Reds May 2023 Games Thread

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(05-07-2023, 10:28 PM)samhain Wrote: He seems to do the right thing in just about every situation.  He also works his ass off.  

Many believe that the outfield is going to be the dump for the overflow talent that will eventually come from the minors.  Friedl might just hold one of those spots down and create a real infield glut.

Depends on how long the guys in the minors take, and how many actually pan out. 

The downside to Friedl is that he's already in his age 27 season. That's the downside with all guys who break into the majors late and don't immediately hit the ground at a full sprint, it isn't long after they put things together in the majors until they start declining. Basically what we saw with Todd Frazier, peaked in his age 28 season, was still very good for his age 29 season, and then started the decline. So I am not sure if he'll be part of the next good Reds team (whenever the hell that mythical time may come) or inevitably be trade bait in a couple years when some team trying to win a WS needs a solid CF at the deadline.