If you keep all those guys on the roster besides France, you’re down to 4 roster spots for outfielders, and that includes Steer as 1 of the 4. The oft-injured Friedl is 2 of 4. We CANNOT have a paper-thin outfield again next year.
Steer can play the outfield as well as Espinal. You'd likely need to have a Stu Fairchild type ready to go also. And I'm always fine cutting a pitcher, we don't need 13 pitchers, the 12th and 13th spots are a waste most days.
If I had a chance to take 1 NFL roster for the next five yrs.....Panthers, Raiders or Chiefs...I'd ride with the Panthers.
You flunked with your first offering. No way Marte plays anywhere in the lineup. Disinterested and full of himself. Terrible defensive player.
Yes. In a summer full of disappointments, Marte was the biggest for me. This time last year he seemed to already be a polished pro at the plate, and many of us thought he was better defensively at SS than Elly. He has taken huge steps backwards in both areas this year. Maybe his struggles at the plate have negatively impacted his defense? He needs to work hard over the winter and have a solid spring training to make the MLB active roster.
So one team in that group has won a World Series in the 21st century. Not a very good measure to support your case.
So having the most fielding errors of any shortstop in the game as well as leading baseball in strikeouts isn’t a problem according to you. Got ya. Paint whatever picture you want to create but those are some damning statistics not to mention some of the stupid baserunning errors he also has.
I have anger issues because I have 0 respect for a trash franchise that posts garbage like this? Ok then….
Youre the cat that brought up 2025
Hope you enjoyed that 1 hour, 48 minute trunk-slammer of a 4-hit shutout while the rest of us have moved on with football and the future.
Completely unserious organization.
I have no info but the timing makes it seem like something happened - Bell having a strong disagreement with Krall or something.
My opinion is that it had to have something to do with H Greene. Still can't figure out why he has pitched in games.
The front office better get to the bottom of why the team turns nearly every early-afternoon game into a sad-sack slumber party. Are guys out partying late? Do guys need their eyes checked if they can’t hit in the sun? Is it just total lethargy and laziness due to a total lack of managerial and player leadership?
I listened to most of it in the car, it wasn't a long drive either...
Please name a time in the last 50 years that the Reds have more young talent on the active roster and in the minors? Especially young arms??? Do you know the Reds were projected by most to win 78 games this season? Sure, I have some disappointments, but some guys developed and I just feel this is the maturation process of young players. Now I'd really, really, really, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY like to see this team take a different approach offensively and stress contact and less strikeouts. This is the only flaw of Elly's right now. Way way too many strikeouts.
Who cares, Bell is gone! That was the goal. We need more fire in the dugout. Bell and Benevedes is too bland.
Go let me ask you, when contract labor goes into negotiations, do you think they start at one year? Of course not. The team may have felt with the younguns last year they could extend Bell and keep the mojo going. My guess is Bell's people wanted a 4-5 year extention and they settled on 3. Who cares about the terms. The team clearly had some issues this year with fundamental baserunning and defensive flaws and upper management felt Bell wasn't addressing them enough. End of job. We gave Bell plenty of time and rope and it was time for him to be done. I think we clearly know now the "protecting" the players was more of Bell thing than anyone elses.
So your dream scenario for the Reds is to add those guys? They are 37 and 34 years old, make $26M and $24M, and both just had their worst season in a decade. They are corner infielders, which we have too many of now.
Ok, and it's not a dream scenario, I said "kicking the tires". My thought was that possibly the market has shrunk up on them and you could get them for less than what they make now. We are not necessarily married to our corner infielders. It was just a thought.
Arenado is under contract through 2027 at $21M, $16M and $15M annually, plus has deferred money owed through 2041 that I’m not sure who would be responsible for paying if he were moved. There is no way the Reds would trade for that when they’re already paying bad money to Candelario.
Didn't know that on Arrenodo, saw an X post that made it appear he was done in St. Louie. I know I was previously ok with putting CES at first, but I think you could at least talk to Goldschmidt and see what it would take. He's not the PG of 3-4 years ago, but in GABP he may be revitalized a little. Just a thought. Plus I think we need some veteran leadership as well.
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