Not trading Adam Dunn indicates the Reds are down for beer league softball. I've heard the arguments about not being able to replace his offense and how the team has been building around him but the guy is just not a baseball player. No need to get into strike out numbers, they're staggering. The most staggering in baseball history actually. What chafes me is the called third strikes. He walks a lot because he's overly selective at the plate. Just put the ball in play, Shake n Bake. His fielding is worse than Manny's. As the great Lonnie Wheeler pointed out, he runs the outfield like Ryan Freel is on his back. So true. This guy doesn't know where the wall is in the outfield and is still working on grasping the meaning of hustle.
I wished he would have driven his suped-up John Deer and his 13 million dollar option on outta here. A rebuilding effort needs to be initiated and the answer damn sure don't lie in the hands of ol' Shake n Bake. Pitching, defense, and smart baserunning win games in a little shoebox of a ball park like GAB. Wayne Krivsky has been good with his deals, but this non-deal is going to come back to hurt us. Dunn would have been worth any pitching prospect. Just get him out of here. We could have packaged someone like David Weathers or Scott Hatteberg to sweeten the deal. What we have simply isn't working. Change is necessary now. The Reds have some studs in their system who will soon be MLB ready. Not just solid prospects either. I'm talking about 3 top 20 minor league players. Jay Bruce, Joey Votto and of course Homer Bailey.
Griff isn't allowed to leave until he hits 600 HR's. Then we'll move him too or he'll just walk away to another team once his contract expires after next season. Arroyo has lost his stuff and would have been another guy to move. He may leave in the winter meetings. Let's hope so. I hate that guy. Taking local acoustic gigs away from struggling Cincinnati musicians. Focus on baseball first you mullet.
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The thing that is most depressing for Reds fans (of which I am not) about the non-trade of Dunn is that Krivsky's GM skills can now be called into question. The deal with the Nats that landed some relievers (Bray, Majewski) that have not been consistently on the MLB roster was a bit of a wash in my opinion. I thought that trade represented a Wayne Krivsky that is interested in pitching and defense. I thought it represented a shift in the philosophy of the organization when it came to player development.
Now, with the non-trade of Dunn -- a representation of the type of players you do not want to build around (especially in the NL) I am not so sure about Mr. Krivsky.
The argument of replacing his numbers is bunk. First, a potential trade would likely bring pitching. The Reds issues revolve around pitching, not hitting. Although, they do struggle with RISP. The GAB is a park where lots of people will hit homers, so losing his HRs is no big deal. Losing his K's would be great. You already have some guys that can hit bombs and K from time to time, losing the guy who K's the most in the majors (by a wide margin) would be the best part of cutting Dunn loose (not too mention his disgusting horrid defense in LF).
Several sources indicated that there were deals on the table for Dunn, yet the trigger was not pulled. Reports say that the Reds were just asking too much. I am assuming this means they were asking for the top (or one of) prospects in an organization. Thinking you are gonna get a teams top pitching prospect for a glorified softball player is crazy. This is why Reds fans now have to question Krivsky.
Interesting to know.
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