yes.

The Reds would have serious darkhorse potential if I wasn't 100% sure their ownership would fuck it up. I thought they got rid of Krivsky way too early. (I don't mean Jocketty but the farm system seemed to do well with Krvisky)

Either way the pitching has a lot of potential. I'm still not sold on the lineup though. I like Bruce and Votto but it would really have helped to get a Cliff Floyd like leader for that lineup (i know Cliff FLoyd specifically is a DH but you know what I mean.) My hatred for Wily Taveras once led to an e-fight with Cleeshay so my opinion of him of a leadoff hitter is that he sucks

Losing Dunn will hurt the team more than you think. He's money for 40 homers a year and a .380~ on-base. Harang was awful last year, and Arroyo will be about the same. My guess is third place is the highest they go, maybe second if they get really lucky, but no one's beating Chicago.

 

Originally Posted by krs33

Losing Dunn will hurt the team more than you think. He's money for 40 homers a year and a .380~ on-base. Harang was awful last year, and Arroyo will be about the same. My guess is third place is the highest they go, maybe second if they get really lucky, but no one's beating Chicago.

Completely agree on Dunn. Now if you can just acknowledge John Smoltz's awesomeness and first ballot HOF credentials, we can agree in baseball threads :)

 

Originally Posted by Bob Futon

 

Originally Posted by krs33

Losing Dunn will hurt the team more than you think. He's money for 40 homers a year and a .380~ on-base. Harang was awful last year, and Arroyo will be about the same. My guess is third place is the highest they go, maybe second if they get really lucky, but no one's beating Chicago.

Completely agree on Dunn. Now if you can just acknowledge John Smoltz's awesomeness and first ballot HOF credentials, we can agree in baseball threads :)

yeah smoltz is pretty awesome and should get in. i spoke too soon.

Tell that to Randy Johnson a few years ago lol.

I love the Reds, we are winning it all this year. Can't wait til Opening Day when I get my Taveras #3 jersey.

 

Originally Posted by Respectme

and Joey Votto should emerge this year.

Votta emerged last year and should have won ROY but he plays in a small market compared to Soto.

Obv Reds homer here though, please Harang pitch like you did in previous years and we have a shot. Truuuuuesyalose, we should hit up some games. Get at me.

Any word on Homer? Will he crack the rotation this year? He has soo much potential, but just seems to blwo up when he gets a chance. I hate that they got rid of Freel.

Will be interesting to see if Dickerson is the real deal or not.

I absolutely hate Alex Gonzalez and wish he would get hurt again.

It's not so much Dunn as much as it is your team is full of way too many free swingers. OBP FTW

I'm getting rowdy at the games and nobody better to have than the man who gets rowdy on the basepaths. I picked up a Phillips yesterday, I'm pretty sure I'm ordering a Dusty Baker too.

It is just so tilting that every year they start out hot and look like they are the real deal and then right before the All Star break they lose 15 out of 17 consistently.

Grown men that wear jerseys = LOL.

As an Orioles fan I cant thank you enough for taking Ramon Hernandez off our hands. God I hated watching that bastard half-ass every game. He doesnt even play good defense anymore like he used to. As far as the guy who said that you are going to miss Freel hes putting up absolutely terrible numbers this Spring but he looks like hes going to make the team anyway (over some much more deserving young guys) because he can play anywhere and hes owed 4M. Justin Turner, the IF you guys sent us for Hernandez has been a real surprise. Through 20 Grapefruit league games hes batting .342, which is leading the team, and is tied for the team lead in HR's, RBIs, and Total Bases. Granted its spring training and a small sample size but its still nice to see. The biggest hole in our organization is SS and if this guy can play good enough defense to stick at the position that would be great. I would like to see him start the season as the starting SS in AAA to see what he can do.

Either way you guys have a nice young core and you should have fun watching them for the next few years.

Also I realize I wrote this as if I was a member of the team with "us" and "we," which is a really big pet peeve of mine but im too lazy to go back and change it

 

Originally Posted by IBGrindin

Votta emerged last year and should have won ROY but he plays in a small market compared to Soto.

Absolutely not.

I hate the Cubs, and this statement is just wrong. For a rookie catcher to withstand the wear and tear of an entire season behind the plate without having any hiccups is phenomenal.

Like someone already said--when numbers are that close, rookie C will win it over rookie 1B every time. I'm not sure it's a positional value thing...just more impressive that a rookie catcher held up so well.