It is absolutely insane to wait that long to see if you are going to DL Gonzalez. How fast the tide turns on Arroyo for some people… Take a breath and see what happens in his next start. Send Owings to the pen if you want to bring up Bailey now.

but Arroyo has amazing home/away splits so far this year. Could it be that he is focusing better on the road?

Arroyo’s mean game score this year is 39.8, and his standard deviation is a ridiculous 27.7. But this is due almost entirely to his three home starts (38, 17, 0) vs. his three away starts (60, 49, 75). All three home starts are below his mean (and declining), while all three away starts are well above the mean.

and even mentioned that he wants to end up in the booth someday. Part of me thinks the Reds would be beyond stupid not to find a way to accommodate him, but I think he may be bigger than us. Like replacing McCarver or Morgan big.

that suggested trading Arroyo for Hardy?

Or at least Sheldon chose to share the full quote with his readers:

….if (Gonzalez) does go on the DL, it would be like a 10-day DL backdated instead of the full 15," Baker said. “We also don’t want to go into this series or the Cardinals series with 24 vs. 25 men either.”

Also from Sheldon:

With Gonzalez out, Paul Janish and Jerry Hairston Jr. will likely split shortstop duties. Janish was in the lineup at shortstop on Wednesday vs. the Brewers while Hairston was at third base.

Baker and Reds general manager Walt Jocketty met in Baker’s office, presumably to go over their options. One issue about a potential DL move is the organization doesn’t have any infielders currently performing well at Triple-A Louisville.

Shortstop Chris Valaika is batting .176, while utility infielder Danny Richar is hitting .213. Neither player is on the 40-man roster. Another infielder, Drew Sutton, made his Louisville debut on Tuesday after being out with mono and went 1-for-4. Sutton was acquired from the Astros last month in the Jeff Keppinger trade.

I agree with the gonzalez worry – with his track record for recovery, they should just go ahead and put him on the DL.

I like Bronson but I have always been an advocate of putting the best team on the field and Bailey needs to be up here now. Whether Owings or Bronson goes to the pen is another issue, but I think it’s wrong to assume Bronson says in the rotation all year. Here’s an interesting idea – bring Bailey up, put Owings in the pen, and when Badroyo shows up in the first inning, immediately pull him before it gets to be 9-0 and stick Owings in there. And make sure Owings is ready for a Bronson game – don’t use him the day before.

Gonzo was starting to hit and I don’t see him going anywhere unless as D. says the line is out on his injuries. The guy who may be the odd man out could be EdE. i don’t think that the Red’s Brass really like him (although dusty has been a supporter), Walt has got to know that the team needs a RH power bat to complement Votto and Bruce. apparently there is little interest Gomes (and rightfully so). What about Mark de la Rosa ? Would the cubs take a pitcher and a prospect for him..would we want him,,I like hin, Where’s Slyde when I need him!!!!

Hanging aout with a bunch of beach bums I bet

 I hope I’m wrong but I just don’t see Micah as more than another #4 or #5 pitcher, whereas he could be a great hitter, Even if he were a .280/300/.850 guy who hit 30HRs he would be the bomb on the Reds.

Bailey…tough call, last thing you want to do is bring him up and have him falter again.

Be fun to watch what happens. If only Red Menace were the Manager…

in 140 PA- with a godawful BB% 5% and 33% K .
But when Micah hits – he hits hit hard with a 25% LD 546 Slugging %.
He also is reportedly a good athlete. If he just was a position player and could marginally improve his plate discipline- he could be a real monster offensively.
To me he seems to have more potentially has a position player- but I guess this year will help tell the story on his potential as a pitcher.

where is the best value for parking near the new stadium? A friend is asking…