12-01-2018, 11:24 PM
I;m fine with the move, but it will have it's consequences. When you have a staff like the Reds tend to trot out over the last half-decade, it helps to have a guy that can take away runs roaming center field. Hopefully what we gain at the plate will make up for what we lose defensively. Dude made plays that not many others could.
He's a symptom of a bigger problem in this organization. They tend to yank guys out of the minors way too early. Billy needed another year or two to figure out AAA pitching before he got tossed to the wolves in the majors. His career showed trends at every level of an adjustment period, then success. He wasn't really an effective hitter in Louisville at all when they brought him to Cincinnati. They just needed a guy to replace Choo, so they plugged him in and hoped for the best. I think it ruined him.
Same with a lot of the young pitching. They need starters so bad that they'll bring them up before they're developed. Castillo didn't even spend time at Louisville IIRC.
He's a symptom of a bigger problem in this organization. They tend to yank guys out of the minors way too early. Billy needed another year or two to figure out AAA pitching before he got tossed to the wolves in the majors. His career showed trends at every level of an adjustment period, then success. He wasn't really an effective hitter in Louisville at all when they brought him to Cincinnati. They just needed a guy to replace Choo, so they plugged him in and hoped for the best. I think it ruined him.
Same with a lot of the young pitching. They need starters so bad that they'll bring them up before they're developed. Castillo didn't even spend time at Louisville IIRC.
