Farmers Only: Should Wlad be doing his impaling in Cincinnati?
by BK on Aug 25, 2010 8:30 AM EDT
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Print- Louisville won 5-1 against Indy. Jeremy Horst got the start after Sam LeCure got the call to the big club, and stepped in admirably with 4 innings of shutout ball. But the big story in this one was Wladimir Balentien, who was 3-for-4 with 2 homers and 4 RBI, bringing his total to 24 on the season. That's good for 3rd in the league. Could that have been useful in the Reds' comeback efforts last night? Yonder Alonso had 2 hits as well, Lee Tabor pitched 2 shutout innings for the win, and Danny Ray Herrera pitched 2 shutout innings for the save. Up next: At home against Columbus at 7:05, no starter listed yet, but it should be the newly promoted Matt Klinker.
- Carolina's bullpen lost them a close one, 5-4. Travis Webb gave up 1 run in 6 innings before Abe Woody came in and gave up 4 runs in 1 1/3. Carlos Mendez and Mike Costanzo were 2-for-4. Up next: James Avery takes on Birmingham at 7:15.
- Lynchburg won a rain-shortened game 5-0. Josh Ravin was good in his start, going 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball, giving up only 4 hits. Josh Fellhauer and Kevin Coddington had multi-hit games, and Blair Carson pitched 2 hitless frames for the save. Up next: A doubleheader tonight with Winston-Salem starts at 6:05, with Pedro Villarreal and Justin Walker listed as the starters.
- Dayton beat Lake County 11-5. Josh Garton and Didi Gregorius had 3 hits each to lead the offense, and Dominic D'Anna was 2-for-4 with 4 RBI. Up next: South Bend at 6:30, no starter listed.
- Billings got killed by Ogden 13-5. No pitching performance is really worth writing about, so I'll mention Stephen Hunt's home run. STEVE HUNT! Up next: Tanner Robles gets Ogden at 9:05.
- The AZL Reds were off. They'll take on the AZL Brewers tonight at 10.
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What does Balentien have to do
to take Gomes’s place on the major league roster?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
he'd have to be on the 40-man roster, for one
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Which shouldn't be a problem, with Springer ready to go on the 60-day
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by BK on Aug 25, 2010 9:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
At this point Gomes would have to get hurt
I don’t think any sort of performance factors will cause Dusty to replace Gomes with Wlad
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Wladdy and Alonso should both probably be on the roster.
I’m not sure what function Alonso would serve, but he’s raking and his option is used, right?
Yeah, he'd be a better LH pinch hitter than Nix or END
But they might as well leave him in AAA until their season is over
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
He's going to have much more power than Casey
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
well, do you get the comparison?
he walks a lot, hits for good average, and has lots of doubles power and goes oppo a lot
do we really have to trade him?
Sure, it's not a bad comp, although I still think Alonso will do everything just a bit better than Casey did, which makes for a much different player
As to your second question, I agree that I’d love to figure out a way to keep him. I commented yesterday that I would love for Walt to offer Joey a boatload of money this offseason on the condition that he moves to LF.
I just don’t see that happening.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Oh, there's a solution
But the PR hit would be enormous if they were to trade Votto for a LF, SS, and SP.
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Aug 25, 2010 11:06 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
wrong
name 5 players in MLB you’d rather have. Votto is that good, and that valuable.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 25, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Hanley and Mike Stanton?
David Price, Desmond Jennings, and change?
Strasburg?
i dont know. im not sure any team can reasonably put a package together.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 25, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah i'd do Stanton and Hanley
but there are lots of folks that’d say we’d be ripping them off, and they might be right
those are all attractive packages, but i think that i’d still be upset is telling
At least two useful pieces
Votto and Alonso are both useful pieces. Unfotunately, they’re the same piece, so the Reds benefit from just one of them. Could a Votto trade to the Cubs return Castro and Colvin, plus?
When you come to the fork in the road, take it.
by poojols on Aug 25, 2010 11:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Castro and Colvin might be fair for Alonso (maybe we'd have to throw in another piece)
but no, no, no, no way I’d trade Votto for those 2.
Votto realistically is worth 3-4 above average players and/or top prospects. I doubt anyone has a package that could do it (except maybe the Marlins)
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
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