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I’m to the point where I’d rather just go into the season with who is already in the fold than add some crappy player and hope they play above their head.

I think if anything happens at this point, it’ll be a trade. I just hope Pods doesn’t happen. What a waste.

But failing that, I’d go with Heisey as the starter. Since the Reds are unwilling to do that, I’d rather get Nix to platoon with Gomes. It’s definitely not the best option, but it’s probably the best of the reasonable ones.

his career numbers vs. righties are .251/.293/.445.

I’m sure he’d do a bit better than that in 2011, but who knows by how much? It’s not like we’re talking about a guy who has a history of mashing righties. Honestly, I think Heisey would hit just as well and play just as good LF defense.

we just plowed this Podsednik turf on another thread.
Maybe we ought to divide into two camps — them wantin’ Pods and them not wantin’ Pods.
And just not talk about it anymore.

maybe Walt has some plan.

A lot.

Its where I get all of mine.

Griffey Jr, both #30 and #3
Dunn,
Willy Mo Pena

Outfielders no longer with the Reds make HOTT jerseys.

Also, there is a great blog site for old jersey’s out there.

I think that’s where Slyde got his Coutlangus jersey.

4th St, I believe

You would likely learn from the wiki that LLM originated with Red Hot Mama. That’s what my memory says anyway.

I’ve never seen YRS. Who’s propagating that one?

Highlifeman is the only one who uses the nickname, “YRS”. He uses it as a term of derision. I think most people secretly think HLM is a jerk, so you shouldn’t hang out with him. I believe the RR trademarked™ nickname for Stubbs is LTP! or Light Tower Power!

it warrants a front page story!

although I’m also pretty sure RR is not proud that it’s my brainchild

He’s an MVP candidate if he’s healthy. He hasn’t been for a while now, so his stock is at an all-time low. They would be much better off at this point just playing him and seeing if he can regain some value. They can always trade him at the deadline. He’s also got an option for next season, so they have time.

Of course, if they want to sell him for pennies on the dollar, I would be more than happy to pay.

It’s kind of frustrating to look at almost every single possible signing/trade/etc and have to dismiss the possibility due to mulah.

The problem is we are spending our money on players like Cordero instead of guys like Greinke.

I’ve never seen a Reds beat writer with zero Reds sources like teh Fya.

But the Giants traded him a year ago for peanuts, and I’m not exactly sure why. But I’d kick the tires on him.

Probably not fair to compare him to Ellison, but I always got them confused when they both played for the Giants.

Only thing is, it was reported a couple weeks ago that 7-8 teams were interested in him, and he wants to be an everyday player.

But if he can’t get anyone to guarantee him an everyday job, I’d think the Reds would be a pretty good candidate for his services. He’ll get way more than league minimum, since he’d be arb eligible for the first time this season, but I’d guess he could be had for 2ish. I’d certainly rather spend 2 mil on him than Pods, that’s for damn sure.

Lewis is better all around than Gomes is and doesn’t have a large platoon split anyway.

I doubt Lewis will sign for less than Scott Podsednik, since he’s both better and younger. And Lewis just isn’t all that great anyway. Once again, I just don’t see how he is any better than Chris Heisey.

he reportedly called some SF fans “fags” on his Facebook and Twitter. He also is said ti have frustrated Giants fans by botching routine defensive plays.

Lewis can hit a little and can run. How he’d mesh in the clubhouse, who knows? He reportedly was well-liked in the SF clubhouse, but the Giants gave him to Toronto reportedly for a mere $75,000.

is the Vince Coleman to Freddie Freeman’s Fred McGriff. That said, I’d take him for <2mill

12/3/10: Lewis hit .262 with eight homers and 17 steals in 110 games for Toronto but became expendable after the team acquired Rajai Davis from the A’s earlier this offseason.

9/23/10: Lewis will undergo bunion surgery on his left foot and miss the rest of the season, the Associated Press reports.
Lewis dealt with the bunion earlier this season and had a similar surgery on his right foot in September 2008. The Blue Jays acquired him from San Francisco earlier this season, but he’s been getting very little playing time this month while stuck behind Travis Snider. Lewis finishes the 2010 season with a .262 average, 31 doubles, eight homers, 70 runs and 36 RBI in 110 games. He also added 17 steals.

7/6/10:
He stole 21 bags when he played for the Giants in 2008, but he only has 16 nabs in the two years since.

2010 Fantasy Baseball Outlook:
Lewis turned in an extremely disappointing 2009 campaign, hitting just .258 with four homers and eight steals over 295 at-bats. His line against southpaws was an atrocious .164/.292/.200, with just one RBI all season. Lewis’ high strikeout rate finally caught up to him, and he no longer looks like the team’s answer in left field. His outlook for 2010 is as the Giants’ fourth outfielder.

Last year he was on the DL with a sore ribcage, had a strained abdominal muscle, missed games when he fouled a ball off of his foot, and apparently has had bunion problems for years.

In 2010 he made $455,000.

On the face of this, I’d like him on the team as a <$2MM platoon partner for Gomes…which might be a worse choice than just letting Heisey start in LF.

Which the Reds actually did, come to think of it.

Boston Red Sox IF Felipe Lopez has an “unspecified option” in his contract, writes The Providence Journal’s Brian MacPherson.

He’s a Type B free agent, but the Red Sox will need to decline the option, offer arbitration, and have him turn it down to sign a big league deal elsewhere if they’re to get a draft pick.

wikipedia:

A Class B free agent is ranked below the top 20 percent but in the top 40 percent of players at his position. A team that loses a Type B player receives a supplemental pick, but the signing team does not lose a pick.

According to Repoz’s tally, Larkin has about 70% of the vote. Bear in mind that this is only 60 ballots out of 500+, but in looking at some of our threads from last year the final Repoz number was only about five percentage points higher than Larkin’s final number, 51.6%.

I’ll feel good if Larkin approaches 70%. I don’t think anyone’s gotten that close without getting voted in, especially within a few years of appearing on the ballot.