Comments on: More on Josh Hamilton possibly being trade bait

By: Doug Burnette

Doug Burnette — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:12:52 +0000

Did anyone actually believe that Josh could play an entire season after being out of baseball for such an extended period of time? I don’t believe anyone’s body would hold up over the course of a season after that amount of time off. I think it’s crazy to talk about trading Josh, how many 5 tool players are there in the majors are there now?? When he was on the field he PRODUCED. He is a natural RBI producer and his arm is probably in the top 5 in baseball right now. Let his mind and body have a full off season of recovery when he knows he’s going to be on the major league roster and he’ll be a very special player.

By: brian collins

brian collins — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:14:39 +0000

dont trade jr hes to close to history it will bring fans in play good they keep coming sighing a closer shows there ready to do something belisle is your third and plenty of young talent to find your 4 or find it free agent left hander if any available

By: Matt Stiers

Matt Stiers — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:11:15 +0000

Have to agree with gmartinz. Trading Josh Hamilton is simply not logical at this point in time for either team. No team is giving us anything but a middle level player for Hamilton. Which is what you would expect when the guy has done drugs consistently for years, injury prone, and is one failed drug test away from being out of baseball for good. Some people would say all those reasons are why the reds should take a middle level pitcher. I disagree. If you want a middle level pitcher we have other ways to get it. At a much lower cost. If Hamilton pans out to be what his potential projects then that means we have given up a 35-40 HR 95-115 rbi and 300 avg hitter, that is incredibly inexpensive, for a middle of the rotation starter. If thats the case the reds will have given up something that does not equate in terms of value. You dont give up something when you dont know what you have. Explore Hamiltons potential before you get rid of him. Dunn Hamilton and Bruce has potential to be the best outfield in the majors one day. Just my opinion.

By: ex-Red

ex-Red — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:04:49 +0000

what if we sent JR to ATL for Jurjens and another young pitcher? Outfield logjam would be gone. We could still move another (3b?) for yet more pitching and have money for Dunn.

By: ex-Red

ex-Red — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:02:20 +0000

Freel would be great at 3b- he’s killing himself in CF. Trade Encarn and Cueto for Snell and one of Pitts young pitchers. Or figure out how to get Garza. Lots of teams need a 3b- send one of our to the Dodgers for pitching.

By: ME

ME — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:19:02 +0000

Lets face it a cheap no risk flier was taken on Hamilton. He produced just enough to make people interested. Based on his baggage and limited play I would parlay him into some other promisingtalent and consider this a wonderful move by the GM. There is plenty of ouffield depth, lets see if someone buys into his potential (in limited time) and forgets his problems (which he has done a great job to overcome).

In vegas terms “cash out” and move to another table!

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:07:18 +0000

What about Norris Hopper. They need to do something with him because he had a descent year last year. Trade him or start him

By: gmartinz

gmartinz — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:19:10 +0000

AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH. I have just about HAD IT with this “trade Hamilton” stuff. Fine. Trade him. So I can root for whichever team he goes to and then come back here in October after he’s popped 30 homeruns and lord it over you guys about whatever journeyman, sore-armed pitcher some other team dumped on the Reds for Hamilton. Trade Hamilton? So the 2009 outfield looks like . . . what? Bruce, Hopper and ?????? By 2009 Griffey and Dunn will be gone (if ten year veteran Torii Hunter can get 90mill over 5 years, what is Dunn going to get next year). Finally, let me make an historical reference: after LBJ ascended to the Presidency, he was gushing to Texas Representative Sam Rayburn about the “best and brightest” advisors he’d inherited from JFK’s administration, and Rayburn said, “Lyndon, I’d feel a whole lot better if one of them had been elected County Sheriff at some point in their life.”

Before the Reds toss Josh Hamilton aside, perhaps they should make sure that Jay Bruce can hit a major league curve ball.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:01:46 +0000

Preach…with Griffey and Dunn both likely gone after this year there is no way that you even consider trading Jay Bruce.

By: preach

preach — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:58:03 +0000

Pokey just won’t go away. From the category labled “What the heck was that?”:

http://www.bugsandcranks.com/pittsburgh-pirates/pokey-politics/

By: preach

preach — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:49:31 +0000

I tend to agree with Bill on this one. Given what league average starters (see: Meche, Gil)are commanding these days you will have to give up something substantial to get one. A league average starter would be precisely what you would need as your number 3. I actually would consider trading Bruce for Snell and Capps or Marte. It has been pointed out how the free agent market looks right now for bullpen help, so I think any trade you put together has to include getting some relief pitcing help.

By: Travis G.

Travis G. — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:43:15 +0000

“if you want to get something of value, you have to be willing to give up something of value.”

Exactly. Freel is not valuable at all, and would diminish the value of any package he’d be a part of. He’s an old, injury-prone role player with a relatively bad contract.

That said, he might interest a high-payroll team that undervalues OBP as a utility player (e.g., ChiSox?).

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:30:38 +0000

Everyone talks about trading Griffey, but no one has yet explained how that can be done since he can’t be traded w/o his consent (10-5) and his contract and injury history would make him very difficult to trade, IMO.

As for Snell, I’m not saying yeh or ney, but a league average starter would be awfully good on this staff, plus a league average starter at age 25 with only 2 full years in the majors.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:18:49 +0000

I dunno Nathan. Do you think it's worthwhile to trade Hamilton for a league-average starter? (Or do you see Snell as better than that?)

By: willy

willy — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:39:06 +0000

i dont like hamilton being traded
he is too good
i love griffey but get rid of him
hamilton has alot of years ahead
and this could also be cause i own a hamilton jersey… haha
trade freel and griffey for someone better than snell
snell is good but inconsistant
trust me he was on my fantasy team..

outfield next year

Dunn-LF
Hamilton-CF
Bruce-RF