(05-13-2015, 09:42 AM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: This would be delusional and short-sighted.  We can't let Cueto leave without getting something decent in return.

(06-13-2015, 11:54 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: MLB trade rumors is reporting that the Reds have had "preliminary" talks on an Aroldis Chapman trade.

(06-12-2015, 04:03 PM)kevin Wrote: Very few Reds are putting up stats worthy of being in the majors. Cueto, DiSciafani, Leake are the only 3 starters who have gave Reds innings and put up an ERA under 5 runs a game. Of course Chapman is putting up great stats as the closer. Hoover has been the other best reliever and Cingrani stats are OK. More needs to be seen of Parra, Adcock and Contreras, good stats but not many innings. Lorenzen, Mattheus, Moscot are under 5 runs a game but over 4. Iglesias just over 5 runs a game is border line. Bailey was 5 runs a game but was injured and then right back injured all season meaning Reds brought him back too soon. ....The hitters, Phillips, Pena, Votto, Frazier and Cozart are the only 5 batters over .250 with a good share of at bats. Suarez, DeJesus need more at bats on this team. Of the low batting averages, Bruce and Byrd have around 10 homers each, and Hamilton has the 25 stolen bases and youth on his side. Mesoraco low stats are like Bailey, the guy was injured while trying to play.

This leaves some players whos stats should keep them in the minors or just gone. Barnhart, Schumaker, Dominquez, Negron......pitchers Marquis, Badenhop, Diaz, Villarreal, Gregg......These 9 have been awful on the Reds in 2015.  

Since the Reds have such a huge lack of talent, talk of trading away good players and keeping the bad players to me is just going way too cheap. Any draft picks in 2015 and 2016 will be years away from playing in the majors. Reds better keep some players putting up major league worthy numbers for 2016. ...I can see trading Cueto who has had his share of arm injuries. I could see trading him to a play-off team who is willing to trade us one of the top prospects coming up in baseball. Most of the other trade talk I am dead set against. Cueto could take a top team to the World Series and I would expect a very top prospect for this trade.

I am wondering about our pitching coach and hitting coach. Also Price as manager.  Big Klu would have got Bruce out of his slump and be more help to Hamilton. These coaches must stink.

I'm looking forward to All-Star Game in Cincy....but I'm finding it hard to get behind a Reds team that everybody is excited about getting rid of all the players at mid season. That is hard to get excited about. If done, the Reds will field baseball at it's worst the rest of 2015 and into 2016.

(06-26-2015, 02:37 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Only 5 games out of the wildcard spot.

(06-26-2015, 08:42 AM)McC Wrote: This is why this group will stay together, unfortunately.  They are good enough to hang around but not good enough to be real contenders.  So Joke-ity will have an excuse to do nothing and we'll see the same next year and the year after that.  The only real hope is that there is real help in the farm system.

(06-26-2015, 10:30 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Right, because he never makes any moves in the offseason.  

That's why we still have Latos, Simon, and Heisey on our roster, right?

(06-26-2015, 02:37 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Only 5 games out of the wildcard spot.

(06-26-2015, 01:06 PM)yellowxdiscipline Wrote: Ugh I hate the spot this team is in right now. Good enough to stay in the hunt, but not good enough to show anything that this team can go far in the post season. I hope Walt and Bob do the right thing for this team, trying to make a run and keeping certain players would be foolish.

(06-26-2015, 01:21 PM)fredtoast Wrote: But blowing the whole thing up and getting rid of every good player would also be foolish.

the prime years for MLB players are late 20's and early 30's.  We have a lot of guys just coming into that range.

(06-26-2015, 05:30 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: I think Cueto and Chapman have to/ will be traded. There is no way they can afford Cueto next year, but being possibly a rent-an-ace, he won't bring back the prospects he should. Chapman might have the highest trade value and that's why he should be traded for a potential Ace or middle of the order bat prospect, preferably an OF or SS.

(06-26-2015, 09:27 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Agree Chapman and Cueto are the top trade prospects, but we have a pretty good SS.  We need an OF and some more pitching in return.

(06-27-2015, 05:27 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: I think we are loaded with young pitching, like 7 of our top 10 prospects are pitchers. We might have a pretty good SS, still means it can upgraded to a great SS.