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Reds tidbits 2016 (Sponge Bob Tight Canadian Pants)

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  • The Reds have only received a couple of feelers on outfielder Jay Bruce. Entering his age 29 season, Bruce has been a below average hitter in each of the last two seasons. This despite hitting in one of the friendliest parks for hitters. While I do think a team will eventually roll the dice on Bruce, it won’t be until after more quality outfielders leave the marketplace.
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So no one can touch Chapman, no one wants Bruce, Phillips has 10-5 rights and Votto's name never even comes up. A good front office could move Frazier but I don't think the Reds can.

So they are just going to tweak things a little in 2016 and compete again in '17. If we didn't have the rock solid word of Bob and Walt on that I might be a little dubious.
 
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Latest on Frazier per MLBTR

The Indians and White Sox were both rumored to be interested in Todd Frazierduring last week’s Winter Meetings (the Royals, too, are said to have discussed him as a possible left field option), and Jon Heyman of CBS Sports adds a few more teams to the list of interested clubs. The Dodgers, Nationals, Rangers and Angels are all “believed to have some involvement or interest,” in the Reds‘ third baseman, Heyman writes. Talks are “starting to percolate,” says Heyman. Last week, C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the Reds are “heavily” shopping Frazier.
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Lets hope this one goes better than the last guy they tried to trade
 
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USA Today article

Organizational report: Reds willing to deal, except for Joey Votto.

“We’d like to get some idea of what direction we’re going with our club, whether it’s a Chapman deal or something else, but we need to try and get some things in place before we get too far down the road,” Jocketty says.
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That is the team President ladies and gentlemen. The guy who'd like to, you know, maybe get some sense of direction before things get too far down the road.

JFC
 
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Peraza was the key piece in this fiasco as the other two are already well acknowledged futility infielder/4th OF types AT BEST.

Here is snip from a scouting report of babe Peraza from the last time he was traded:
The BA scouting report of Peraza says, "Scouts worry how much impact a slap hitter who doesn’t walk can have, but they love his speed and defense."
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also:
He doesn't have huge power or much patience but he makes contact, is an effective basestealer (26 steals this year, 203 in his minor league career), and draws praise for his defense up the middle. The Braves used him mainly at second base and center field this year but he had a good reputation as a shortstop before shifting positions to accommodate Andrelton Simmons.
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Walt has outdone himself
 
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Boy has Reds management fucked this team up. Bad contracts, shitty trades and generally an overall piss-poor demeanor in the FO. I will never hate the Reds but I totally despise Bob, Walt and the rest of these fucktards.

Well at least I can dwell in the past of being able to enjoy the Big Red Machine and the beat down of the Oakland A's in the early 90's. Sad times in Red Legs land.
 
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