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Reds Tidbits (2009 season)

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EDDIE GGGG27;1521401; said:
Dickerson left todays game with an ankle injury as well. 4/5 Red starters from the Opening day roster have been on the DL. At least they are in the running for Bryce Harper now.
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We'd be passing on that particular opportunity if I were the GM. There are a lot safer bets to get your money in on among the top 5 picks.
 
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If I were the Reds GM and I'm not obviously, I'd be very wary of Mr. Harper.

Besides look at this team. If they are ever going to win they need more than one "can't miss" 16 year old who has done most of his damage with a metal bat.
 
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BuckeyeMike80;1521500; said:
If I were the Reds GM and I'm not obviously, I'd be very wary of Mr. Harper.

Besides look at this team. If they are ever going to win they need more than one "can't miss" 16 year old who has done most of his damage with a metal bat.
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+1

Let someone else over pay for the hype.

Of course with this franchise what the fuck does it matter?
 
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jlb1705;1521657; said:
Who are we kidding - the Reds aren't gonna draft somebody who they would have to pay - regardless of whether that player is a good idea or not. How deep is the draft in college relievers next year?
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While I love to bash the Reds as much as the next guy, the trend of only drafting players they can sign to a small contract is over. Leake and Alonso were taken right around where they were supposed to be taken, and were no means cheap. They also signed 2 Latin players to multi million dollar contracts (Juan Duran and Yorman Rodriguez).
 
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scott91575;1521698; said:
While I love to bash the Reds as much as the next guy, the trend of only drafting players they can sign to a small contract is over. Leake and Alonso were taken right around where they were supposed to be taken, and were no means cheap. They also signed 2 Latin players to multi million dollar contracts (Juan Duran and Yorman Rodriguez).
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Well, they should have plenty of money to sign draft picks, since the entire MLB roster this week (outside of Arroyo) cost about $5M to assemble.
 
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jlb1705;1521657; said:
Who are we kidding - the Reds aren't gonna draft somebody who they would have to pay - regardless of whether that player is a good idea or not. How deep is the draft in college relievers next year?
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Unfortunely that is the way small market teams have operated for years, Indians included(I'm sure you've all heard that the tribe drafted Tim Lincecum in the 42nd Round in the '05 draft...went unsigned). The good news is that most are starting to buck the trend. Now all we need is a salary cap, worldwide draft, and a major domestic draft overhaul including but not limited to: being about to trade picks, no sandwich picks, no signing deadline, and a slotting system installed to control contract demands.
 
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willsonphilips;1522032; said:
Unfortunely that is the way small market teams have operated for years, Indians included(I'm sure you've all heard that the tribe drafted Tim Lincecum in the 42nd Round in the '05 draft...went unsigned). The good news is that most are starting to buck the trend. Now all we need is a salary cap, worldwide draft, and a major domestic draft overhaul including but not limited to: being about to trade picks, no sandwich picks, no signing deadline, and a slotting system installed to control contract demands.
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works for me

I have a different idea than a salary cap but it would never get approved.
 
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Jaxbuck;1522035; said:
works for me

I have a different idea than a salary cap but it would never get approved.
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I've always preferred Bob Costas's proposal for a salary cap and a salary floor, which he wrote about in 'Fair Ball.' Tell every team they have to spend at least $60M, but not more than $100M and that'll curb the five or six most free-wheeling teams from hording the best free agents every year.
 
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Dryden;1522101; said:
I've always preferred Bob Costas's proposal for a salary cap and a salary floor, which he wrote about in 'Fair Ball.' Tell every team they have to spend at least $60M, but not more than $100M and that'll curb the five or six most free-wheeling teams from hording the best free agents every year.
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Costas is a smart man and obviously was paying attention in his economics classes. The floor is the part a lot of people miss when they start talking about incentives for performance and compensation in general.

I would introduce a rolling 5 year average that required a team to make at least one playoff appearance. 5 years is a warning, 7 years and no playoffs the owner must sell. Period.

Its been my experience that people hate losing money more than they like making it. Make them put some skin in the game and tax that ass if they want to just run a .500ish team out there for decade after decade while their investment grows exponentially.

Run the guys out who don't care about winning while they make money and eventually you will have a more competitive, efficient group of owners that will find new and better ways to compete with the big market teams.

You make that simple rule change and they will quickly police themselves and clean up anything happening in the game right now that is inherently unfair for the smaller market teams imo. You wouldn't have to change anything else, they would do it all.
 
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