May 3, 201511 yr The Red's bench players have undoubtedly the worst numbers in all of baseball. If you count Mesoraco who has become a designated pinch hitter they are a combined 14 for 103 with 2 HRS and 2 RBIs. That's a whopping .103 average and both HRs and RBIs are by Barnhart. There is no good reason to start any of these guys any day.
May 3, 201511 yr They said before the game that Byrd had horrible stats vs the Braves SP today, good reason to sit him. Spoken just like Johnny B. Baker. Schumaker lifetime versus Teheran 1 for 2. Woohoo! Great sample size.
May 3, 201511 yr Reds limp quietly out of Atlanta into Pittsburgh. A whopping 4 hits today in the shutout loss. Wouldn't be surprised to see them get swept by the Bucos.
May 3, 201511 yr Spoken just like Johnny B. Baker. Schumaker lifetime versus Teheran 1 for 2. Woohoo! Great sample size. I dont follow, Boesch started in Left today?
May 3, 201511 yr No fire from this team at all. Cozart gets hit in the first inning and no fire from anyone at all. Instead of plunking one of theirs Cueto gives up a softball to right center. How about the Braves up 5 with one out to go and a pitching change, lol.
May 3, 201511 yr I was answering your question as to who said it would be Dominguez and pointing out it was Dominguez's roster spot that Meso took. Staying on point to the question' date=' let's assume it was Dejesus. Would Dejesus have done anything more to help this team over the past two weeks than Meso?[/quote'] What are you talking about? Meso didn't take Dominguez's spot. Dominguez took the last roster spot. Barnhart took Dominguez's spot. As far as DeJesus we'll never know.
May 3, 201511 yr And thanks @All In Cueto is usually money. It does seem to me that teams do hit him a little better in day games?? Did he get an extra day rest this week or something that may have thrown him off(looking for excuses,lol)
May 3, 201511 yr What are you talking about? Meso didn't take Dominguez's spot. Dominguez took the last roster spot. Barnhart took Dominguez's spot. As far as DeJesus we'll never know. I think the point ( and confirmed by Price) is that Meso is assuming the role of a pinch hitter with pop right now instead of being on the DL and that is the role Chris D was fulfilling. Very few ABs and only used when runners are base.....that sort of thing. Then with the Reds playing 8 games in AL parks and needing a DH that role will go to Meso and probably would have gone to Chris D at least some of the time. So Reds "in theory" are not playing short-handed by having a player that can only pinch hit.
May 4, 201511 yr Author Thought I had us sitting pretty until @All In spoke up haha! Splits aren't good enough. Someone can take the next series.
May 4, 201511 yr What are you talking about? Meso didn't take Dominguez's spot. Dominguez took the last roster spot. Barnhart took Dominguez's spot. As far as DeJesus we'll never know. I think the point ( and confirmed by Price) is that Meso is assuming the role of a pinch hitter with pop right now instead of being on the DL and that is the role Chris D was fulfilling. Very few ABs and only used when runners are base.....that sort of thing. Then with the Reds playing 8 games in AL parks and needing a DH that role will go to Meso and probably would have gone to Chris D at least some of the time. So Reds "in theory" are not playing short-handed by having a player that can only pinch hit. Thank you FD23. Back to my question - would those complaining about Mesoraco's handling rather have Dejesus or Dominguez on the roster instead of Mesoraco? Would either of those two have played any more or done more than Mesoraco?
May 4, 201511 yr No fire from this team at all. Cozart gets hit in the first inning and no fire from anyone at all. Instead of plunking one of theirs Cueto gives up a softball to right center. :thumb: I said basically the same thing. This Reds team is "soft".
May 4, 201511 yr I think the point ( and confirmed by Price) is that Meso is assuming the role of a pinch hitter with pop right now instead of being on the DL and that is the role Chris D was fulfilling. Very few ABs and only used when runners are base.....that sort of thing. Then with the Reds playing 8 games in AL parks and needing a DH that role will go to Meso and probably would have gone to Chris D at least some of the time. So Reds "in theory" are not playing short-handed by having a player that can only pinch hit. I'm not familiar with Meso's injury, but I'm guessing that he can't injure hisself further by batting? And that this hip thing won't get better with rest? Because this, to me is insane. First of all, if he's having trouble squatting, how is he not having trouble generating power to swing from those same legs/hip he uses to squat with?
May 4, 201511 yr Thank you FD23. Back to my question - would those complaining about Mesoraco's handling rather have Dejesus or Dominguez on the roster instead of Mesoraco? Would either of those two have played any more or done more than Mesoraco? Without question, yes. This team sucks. You can't have a team with as little talent as the Reds and expect them to play a man down for a month. It's just asinine.
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