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JohnU
Aristocratic Hoosier
(We appear to be posting at the same time.)
I think the ongoing discussion about the Reds "budget" overrides any other conversations, and sadly, the "budget" is like a gnat in my face at the picnic. I agree that it should not have taken 6 years to replace Adam Dunn in left field -- left field. Anyone with a bat can play left-fucking-field.
The approach on Latin players is always too much like trying to catch a bluegill on a *frozen* lake in the last week of March. It's the last week of March.
I buy into the Cardinals approach of going after more mature pitchers with an immediate upside as opposed to the first-rounders from St. Bogus High School in Somewhere, California. The problem the Reds have is that they spend 3 or 4 years turning this 18-year-old horse into a big-leaguer and the Cardinals have their draft pick in the big leagues within 18 months.
Currently, the team on the field is probably adequate, provided it stays on the field. I think Negron will push Phillips to the bench this summer, which won't do any good for morale. Suarez might be called up when that happens.
There has been a lot of propaganda out of camp about how some guys have fixed the glitch in their swing. Not saying that could not have been done last summer when they first noticed it, but it's better to do it yourself than ask for coaching staff and the video room to help, I suppose.
One component that has to come into play this year is ... very simply
LUCK.
I think the ongoing discussion about the Reds "budget" overrides any other conversations, and sadly, the "budget" is like a gnat in my face at the picnic. I agree that it should not have taken 6 years to replace Adam Dunn in left field -- left field. Anyone with a bat can play left-fucking-field.
The approach on Latin players is always too much like trying to catch a bluegill on a *frozen* lake in the last week of March. It's the last week of March.
I buy into the Cardinals approach of going after more mature pitchers with an immediate upside as opposed to the first-rounders from St. Bogus High School in Somewhere, California. The problem the Reds have is that they spend 3 or 4 years turning this 18-year-old horse into a big-leaguer and the Cardinals have their draft pick in the big leagues within 18 months.
Currently, the team on the field is probably adequate, provided it stays on the field. I think Negron will push Phillips to the bench this summer, which won't do any good for morale. Suarez might be called up when that happens.
There has been a lot of propaganda out of camp about how some guys have fixed the glitch in their swing. Not saying that could not have been done last summer when they first noticed it, but it's better to do it yourself than ask for coaching staff and the video room to help, I suppose.
One component that has to come into play this year is ... very simply
LUCK.