June 3, 201511 yr Hopefully they give Dejesus some starts in left, I'd like to see if he could be a good bench piece next season. He's certainly earned the call up, he's always tore up AAA pitching with great plate discipline let's see if it translates. I think he had a cup of coffee with the Dodgers earlier in his career. Yeah and in 162 major league games he has hit .205, 0 HRs and 17 RBIs with a .253 obp. What on earth can he do to help this team other than fill in? Paul Janish reincarnated!
June 3, 201511 yr With Hamels on the mound hopefully Dejesus will get an opportunity tonight. To do what look stupid against a real pitcher?
June 3, 201511 yr To do what look stupid against a real pitcher? And you think Boesch, Schumaker or Negron are better options versus Hamels? I'm well aware of the type of player Dejesus is, he's been minor league filler his entire career, he's a journeyman and isn't nothing more than a potential utility man at the big league level. I'd still rather see him in the lineup because quite frankly I'm sick of watching the others, he has hardly any outfield experience so it's probably not going to happen anyways.
June 3, 201511 yr I don't see the point off calling up one of your prized prospect and starting the clock early on this wasted season. Save that for Sept. Dejesus most likely doesn't have a long term future at the MLB level. Just need someone to fill in for now.
June 3, 201511 yr Can DeJesus play OF? I know I don't want to see Schumaker or Boesch out there on a consistent basis. Knowing the Reds they will trade for Chris Heisey today. If they trade Boesch or Schu, I'll take that trade
June 3, 201511 yr Yeah and in 162 major league games he has hit .205, 0 HRs and 17 RBIs with a .253 obp. What on earth can he do to help this team other than fill in? Paul Janish reincarnated! 73 at bats, 48 games, over the course of 2 seasons and with 2 different teams. Nowhere near a full season. He's never had a chance to play everyday and rightfully so, but honestly as bad as the Reds are I actually wouldn't mind seeing someone different get an opportunity to play. With a career .298 avg and .370 OBP in the minors I wouldnt mind seeing him finally earn some regular at bats at the ML level. Again unless Price thinks outside the box and tries him in LF it's probably not going to happen anyways. He will spell all four positions in the infield and pinch hit and that's about it.
June 3, 201511 yr I don't see the point off calling up one of your prized prospect and starting the clock early on this wasted season. Save that for Sept. Dejesus most likely doesn't have a long term future at the MLB level. Just need someone to fill in for now. Exactly. And it's not like he hasn't produced at AAA so as fans we can't really be upset. If they would've brought up Dominguez then we could be, he hasn't earned anything other than a DFA. I would've preferred Yorman but he's still very young and raw and I can see the logic in not exposing him to big league pitching too much just yet. No sense in bringing up Yorman, Waldrop or Suarez and having them rot away on the bench in favor of Skip which is what would've happened more than likely.
June 3, 201511 yr And you think Boesch, Schumaker or Negron are better options versus Hamels? I'm well aware of the type of player Dejesus is, he's been minor league filler his entire career, he's a journeyman and isn't nothing more than a potential utility man at the big league level. I'd still rather see him in the lineup because quite frankly I'm sick of watching the others, he has hardly any outfield experience so it's probably not going to happen anyways. I would take any one of them over DeJesus on an everyday basis. At least they have major league experience on their side and anyone of them has a chance of running into a home run occasionally. If he is only a fill-in then fine, Paul Janish or Cesar Izturis he can be but he gives them no power to man an outfield spot.
June 3, 201511 yr I don't see the point off calling up one of your prized prospect and starting the clock early on this wasted season. Save that for Sept. Dejesus most likely doesn't have a long term future at the MLB level. Just need someone to fill in for now. Don't you think you can get a better feel for how they perform at this level now rather than in September when rosters are expanded and they face a lot of AAA pitchers? That whole "don't want to start the clock" thing is overrated imo. If they can play better than what you have now get them up and on the field. If they are not going to play every day then I agree with you.
June 3, 201511 yr A - Byrd not vesting is ONLY a good thing if the Reds are smart enough to do better than him with the $ it frees up. Anyone got confidence in that? B - Ludwick & Hanahan would be great fits in LF. Are they available to sign a 2 yr. deal so we can pay to not see them play here next year?
June 3, 201511 yr I would take any one of them over DeJesus on an everyday basis. At least they have major league experience on their side and anyone of them has a chance of running into a home run occasionally. If he is only a fill-in then fine, Paul Janish or Cesar Izturis he can be but he gives them no power to man an outfield spot. He's never been an outfielder so I don't think the power in the outfield part will matter. One of the Reds biggest downfalls is relying on the long ball, I'll take my chances on the guy that can get on base. Skip has 27 HR's in over 3000 big league at bats. He has 25 HR's in over 2500 minor league at bats. Kris Negron has 6 HR's in the bigs all came last year. He's not a HR hitter at all. He has 53 minor league HR's in 3250 minor league at bats. DeJesus has 0 HR's at the major league level with basically nothing but pinch hit appearances. As an everyday player in the minors he has 38 HR's in 3650 minor league at bats. They are all very similar players and none provide much in terms of pop. Negron is a career .246 hitter in the minors with a .323 OBP. Skip is a career .291 hitter in the minors with a .355 OBP. DeJesus has been better than both with as a .298 hitter with a .370 OBP. It's a stupid debate but in no way are Negron or Skip better options because of providing more pop. All 3 of them are bench players and it really doesn't matter.
June 3, 201511 yr Don't you think you can get a better feel for how they perform at this level now rather than in September when rosters are expanded and they face a lot of AAA pitchers? That whole "don't want to start the clock" thing is overrated imo. If they can play better than what you have now get them up and on the field. If they are not going to play every day then I agree with you. Not some guys that aren't really ready. Yorman Rodríguez will come up here and strike out 50% of the time and play every 4th or 5th day. That helps no one.
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