Getting Rid of Home Run Hitters
I got curious about the Reds dumping big time home run hitters. This is what I found.
In 1957 the Reds traded their all time leading home run hitter, Ted Klusewski (251) for a player that would last one season and played 89 games with them.
In 1965, the Reds traded their all time leading home run hitter, Frank Robinson (324) for a pitcher that would go 30-31 over parts of 3 seasons.
In 1968, the Reds traded their third all time leading home run hitter, Vada Pinson (186) to the Cardinals for Bobby Tolan. As much as it pains me to say it was a good trade for us.
In 1976, the Reds traded their second all time leading home run hitter, Tony Perez (263) for a pitcher who would win 5 games in his only season with the Reds. This is the move that began the break up of the Big Red Machine.
In 1982, the Reds traded their 5th leading all time home run hitter, George Foster (244) to the Mets for 3 average players.
In 1991, the Reds traded their 6th leading all time home run hitter, Eric Davis (177) for Tim Belcher and a guy who would never suit up for the Reds.
In 2008, the Reds traded their 7th all time leading home run hitter, Ken Griffey Jr. (210) for a reliever and a minor leaguer.
in 2008, the Reds traded their 4th all time leading home run hitter, Adam Dunn (270) for a great big pile of we aren't sure.
It sure is frustrating sometimes to be a fan of this team.
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we should be safe for a while, then
we don’t have anymore “all-time homerun hitters.”
Just wondering, who leads the team in career REDS homeruns now? EdE?
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by gejoe on Aug 11, 2008 7:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Yup
1. A Dunn 32 2. E Encarnacion 22 3. B Phillips 17 4. K Griffey 15 5. J Votto 14 6. J Bruce 11 7. C Patterson 7 8. P Bako 6 9. J Keppinger 3 10. D Ross 3 11. J Hairston 2 12. B Arroyo 1 13. J Cabrera 1 14. R Hanigan 1 15. J Valentin 1
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by BubbaFan on
Aug 11, 2008 7:34 PM EDT
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Actually
EdE is 2nd with 63 as a Red; BP has 64.
I don’t know what’s worse – that he’s 3rd in total career HRs (BP has 70 total), or that the leader is now Corey Patterson with 101.
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by sidnancy on
Aug 11, 2008 7:40 PM EDT
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BP is 44th on the Reds' All-Time Home Run Leader board
Edwin is 46th, and his next homer ties him with Willie Greene.
by Brendanukkah on
Aug 11, 2008 7:45 PM EDT
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I thought Edwin had 62 dingers
Either way, that’s a season and a half for Dunn.
by Brendanukkah on
Aug 11, 2008 7:46 PM EDT
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Oops
Stupid numbers. You’re right.
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by sidnancy on
Aug 11, 2008 7:59 PM EDT
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Ryan Freel (22) has the 4th most HR for the Reds of any current player
right behind BP, EdE, and LLM (31). Votto will likely pass Freel this season.
All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."
by Slyde on
Aug 11, 2008 8:30 PM EDT
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Ooh
Can we trade Corey Patterson?
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by BubbaFan on
Aug 11, 2008 7:46 PM EDT
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Trivia
There are 7 players who have had an at bat in the Majors this season who have more home runs for the Reds than any player currently on the Reds. Name them.
All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."
by Slyde on Aug 11, 2008 8:27 PM EDT 0 recs
2nd most
All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."
by Slyde on
Aug 11, 2008 8:31 PM EDT
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Griffey, Dunn...
Kearns, Dmeathook, Aaron Boone, the Mayor, FeLo, That’s 7, right? One of those has to be wrong.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Aug 11, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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FeLo is wrong
All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."
by Slyde on
Aug 11, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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bing!
Here’s the top 20 (though Reggie Sanders isn’t technically active):
Cnt Player HR From To
+----+-----------------+---+----+----+
1 Adam Dunn 270 2001 2008
2 Ken Griffey 210 2000 2008
3 Reggie Sanders 125 1991 1998
4 Sean Casey 118 1998 2005
5 Aaron Boone 86 1997 2003
6 Jason LaRue 84 1999 2006
7 Austin Kearns 71 2002 2006
8 Dmitri Young 67 1998 2001
9 Brandon Phillips 64 2006 2008
10 Edwin Encarnacion 62 2005 2008
11 Wily Mo Pena 51 2002 2005
12 Dave Ross 41 2006 2008
13 Felipe Lopez 41 2003 2006
14 Rich Aurilia 37 2005 2006
15 Javier Valentin 31 2004 2008
16 Jose Guillen 27 2002 2003
17 Juan Castro 25 2000 2008
18 Russell Branyan 25 2002 2003
19 Scott Hatteberg 23 2006 2008
20 Ryan Freel 22 2003 2008
All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."
by Slyde on
Aug 11, 2008 8:34 PM EDT
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Is he currently a Red?
All I’ve ever done was be Juan Pierre," he said. "I don’t know why, for some reason, they’re just sticking it to me this year."
by Slyde on
Aug 11, 2008 8:33 PM EDT
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he hasn't had an at bat for another team...
i thought that was the criteria. like i said, i read the question wrong
by chandrathan on
Aug 11, 2008 8:34 PM EDT
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you didn't get it
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on
Aug 11, 2008 8:35 PM EDT
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Curious
This is an interesting question, but I wonder what all these guys did after leaving the Reds?
Klu: 32 HR in 4 seasons
Robinson: 262 HR in 11 seasons
Pinson: 70 HR in 7 seasons
Perez: 106 HR in 10 seasons
Foster: 100 HR in 5 seasons
Davis: 105 HR in 10 seasons
The Reds had gotten pretty much all there was to get out of Klu, Pinson, Perez, and Davis (at least as far as HR production was concerned). Foster still had quite a bit of power, and of course Robinson never aged.
Griffey might hit 2 more HR in his career. Dunn will likely hit a bunch more, but we still don’t know what we actually got for him.
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by ben nevis on Aug 12, 2008 1:54 PM EDT 3 recs
i'm gonna rec this post
i think it is very interesting.
by chandrathan on
Aug 12, 2008 2:03 PM EDT
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That's kind of misleading
Klu was done. He hit only 6 HRs in his last season in Cinci.
FRob you know about.
Pinson was also pretty much done before he left, hitting only 5 in his final year in Cinci.
You shortchange Perez, as 61 of those HRs were hit in the first 4 years he was gone; overall, he was at least as productive Foster those first 5 years.
Davis had injury and cancer issues, but still had 5 years of 11+ HRs (topping out at 29) after he left.
I count only 2 of those 6 as “got what we could”, in addition to Jr.
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by sidnancy on
Aug 12, 2008 3:10 PM EDT
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