board over in the right sidebar. The only roster change since the last update is that Kip Wells filed for free agency. Travis Wood, Chris Heisey, and Chris Valaika are the clear favorites to take three of the current four roster openings. Logan Ondrusek made his way through multiple levels this season, finishing in the Louisville closer’s role and was sent to the Arizona Fall League. He’s likely to take the 4th current opening on the 40-man roster. The Reds talent depth will likely discourage them from participating in the Rule 5 draft this year. We may even see another move or two today to protect additional minor league players. They could make space by removing Willy Taveras, Craig Tatum, and Laynce Nix from the roster, and protecting additional arms (like Enerio Del Rosario, UPDATE 3:50pm: John Fay of the Enquirer and many others are tweeting that the Reds promoted 7 minor league players to their 40-man roster:
Chris Valaika Chris Heisey Logan Ondrusek Enerio Del Rosario Jordan Smith Philippe Valiquette To make room for these players, the 40-man roster was reduced from 36 to 33 by waiving Craig Tatum (claimed by Orioles) and Daryl Thompson. They also non-tendered Laynce Nix, who elected to become a free agent. From Baseball America:
My only problem with this list is that Leake and Boxberger’s professional experience is a total of 28 1/3 innings. I wouldn’t list anyone on my “top prospects” list until they had a season of minor league baseball under their belt. I have a bit of a problem with Francisco at #5, but he had a great offensive season last year; hopefully it’ll continue.
So, what are your thoughts? As an update from MLB.com:
Kip Wells is gone! The sky is falling! Wells is the only Red to file for free agency, but the Reds still have some decisions to make. They’ve already made the questionable decision to bring back Ramon Hernandez. Next up: Jonny Gomes and Laynce Nix. Should the Reds bring either of these guys back? You know I love Gomes and his sombrero, but I’m still wavering on whether the Reds should get him signed, and if so, how much they should spend to do that. What about Nix? He isn’t as good a hitter as Gomes, but he’s more versatile; he can play all three outfield positions credibly. Heck, maybe the Reds should just give the LF job to Chris Heisey.
Make of that what you will. Updated: Again from Fox Sports…
So, if he plays 120 games next year, the Reds are on the hook for $6.25M/2 years. John Fay’s column yesterday was an attempt to list reasons why the Reds shouldn’t trade Brandon Phillips and/or Bronson Arroyo. It’s all based on the premise that the Reds might be able to compete in 2010. Personally, I think that’s silly; I don’t think there’s any way the Reds can compete next year. This is not a good team. So go ahead and trade Phillips and Arroyo, right? Well, I don’t trust the powers that be to get a good return for either guy. This is a front office that evaluated Willy Taveras and decided he was worth a two-year contract, when everyone else in the world knew that was insane. So don’t trade Phillips and Arroyo, right? Who knows? I bet you guys and gals have an opinion, though. Saw this link on Lance McAlister’s site (don’t know anything about the mlbfanhouse site):
I have no problem with moving high salaries, including Brandon Phillips. But where does it make sense to trade Harang or Arroyo or even Phillips and to keep Cordero? And this is the second place I’ve seen talk of trading Votto. The only way the Reds should consider trading him is IF (and this isn’t my thoughts or beliefs) they believe they’re going to have to deal with his mental health issues (I don’t know what else to call it) every season. When he plays, he’s a stud and I sure would hate to see him go. UPDATE:In addition to the blurb in the comments from Fay, this was on Foxsports.com:
No additional Reds roster transactions have been announced yet, but we have more stories on the Reds payroll situation, and player notes on Chris Heisey and Brandon Phillips. |
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