Bucknut24;2066132; said:I forgot we have Mesoraco, so why not trade Grandal
Good point. I guess, in hindsight, this isn't such a bad deal. Now if Jocketty signs a LF with that money, all will be forgotten.
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Bucknut24;2066132; said:I forgot we have Mesoraco, so why not trade Grandal
TooTallMenardo;2066127; said:I'm kind of shocked we didn't get any compensation for the amount of players we had to unload for Latos. He should solidify the SP rotation a bit more than Volquez could have ever hoped for, but I still hate getting rid of Grandal. I was hoping he would see some time in the Bigs this year.
Jaxbuck;2066138; said:Grandal is as blocked as Alonzo in our system so I can live with that.
Box is a good young bullpen arm but he's still just a bullpen guy. You can have that [censored]ing retard Volquez.
Latos is a young TOR type guy who's under control the next 4 years. Those don't come cheap and we have zero of them in the system near MLB ready.
If Latos performs and they don't puke all over themselves filling LF this is a good trade both ways imo.
Here's the optimist in me; what if Chapman lives up to his promise as a starter in this window that's now open? Cueto, Latos, Chapman (if he's what we hope he can be) would be a pretty damn good big 3.
TooTallMenardo;2066142; said:IThe prospect of Latos, Cueto, and Chap could be absolutely deadly.
Jaxbuck;2066144; said:Thats what I'll keep telling myself until it all goes to [Mark May].
TooTallMenardo;2066142; said:If Chapman can be a CONSISTENT SP, I'll be REALLY happy about this deal that was made. The prospect of Latos, Cueto, and Chap could be absolutely deadly.
osufan1021;2066156; said:Not only that but then you have a guy like Mike Leake who becomes your #4 SP who has had 2 very good seasons as a MLB SP already.
The Reds rotation looks very good on paper. The NL central got weaker this off-season also with AP gone, Fielder most likely gone, Braun suspended 50 games. Time to win is now.
TooTallMenardo;2066158; said:So who's our #5? Travis Wood? I liked what I saw from him last year. Or will he be in the bullpen?
Is Bronson Arroyo still on the team?
TooTallMenardo;2066158; said:So who's our #5? Travis Wood? I liked what I saw from him last year. Or will he be in the bullpen?
Is Bronson Arroyo still on the team?
osufan1021;2066164; said:Depends if Reds put Chapman as a starter or back to the BP. I know they said the plan is for him to be the starter but that could be all talk. Even if they make him a starter it will take him before he reaches rotation.
Latos
Cueto
Leake
Bailey
Arroyo
Wood - The odd man out.
osufan1021;2066164; said:Depends if Reds put Chapman as a starter or back to the BP. I know they said the plan is for him to be the starter but that could be all talk. Even if they make him a starter it will take him before he reaches rotation.
Latos
Cueto
Leake
Bailey
Arroyo
Wood - The odd man out.