Not really. For 3 years, yes.

 

What I love about this . Throw out an incorrect statement and you'll be checked. Quickly.

So he's been injured 4 out of the last 7 seasons?

 

Touche, touche...

Kind of hard to score runs like this. Last 7 days?????

 

Pena .333

Phillips .333

Suarez .286

DeJesus .250

Barnhart .182

Byrd .179

Schumaker .167

Votto .143

Hamilton .136

Bruce .103

Frazier .074

18 runs in August. That's a problem. One that doesn't seem likely to be addressed.

18 runs in August. That's a problem. One that doesn't seem likely to be addressed.

 

Not for the rest of the season, at least.

Not for the rest of the season, at least.

 

LF may be the only change, and recent history doesn't lend us to believe that will be an upgrade.

LF may be the only change, and recent history doesn't lend us to believe that will be an upgrade.

 

Should be a huge offensive upgrade at catcher next year.

Frazier did the same thing last year. He starts off hot and goes south quick month by month.

 

He isn't anything special after the all star break and another reason the Reds won't do much in the near future. They haven't had an offense worth a dime in about 5 or so years

What are all the Bruce haters gonna say when Bruce ends up with a better average, more RBI, and a better OBP than Frazier? He's getting close...

 

Haha . Bruce with a customary month long slump...

Should be a huge offensive upgrade at catcher next year.

 

Huge is debatable. Healthy maybe. But thats a big maybe

Should be a huge offensive upgrade at catcher next year.

 

I agree with malachi...it may be an upgrade, but I don't think it'll be huge. Pena/Barnhart hitting a combined .272 this year. Meso was only .001 higher last year. The difference will be in the power numbers. But, I don't think you're necessarily gaining any "outs" that these two are making this year. That's part of the reason I'd be open to having Meso play left, and let Pena/Barnhart stay at catcher.