Reds July Game Thread 2024

[CJD]

(07-14-2024, 09:42 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Hard to believe they could watch this offense and still draft a pitcher at #2OA.

I'm definitely disappointed. I was on the Condon train. Maybe the Reds think it's harder to sign free agent pitchers for GABP than it is to sign free agent hitters, but we don't do much of the latter either. It also makes me wonder if the Reds doubted that Condon could stick in the outfield. He is already a below average runner, so they may be worried as he gets older he will bulk up past being a viable OF, which would constrain him to 1B/DH. May just be copium on my part though.

With that said, Burns is a fantastic prospect worthy of the #2 pick. He has a truly elite slider and he throws his fastball in the triple digits. His profile is a lot like Hunter Greene, but without the projection required due to Greene being drafted as a high schooler.

If he and Hunter (and Lodolo and Lowder) are all in this rotation in 2025 or 2026, we'd be pretty hard to beat, even with a mediocre offense.

But even this offense has been missing CES, McLain, Marte, and Friedl for the majority of the season, so they could see that as the pick up for this offense, rather than a college prospect.