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San Francisco GiantsExcellent. It goes right along with the theory that you can never have too many 2nd baseman."You can never have enough catching."
Excellent. It goes right along with the theory that you can never have too many 2nd baseman."You can never have enough catching."
I really dont know what to think of this trade. Especially looking at Bashams decent numbers in Chattanooga last season:
10 GS 5-3 2.98 ERA 51.1 IP 52 H 20 R 17 ER 5 HR 9 BB 46 K 1.19 WHIP
Not off the chart numbers, but decent, especially for the Reds organization. I think Krivsky likes Ross alot b/c when he has good seasons, his OBP is decent. Here is a link to his lifetime numbers. The only way we wouldnt be shopping a catcher is if one of the 3 is going to be the backup 1B and we cut Cruz. That is the only thing I could think of that would keep them all. But usually, where there is smoke, there is fire.
I'm not totally convinced there won't be more trades coming.
Still, even if there aren't, this move is just a "ehh" to me. It is a meaningless one for me. Doesn't cause any real response either way. I don't care about Standridge or Basham and I don't care about Ross. Just useless fodder in all cases.
The Simpson family gathers around, as Homer places Bart's passed test on the fridge.)
Homer: We're proud of you, boy.
Bart: Thanks, Dad. But part of this D-minus belongs to God.
The problem is, Ross hurts the team if he ends up on the 25-man roster.
I doubt he does. If he does, I bet it's because Narron thinks he can play the game the right way. I doubt he's old enough though, which is why I doubt it.Originally Posted by Geki Ace
The Simpson family gathers around, as Homer places Bart's passed test on the fridge.)
Homer: We're proud of you, boy.
Bart: Thanks, Dad. But part of this D-minus belongs to God.
he's out of options so he's going to make the team or be put on waivers, where he will either get taken meaning we gave basham away for nothing, or he won't, showing that we could have gotten him off of waivers and that we gave away basham for nothing.
you never know who is going to break out, and whether you think basham was useless fodder or not he had a good run at AA last year and it would be stupid to have given him away for nothing.
it will be equally stupid to have 3 catchers on this team (especially considering the fact that hatteberg can catch, so really 4), so unless this move has a corrosponding follow up move, it seems pretty stupid anyway you cut it.
Reds MVP Race
6: Arroyo, Harang
5: Kearns
4: Phillips
3: Dunn, Felo, Freel, Milton
2: Claussen, EdE, Griffey, Valentin
1: Aurilia, Hatteberg, Lizard, Larue, Shackelford
If he makes the team, he won't play an important role. Obviously they didn't think Basham would be playing one.
It really seems a move could be coming, despite what Krivsky is saying. I wouldn't be totally surprised if something happens.
The Simpson family gathers around, as Homer places Bart's passed test on the fridge.)
Homer: We're proud of you, boy.
Bart: Thanks, Dad. But part of this D-minus belongs to God.
If he makes the team, he'll play a very important role - taking a roster spot away from someone better.
Krivsky on 1360 Homer right now:
"Ross gives us more flexibility and catchers are hard to come by."
Look at his K/BB ratio. Pretty damn good. I don't see why the Reds needed another catcher. You guys have two good ones there already in Valentin and LaRue. And the Reds giving up a pitcher is not shit I want to hear. I want to hear the opposite.
Shitty catchers really aren't hard to come by. We've already got Sardinha and Perez who can't hit, and they can both play way better defense than Ross.
I agree with all of you guys. I absolutely hate this trade if something does not follow it. Right now, I am highly dissapointed and I am one the the guys that liked the Arroyo trade even if it was bad timing.
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