Farmers only/Open thread

by Rick House on Jul 10, 2008 11:16 AM EDT in News

Hanigan

Triple-A: Seven Bats have 2 hits, including Ryan Hanigan's homer, as Louisville won 10-3. Hanigan will probably see quite a bit of time behind the plate in Cincinnati when/if the Reds trade David Ross or Paul Bako, and he's done a nice job from the plate so far this season. Of course, he turns 28 next month. Matt Maloney struck out 7 in 6.2 innings, and he has been on point lately. In his past 4 starts, he's allowed just 5 earned runs in 27.2 innings, striking out 29 and walking 4. He might get his shot in the bigs once Josh Fogg implodes again.

Double-A: Chris Valaika went 3 for 5 with a homer and Sean Henry homered in Chattanooga's 15-4 loss. Valaika's got a 9-game win streak in which he's batting .385. It's taken a while but he has his Double-A OPS over .800. Through 58 games with Chattanooga, he's been much better than he was last year (one fewer game) with Sarasota. Valaika has 14 homers on the year.

Low A: Neftali Soto had 2 hits, including a double, in Dayton's 9-1 win. Soto has doubled in all 3 of his games for the Dragons. Matt Klinker allowed just 1 run and 3 hits in 7 innings, striking out 5.

Others: Sarasota lost 7-3. ... Alex Buchholz homered (his first as a pro) in Billings' 11-3 loss. ... The G-Reds lost 4-2. ... Cristobal Rodriguez had 2 doubles and a single in the D-Reds' 7-4 win.

Also, according to a Dayton Daily News story, first-round pick Yonder Alonso is still a long way from signing. According to scouting director Chris Buckley:

He hasn't played for a while. If he waits much longer, he won't be able to play this year.

Terrific! It's probably not a huge deal, though -- as of a couple days ago, only 13 of the first-round picks had signed with their teams.

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Daydreaming

There is a possibility that the rotation next year could be….

1. Volquez
2. Harang
3. Cueto
4. Maloney
5. Bailey

And that’s a rotation that could be dominant in a couple years if these young guys figure it out the way Volquez has. So now, we just need Arroyo to have another decent start so we can ship him out to start filling some of the holes we have on offense – maybe a middle infielder or a center fielder would be nice.

The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!

by TheC on Jul 10, 2008 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

I don't understand

Either Alonso or the Reds have to be pretty unreasonable. The Marlins signed Skipworth (the preceding pick) for $2.3M; the Jemile Weeks signed with the A’s for $1.9M (5 picks after Alonso). Why won’t $2.2M get it done?

Often wrong, never uncertain.

by sidnancy on Jul 10, 2008 12:40 PM EDT reply actions

especially since the Reds missed out on Inoa

I want a hamburger. No, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...

by Slyde on Jul 10, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

It could be Alonzo

No matter how much money they saved not signing Inoa, it sure appears everyone should be happy with slightly less than $2.3M. Considering recent history, I doubt the Reds are the ones being unreasonable.

Often wrong, never uncertain.

by sidnancy on Jul 10, 2008 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions