Drew Stubbs Expected To Be Called Up To Join the Reds Tonight
by Slyde on Aug 19, 2009 2:25 PM EDT
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This hasn't been officially announced by the Reds yet, but I have a solid source on this one that says that center field prospect Drew Stubbs is getting the call to the big leagues and will be with the team in Cincinnati tonight.
Stubbs, as you know, was taken with the 8th overall pick in the 2006 draft (one pick ahead of Tim Lincecum) out of the University of Texas. At the time, he was considered a legitimate 5-tool player, though there was some question as to whether or not his power would develop and he had some serious contact issues. He appears to have improved his contact, but the power has yet to develop.
He has two strong points to his offensive game though, which are his ability to get on base and his speed when he's on base. He's never posted an on base percentage below .353 at any level, typically maintaining a walk-rate of greater than 10% each season. Hopefully this is something that he can continue to do in the big leagues because his contact rate isn't great enough that we can expect him to be a high average hitter. As for his speed, he is 46 of 54 this season alone in stolen base attempts and has stolen 121 bases in his minor league career at a 77% success rate. If his minor league numbers are any indication, he is the sort of player that both Dusty Baker and I can agree would be just fine in the lead-off spot.
His offense is definitely not his calling card though as Stubbs is reported to be a gold glove caliber center fielder. Minor league fielding statistics are primitive at best, but TotalZone at MinorLeaugeSplits.com seems to validate that reputation, rating Stubbs as a 20+ R/150 defender at each level.
I've said it before, many times on this site, but Drew Stubbs appears to be the exact sort of player that the Reds had hoped Willy Taveras would be. Hopefully he validates that for us in his shot with the team this season.
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It should also be mentioned that in addition to the minorleaguesplits numbers
He was also just voted best baserunner, best OF defense, and best OF arm in the International League.
Oh, how I hope he plays well!!!
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
I forgot about that...yes
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
If he can just turn out to be
the next Scott Podsednick, I’d be overjoyed. God how much better that sounds than Hopper, Freel, Patterson, Taveras…
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 19, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions
I guess this means...
…Willy’s headed to the DL?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I hope he goes all Shawn Chacon on Jocketty
Maybe we could void his contract for next year and free up a couple mill.
One can dream, no?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 19, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
What number will he get?
Are they gonna make Janish give up #7?
And is he really going to get to play, or will he be riding pine behind Dickerson?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I doubt he'll get a real number this year
unless there is one besides 7 that he likes
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Interesting
So he’ll be √-1?
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
by sidnancy on Aug 19, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
rec'd
I can’t help it, I’m a sucker for nerdy jokes like that.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Dusty doesn't seem to mind putting Dickerson in a corner.....
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
by nycredsfan on Aug 19, 2009 2:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I noted this in the reposter thread, but,
RR reported this first, right? Or it came from someone posting on RR/Boobs? C Trent and others have cited RR as a source.
first i heard about it was on McCoy's blog post today.
some commenter who is BFFs with Stubbs said it was a done deal.
So it went from McCoy's blog post, to boobs, to RR..
And now Fay stole RR’s headline:
johnfayman: Drew Stubbs expected tobe called by the #Reds tonight. Willy Taveras strained a quad last night.
but it's legit
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
I saw a comment about it
on Redleg Nation; not sure if that was before or after the McCoy blog comment.
Jim Day tweets
JimDayTV: Word around the ballpark: the Reds are about to call up Drew Stubbs after Taveras got hurt last night #reds
I can't believe it took Willy getting hurt to call up Stubbs.
It’s not like he’s any worse because he’s hurt. He can’t get worse.
Yeah, that would really suck and be really stupid
But now that you mention it, it wouldn’t surprise me. On the other hand if they only wanted a 4th OF they had other options
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
by nycredsfan on Aug 19, 2009 3:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, Corey Patterson had 45 OPS+ last year.
In limited action with the Nats, he has a -30 OPS+. That’s right. Negative.
Corey and Willy’s game of “Anything you can suck, I can suck harder” just got interesting.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 19, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Chubbs for Stubbs over here.
"I'm going to become rich and famous after I invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet"
Gordo's seems like a fitting place for Chubbs for Stubbs later on tonight
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 19, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
So he can be on the postseason roster, right?
Awesome.
by ken on Aug 19, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 19, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd be pretty alright with an OF corps of
Bruce, Gomes, Dickerson, Stubbs, Balentien, Heisey going into next year.
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 19, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions
absolutely
cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, and cheap.
