07-31-2018, 12:12 PM
The peanut gallery on Reds.com seems to think the Duval trade was the worst trade of all time, but nobody has ever accused the comments section of that site being filled with the best and brightest fans..
Fact of the matter is Duval was headed to arbitration and due for a huge salary increase next year along with his .205 batting average.
Now there are those who think he was the future for the Reds in left field, but not with a 205 average.
Somewhere along the way management has to balance what they think might happen in the future with what is actually happening right now. What's happening right now is Duval hitting 205 and in line for a huge raise. Nobody, not management, not fans and not even Duval himself can guarantee his batting average in the years to come. But don't tell that to the peanut gallery. They equate intentional walks with lack of effort from certain highly paid first basemen..
Fact of the matter is Duval was headed to arbitration and due for a huge salary increase next year along with his .205 batting average.
Now there are those who think he was the future for the Reds in left field, but not with a 205 average.
Somewhere along the way management has to balance what they think might happen in the future with what is actually happening right now. What's happening right now is Duval hitting 205 and in line for a huge raise. Nobody, not management, not fans and not even Duval himself can guarantee his batting average in the years to come. But don't tell that to the peanut gallery. They equate intentional walks with lack of effort from certain highly paid first basemen..
In the immortal words of my old man, "Wait'll you get to be my age!"
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
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Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.
