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Some that I found interesting…
Eric Milton: He has looked very hittable at times this spring (6.23 ERA, 15 hits in 82/3 innings). He’s coming off an elbow injury, so the Reds probably would like to see some good outings down the stretch, starting today when he faces the Twins.
Is he a sure thing in the rotation for the entire seasosn? If not, how much rope do you think Narron will give him?
Josh Hamilton: All of baseball is waiting for him to struggle, but he continues to hit to the tune of .487. His pinch hit off Detroit closer Todd Jones (literally off him – the ball smacked Jones’ leg) was impressive. Hamilton showed he can come through against a big-time closer. That’s something he must do in the regular season.
If his kid can play good defense, run the bases well, pinch hit decently, and be an effective spot starter…WOW.
The unexpected: Krivsky hasn’t made a trade this spring. Don’t be surprised if he does something to keep Burton and to open a spot for Majewski when he’s healthy.
This is surplus on this team, but is it surplus that anyone would want?
why is getting a pinch hit off of a big time closer something hamilton “must do” during the regular season? Can anyone reliably do that? any non-first ballot hall of famers?
the standards people put on this guy are stupid. do denorfia and conine have to hit joe nathan?
he’s supposedly the best defensive outfielder we have. if he can put up an .800 OPS he’ll be our third most valuable outfielder, and that’s good enough for me, whether or not he takes billy wagner yard.
So true. We have a surplus of relief pitching, but it’s a patchwork quilt of soft-tossers and conjurers. I’m stating the obvious, but we need a couple power arms in the pen. Last time I checked, the ChiSox had 6. Too bad we don’t have anything they want.
Just so we don’t have three catchers.
Just so we don’t have three catchers.
Just so we don’t have three catchers.
*clicks proverbial heels three times*
I, for one, think Hamilton will do alright, if only he gets a chance to play quite a bit. Something tells me that haveing a guy who OBVIOUSLY has had a tough time avoiding “questionable” decisions sit the bench and maybe get three at bats a week…that’s simply asking for trouble.
“Eric Milton: He has looked very hittable at times this spring”
Fay accidentally typed “spring” when he meant “century.”
Hahaha, Chris. Funny!
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Milton get released. It’s getting to the point where the team is better off eating his contract and having mediocre production from Belisle or Saarloos or Livingston than having his contract and having him go 3-15 with a 6.00+ ERA.
That’s a helluva lot of cake to swallow. Like $9 million worth. For all the constant yapping here about salaries and what is normally below-MLB pittances, how can anyone justify lighting a match to $9M?
Even if the guy sux like a Dyson.
You light a match to $9mil because the production we’d get from someone replacing him (making the minimum, probably) would be much greater.
Idea being, you’ve got to spend that $9mil regardless, so we might as well move him out of the way for someone that can, I don’t know, pitch.
Maybe they can swing a trade for Milton. Maybe Jimmy Bowden would be interested in taking a broken down pitcher off our hands?
Does Eric Milton ‘07 = Jimmy Haynes ‘04? In my opinion they waited a bit too long (5 Games at the start of 2004) to get rid of that guy, too.
Milton is not good, and I would be surprised if he is with the team the whole year. At some point the front office has got to see this guy kills us almost everytime he takes the hill. I much rather have Sarloos, Belisle, or Livingston in the rotation. For some reason we have a track record of giving washed up guys too much of an opportunity (ie. Hayes, Mayes, etc…)
I just looked at the box score again, and it makes me sick just to think that is what we are going to get every 5 days for 9 mil a year.
As I remember, Tampa Bay released Greg Vaughn a couple of years ago, even though they still owed him a ton of money. And they are a relatively smaller payroll team like the Reds.
I’d love to see Milton released. Does anyone really believe that Belisle or Saarloos (or Bailey) would do worse? Those $9 million dollars are a big bite to swallow, but the money is wasted whether we keep him or release him.