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Reds tidbits 2015 (morgue)

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Fungo Squiggly said:
Jason Marquis. Book your World Series tickets.
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Jaxbuck said:
You know how fucked this organization is?

I saw this and for about half a second said "no fucking way", then the other half a second I just sighed and prepared to go click on MLB traderumors to confirm the gory details then onto RedZone to read about how good of an idea it is.

Pre-click I'm calling this a AAA depth signing (it's a defense mechanism I've developed over the years)

If it isn't I'll be back in a purple faced, spittle flying fury to share my thoughts
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so guess what the rotation is going to be to start the season?
John Fay
‏@johnfayman
#Reds rotation is Cueto, Leake, DeSclafani, Marquis and Iglesias to start the year. Maholm been told he’s competing for bullpen spot.
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It's just until Homer comes back to announce his presence off the DL with authority you say?

It's "duck" I says;
John Fay
‏@johnfayman
RT @Jordan5L: @johnfayman Who is Bailey ultimately replacing?//Igelsias
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http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a...inson-cano-yadier-molina-irreplaceable-032315

SIX WINS WORSE

Joey Votto, 1B, Reds
Here's another player who's tough to replace on a team that isn't ready to replace him. Brayan Pena can catch, but he's a catcher's bat at first base too. Donald Lutz, well, the jury is still out on him. At different times, he's managed to make better contact and show some power, but he hasn't managed both for an extended period yet. And the first major leaguer to be developed in Germany has some work yet to do to be a strong backup option for Votto. Maybe Kristopher Negron could help, and Jay Bruce has played 26 innings at the position ... no, the Reds probably go as far as Votto's health and the young arms take them.

(This is also a team-wide trend for the Reds. In percentage terms, four of the five biggest drop-offs in baseball came from the Reds -- if they were to lose Marlon Byrd, Brandon Phillips, Votto, *or* Billy Hamilton, their replacement would be 30-40% worse than the starter. Those are far cries from the most replaceable player this year -- Chris Coghlan, the listed starter in left field for the Cubs, who probably isn't three wins worse than Chris Denorfia because that ignores handedness, but who probably also isn't the most comfortable player in baseball this year.)
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