That should certainly allow us the coin to pony up for a decent 2B (while we move BP to SS). But who?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 19, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, except they'd only take 5 of them probably
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
by nycredsfan on Aug 19, 2009 3:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Right
But that’s the “corps” or “core.”
Heisey will be 25 by Opening Day next year. You’d have to think the odd man out between he and Balentien might get packaged in a trade. I forget, do they have to add Heisey to the 25-man by next year or risk losing him? Or is it just the 40 man?
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 19, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Just the 40 man
and a trade is a definite possibility
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
by nycredsfan on Aug 19, 2009 3:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Micah Owings is still on the DL
I think it is unlikely that we see Wood this year.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Not likely we'll see him
New to the blog. I’m a Red’s fan who is stuck in “Cornfield County”….another way of saying Illinois. My boss’s brother Travis’s agent. Darek hasn’t said anything about Travis being told of a possible call up later this year. I think this little fella is gonna be a stud! I met him a couple of years ago when he came north to go deer hunting in the offseason. I’ve been following his minor league career since then. His change up is lights out! This is my favorite Red’s blog. It really helps me keep in tune with the titanic struggles when I can’t get information anywhere else!!!
by illinoisredsfan on Aug 19, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
hi, hello, and welcome
tell Travis we all say hi!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 19, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the hearty welcome!!!
Hopefully I can contribute a little….and won’t be TOO much of a moron!! LOLOL
by illinoisredsfan on Aug 20, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah!
And while we’re at it, hopefully Votto and BP can get hurt! That way we can see more Kevin Barker and Eric Eymann!
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 19, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
no, if Votto is hurt
we’ll trade for Adrian Gonzalez
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Wow, great call
If every other outfielder in the organization gets hurt, Yorman Rodriguez could get a shot!
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 19, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Kirby's range this year is almost as bad as Willy's
Almost. But he could form the “corpse” of the outfield.
by Brian B on Aug 19, 2009 4:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Sheldon tweets that Stubbs is at the park and has been called up
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
I'm disappointed that he didn't get the call before yesterday's game
so he could have homered off of Lincecum and shut obc up (not that I don’t agree with him).
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
That means we'll have something like 20,100 people...
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
by crolfer on Aug 19, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he isn't homer bailey or Jay Bruce
i’m glad to see him up, but yeah.
Bloop
by justin007000 on Aug 19, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he made that up
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
so
Any RRs going to see Stubbs’ debut?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
It's like Christmas without the disappointment!
(hopefully)
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
It's like sex with Pat Burrell - without the disappointment!
If you can believe it.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 19, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, do we know anything yet as far as how the move is being made?
DFA Taveras? (Fingers crossed) haha, I can dream…
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
I would guess that it's Taveras to the DL
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
wasn't there something with Stubbs not being on the 40 man roster though?
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Not with 3 players who can be transferred from the 15-day to 60-day DL, there isn't
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 19, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Volquez, Lincoln, or Richar can go on the 60-day DL
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Along with the possibility of adding those guys to the 60-day DL...
Don’t we have two open spots on the 40-man? I’m not sure, but I think I read recently that we only had 38 guys on the 40. It makes little-to-no sense, but it wouldn’t surprise me.
That's what I bet it'll be too
We won’t see Taveras until the end of the year, maybe, and then we’ll hear about how he was injured all year so he didn’t play to his full potential, and how he’s a like a completely different player coming into spring training next year. Rinse and repeat. I hate how goddamn predictable this team is.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 19, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
He just needs the kind of lineup protection
only Bill Hall can provide.
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 19, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
holy shit, he's leading off
Drew Stubbs CF Janish SS Votto 1B Phillips 2B Gomes RF Balentien LF Rosales 3B Harang C Arroyo
I don't know
they have a relief pitcher playing shortstop
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Who?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 19, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
crolfer doesn't get it
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 19, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He will in college.
He’ll get plenty.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 19, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome to the bigs, kid.
Go get ’em, slugger.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 19, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Center fielders bat leadoff.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 19, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya know...
If that said “Rolen” instead of “Rosales”, and you shuffle the order up a bit, that’d be a decent lineup.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
Stubbs will be wearing #6
for those that are wondering.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Hal says its official now too
and I love this:
A corresponding roster move will be announced as soon as the club locates the player and tells him.
Wasn’t Willy Taveras injured last night? Shouldn’t he go on the disabled list? We’ll see.
