Trade Candidates?

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(06-17-2015, 12:11 PM)kevin Wrote: but...here is the problem with this idea of blow the whole thing up, get rid of everybody, suck it up a few years and rebuild.....You are then raping your minor league system....You have to bring the minor league players to the majors at just the right time, it is an art. .....Players rushed from the minors to the majors often get blown away, shell shocked, and often possible careers are ruined by bringing minor league talent along to fast. ....You build for the future with the farm system, in the farm system. In places like Dayton and Louisville. ...You do NOT rush the minor league youth to the majors......and if you do, it not only doesn't help the major league Reds, but by raping your minors you are now way behind the 8 ball and it will take 5 years at least to rebuild the whole mess from Single A on up. .....

Not necessarily.  Look at a guy like DeSclafani(sp) who the Reds got for Latos.  No minor league players had to be rushed.  We've acquired a player who has pitched well at the major league level...8 quality starts so far.