Bailey: Deal
Cueto: No Deal
Bruce: Deal, if we can give Bruce slightly higher offensive numbers to account for Edmonds’s better defense.
Votto: No Deal
Volquez: No Deal

Volquez is 25. I don’t think he’s done by age 30. Cueto ought to be a starter for awhile, and he’ll be a lot better than league average.

mostly because i think aj burnett is his ceiling right now.

I would have made the cueto deal last year, but after seeing how electric his stuff is, i actually think he’s going to improve a lot and maybe even challenge colquez for staff ace a couple years.

No way i sacrifice a possible ke griffey jr. for jim edmonds. bruse just makes such good contact that i think his minor league numbers will translate almost 1:1 into the majors. And as pitchers get more leery of him, he will draw more walks and drive that on-base percentage up. he has extraordinary power when he gets his line drives up, so I can see him turning out more like 10 30 HR seasons. He’s the last guy for whom i would sacrifice ceiling.

Im tempted to say deal on Votto, but your scenario has him being finished by age 30. that would only give him 5 or 6 more years of production, which is hard to swallow. if you mean eric chavez in length of career rather than age (chavez started in the majors when he was 20), then I might say deal.

i worry that volquez will be more fernando valenzuela than pedro martinez, but it’s just too exciting to think of the latter to give up for a guy who’s similar to Bronson Arroyo. In fact, I think Valenzuela should be the deal, who’s more comparable early and had a much better career than mcdowell.

By the way, for those who haven’t looked, guess what Volquez’s ERA+ is. No cheating.

I’m with boobs. Deal on Bailey, because I think he needs an MRI.

No deal on the rest, except for maybe Votto (if only because we have Alonso on the way).

Jay Bruce could be so much better than Jim Edmonds. Plus, Jim Edmonds is a jerk.

Cueto and Volquez could be truly great.

based on your assumptions. I think Cueto can do better than Flash as a starter, but if a crystal ball told he wouldn’t I’d trade while his perceived value was high. Same for Votto. I think Homer’s stock has fallen enough we wouldn’t be able to get the value of a solid no. 2 starter, so keep him.

...include puking in the bullpen during big games, and getting his name in the title of a Stephen King book?

No deal on the others. Hey, where are the pretty models that are supposed to come with this game?

HELL NO. Jim Edmonds is the devil. He’s a dumbass. He’s a stupid moron who is an overrated fielder and only makes these “great” plays because he waits 5 seconds to start for the ball.

And he isn’t that great of a hitter either…

Bailey: No deal. Four seasons with enough innings to qualify for the ERA title; 110 career OPS+. Unless I’m missing something, Bailey should be worth alot more than that.

Cueto: No Deal. Gordon, as a starter, was never much better than league-average; while great as a reliever, those guys are much more hit-or-miss.

Bruce: Deal. Edmonds was/is more than “Hall of Very Good”; he’s Larry Walker (whom Bruce is often compared to) with an uglier decline. You also don’t mention his 8 Gold Gloves in CF. I don’t care who it is, if you trade a borderline HOF career for a guy with 3 weeks in the majors, do it.

Votto: Tougher choice, but still I’d deal if the career length was the same. Again, you don’t mention Chavez’s 6 GGs (compared to Votto’s “adventurous” defense), so unless he hits better than he has so far, Chavez’s career is more valuable.

Volquez: No deal (I’ve changed my mind twice here). Volquez has shown me enough to think he’ll have a longer peak than McDowell. Pitchers’ arms are always a worry, but I’d take the risk.

thats the most negative losing mentality I ever have heard a Reds fan say about our awesome young prospects, whats your life compare to…. I project that your not cool and your life isnt fun