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
nope
Willy to the DL…from the Fayplacement
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
The worst thing
would be for Taveras to come off the DL once his 15 days are up, and Dusty goes back to batting him leadoff or 2nd every game. Hopefully Dusty can let go of Taveras now that he actually has a replacement (why he couldn’t consider Dickerson a replacement I don’t know)
It's too bad Dickerson hasn't gotten a sustained audition in CF
I guess they’ve given up hope of him hitting vs. lefties. They really need to take pains to test out all their options, especially while Bruce is still on the shelf. I’d like to think Gomes that besides Bruce, Gomes is the closest thing to a lock to at least start against lefties next year.
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Aug 19, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh and both of those
sentences are from Hal. I guess it wasn’t clear
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
by cesarhernandez on Aug 19, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure how much I'll be around tonight to see Stubbs debut...
Moving into the dorms today! Hellz yeah-
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Dude - the first few days of freshman year are the easiest days during which to get laid.
All those ladies are away from home, looking for some comfort, some companionship, someone to listen to them in their new, scary world.
Be Pat Burrell, young crolfer. Take no prisoners.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 19, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW
MixFMKyle just reminded us on Twitter that there were only 39 players on the 40-man roster. Nobody took Weathers’ spot when he was dealt.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
actually, I think there was only 38 on the 40-man since Castillo is on the 60-day
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
From Fay's Twitter:
“Rolen starts rehab tomorrow w/ Louisville. All goes will be activated Sunday.”
Who is this All Goes character and what position does he play?
I expected your chest to be...fuller.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
yay baseball!!
im excited to see the game tonight. im totally gonna lose my goo when Stubbs walks, steals 2nd, and is driven home by Votto.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 19, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions
ken probably has an extra copy of Goo, just in case you lose yours
by Brendanukkah on Aug 19, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess I've made that reference one time too many
But hey, I named my dog after track 8 on that album.
Votto's going to lose his goo too if there is a man on base for him
plus, these shirts aren’t going to be worth much anymore, methinks:
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
how long did it take you to make that?
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
not too long
the hardest part was finding the appropriate fonts
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
ha
i was explaining to my wife earlier why Drew Stubbs isnt Tim Lincecum, and she interrupted me in the middle to ask me to get her some tea.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 19, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
nah, I think I was doing that during work
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
So let me get this straight..
Stubbs will be leading off…that makes some sense…even though he’s had no MLB experience, the that hard hitting high OBP Jannish is batting 2nd to protect the rookie…Dusty is amazing…
So with the exception of votto and BP every other starter is either a Rookie (Hanigan is a rook IMO) or a retread,,,Gomes, Ballentine…Too bad C-Dick can’t play SS…and Nix 3B.
Could be a lonely spot in the line up fro Drew After Harang and before Jannish
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Yeah, the Janish thing is silly
I’m really nervous that Stubbs only has 2 weeks to prove himself because Taveras will get plugged right back in when he gets back, but I don’t know why this worries me, Stubbs is the EXACT type of player Dusty loves leading off, why shouldn’t he be stuck there the rest of the year?
You know a lineup I’d like against righties?
CDick RF
Stubbs CF
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Balentien LF
Hanigan C
Rosales 3B
Janish SS
When Rolen gets back he can slide in 5th and bump everyone else down……not a bad lineup, all in all
Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it.— Bill Terry
I think this whole transaction
is punitive against Willy. Last night, they said he had just a slightly strained quad. Hal said in his blog that they were going to announce the move once they could track down the other player.
So Willy comes to the park today thinking he’s still on the active roster. He probably wasn’t thinking he had an injury that would keep him out two weeks.
And think of how long the Reds screwed around this year shorthanded instead of using the DL. How quick the Reds were to put him on the DL makes me think this is partly punishment for Willy, or Walt’s excuse to force Dusty to play Stubbs and put Willy on the bench.
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
I agree with the notion that it's
Walt’s excuse to force Dusty to play Stubbs and put Willy on the bench.
"There's nothing cool about your game." - Jeff Brantley, talking smack about Nyjer Morgan.
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 19, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Johnny Cueto's going on the DL with "shoulder inflammation"
He’s not happy about it, according to Fay. Owings will start on Friday.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Good
Poor guy’s been pitching for a year and a half. Let him—make him—rest so we have him next year.
I don't care if he's happy about it or not...
I’ve been waiting a few weeks for this to happen.
This kid has far too high a ceiling to continue to run him out there for games that mean nothing. Time to baby him a bit.
Stubbs gets his first hit a blooper
Otherwise he looks like a deer in the headlights
Hope he gets enough PAs to get comfy…
This kid is way skinny to boot.
I don’t know where the hype comes from offensively…he looks more overmatched than Rosy.
Good luck Stumps…you are going to need it.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
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