Loading ...Check out the quote from Gary Majewski in this post.
Frankly, I’d be fine if he’d do that. Color me skeptical, though.
Speaking of the bullpen, I completely understand why the transactions went like this, but with the general cruddiness of the Reds’ relief corps, I’m frustrated that Brad Salmon was sent to AAA while Mike Stanton and his 8+ ERA were kept with the team. Believe me, I understand the financial issues here…it’s just frustrating that one of the few pitchers who had been decent (albeit in a short stint) is now pitching for Louisville.
As for GM Wayne Krivsky, if you’ve been a longtime reader of Redleg Nation, you know that I’m not a big Krivsky basher. I have questioned some of his moves, and I was very critical of “The Trade,” but on the whole, I have been trying to give him time (and he’s made some very good moves, as well). I think almost any GM deserves time to get things on the right track.
However, when you’re looking at Krivsky’s judgment, and whether he’s capable of fixing this bullpen (especially when it comes to talent evaluation), you have to question the two multi-year contracts that he gave out to Rheal Cormier and Mike Stanton. Both guys are clearly at the end of their road, and you have to wonder if either of those moves made any sense at all.
Thoughts? Are any of the rest of you struggling with a desire to remain optimistic in the face of what has been, simply, bad baseball?
Did Katkowitz’s article really say that EE didn’t start today for L’Ville? Seriously? They’re screwing around with him down there, too? I see the need to get Earl Snyder (.197, .265, .276 – age 31) some playing time, but wtf?
Wow. I guess when he was demoted, the Reds told Rick Sweet to treat him just like he was treated in the big leagues. Make two errors in one day, ride the pine the next. Hope he runs out popouts the next time he gets to play. Sheesh. I truly hope there is more to the story than this.
Majewski’s got a lot of stuff to pull out of his own @$$ before he can shove anything anywhere else. Saying that, I hope every Reds player who has negative things said about them can feed all the critics a big ol’ turdburger.
Surely the Reds could have done something with Saarloos or Santos to keep Salmon on the roster. Or with the way the bullpen is pitching, you can’t keep a spot for a Rule V guy that you aren’t going to pitch. You’ve got to decide what this Burton kid’s future is and either deal him back to the A’s or let him pitch for this team. Krivsky has said that Burton is not the other PTBNL. Given the bullpen woes and roster issues, my question is: why not? Can’t have bullpen roster filler the way this season has gone.
Pedro Borbon needs to make a return coaching visit and teach someone how to throw the blooper.
The way things are going this season in the ‘pen I would pay money to see someone do that at least once a night.
in my opinion, if this team does not get to somewhere close to .500 by june, they need to move some younger guys up and get them some non-pressure situations. I would love to see votto, bailey, and other young arms up to get some real work since this season is a paper thin chance of playoff chances
in my opinion, if this team does not get to somewhere close to .500 by june, they need to move some younger guys up and get them some non-pressure situations. I would love to see votto, bailey, and other young arms up to get some real work since this season is a paper thin chance of playoff chances
I’m not struggling to be optimistic…I’m in full-blown denial.
They’re just getting out all of their suckiness early so they’re hot down the stretch. We still have 13 games left against Milwaukee, most of them in September. At this point, all it takes is a 6 or 7 game win streak to get back in it and then a gradual chipping away at the rest of it.
You are the best, Daedalus. The blind hope is restored!
We can still take the division!!!
The Reds need the support of their leadership if they hope to contend. They also need people like David Ross, Eric Milton, and Mike Stanton to do what they’re paid millions to do.
And they need a win in SD tonight!
I don’t want to see any young arms in the pen until Tom Hume is given his one way ticket out of Cincinnati.
The West Coast was a killer last year as well.
Do you think that Chad Moeller may have been acquired to catch Homer Bailey at Louisville?
hume isn’t even really a coach per say, more just a coordinator. i can think of a lot of people who deserve blame first.
the twins were 12.5 back in june last year and i kept saying that they were far better than their record and that they’d hit a streak to rebound.
now, i never saw what happened with the twins coming, so i’ll say that first. but i do think a similar thing is going on here with the reds, and our run differential supports that as well.
the twins had to carve a little old fat to start their run, and they had to inject some young energy, and i think that’s what the reds need right now. specifically mike stanton needs to disappear, and it might be time for homer bailey to come up.
i still have hope, but we need a jolt and a winning streak in the worst way right now.
Win in SD to save our season. Harang can only go so often. He might with Arroyo be pushed to 4 days each to just save the season. Let a lone down the strech to make the play-offs maybe.
Hume is the guy who gets guys ready to enter a game. The only guy that might deserve more blame would be Narron.
Hume can go. He is a has a role of evaluating the readiness of stated bull pen pitcher. So far the only pitcher in our pen that seems ready all the time is Weathers.
So far the only pitcher in our pen that seems ready all the time is Weathers.
I guess that explains the standings.
Ha – al, part of the “old fat” that Minnesota cut last year to make their run, was Juan Castro. And in 2007 he’s off to the same type of abysmal start that caused him to be sent away last year.
The Twins got back in it by allowing 80 runs in the whole month of June.
Santana in June 2006: 6 starts, 43 IP, 1.05 ERA, 24 H, 5 BB, 44 K.
That sort of thing will help you make up a lead.
Liriano: 5 starts, 35 IP, 2.31 ERA, 22 H, 7 BB, 35 K.