Reds June 2023 thread

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(06-07-2023, 10:15 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I'd love to see them trade some combination of Newman/Stephenson/Barrero or all 3 for a pitcher or two.

Trading Stephenson right now would be the definition of selling low. In 166 ABs last season, he was hitting .319/.372/.482/.854 with 1.5 WAR in just 50 games.

He struggled with injuries, the majority of which were considered "freak accidents" like a ball ricocheting off of his collarbone. 

He's coming back from that season ending injury and has been in a bit of a rut. His lines are down .246/.332/.351/.683 as he has not been able to find his power stroke that he had last season.

Pair that with the whole "limiting his catching days" thing to protect him from further injury, and his future is very cloudy.

I don't know what you'd get for him in this state, but it'd be nowhere near the value of Stephenson if he just rebounds to his 2022 pre-injury self.

The last two games, he has shown some life with 4 hits including a homer in 8 ABs.

I say we let him ride this season out and let him work through his issues. At his best, he's an elite hitting catcher with good pop in his bat. Those kinds of players don't come around too often.

But yea, Barrero and Newman can go haha. Get what you can for them :)