August 23, 200719 yr Whatever! It will help with next season if the end on a good run this season. How many strong finishes have the Reds had the last few years? Seems like they have finished pretty strong several times, yet it NEVER carries over for them...
August 23, 200719 yr Notes on Drew Stubbs and Votto from baseballprosectus.com: Drew Stubbs, OF, Low-A Dayton (Reds) When Drew Stubbs was named a Midwest League All-Star, it was more on reputation that anything else. The eighth overall pick last June, Stubbs had mixed reviews from scouts following his junior year at the University of Texas. Universally lauded as the best athlete in the draft and the best amateur defensive center fielder in recent memory, Stubbs’ loopy swing and lofty strikeout totals left some wondering if he’d ever develop into an everyday hitter, no matter how high the ceiling was. Then he limped into the mid-season break with an uninspiring .253/.348/.369 batting line, but it’s been said many times that toolsy players just click sometimes, and Stubbs is definitely clicking now, going 9-for-14 over the weekend with a pair of doubles and a home run to raise his August averages to .368/.411/.647 in 17 August games, and his season averages to a suddenly not so bad .274/.369/.426. Yes, there are his 128 strikeouts in 115 games, but there is also 11 home runs, 62 walks, and 22 stolen bases. So there’s good, and there’s bad, and basically, his stock in unchanged. Joey Votto, 1B, Triple-A Louisville (Reds) While the Reds flounder at the bottom of the NL Central once again, at least Votto is giving fans a glimpse of the future at Triple-A. Playing more left field than first base of late, Votto hit two home runs on both Friday and Saturday, upping his averages at Louisville to .303/.391/.495 in 119 games. Despite being six-foot-three and somewhere in the neighborhood of 225 pounds, Votto is a pretty good athlete and hold his own pretty well in left, though replacing Scott Hatteberg at first base for 2008 seems to make a lot more sense, at least on a monetary level, as Votto should provide equal or greater production, and at a much lower price. Whether Cincinnati can use that extra money to improve the team enough to make them competitive for the first team since the Jack McKeon era remains to be seen.
August 23, 200719 yr I was thinking the same exact same thing. Similar to previous Bengals teams in years past.
August 23, 200719 yr Author How many strong finishes have the Reds had the last few years? Seems like they have finished pretty strong several times, yet it NEVER carries over for them... I think last year this was not the case. The Reds were in contention well into the year and faltered in the 2nd half and that carried over to this year.
August 23, 200719 yr Despite being six-foot-three and somewhere in the neighborhood of 225 pounds, Votto is a pretty good athlete and hold his own pretty well in left, though replacing Scott Hatteberg at first base for 2008 seems to make a lot more sense, at least on a monetary level, as Votto should provide equal or greater production, and at a much lower price. This makes it sound like Hatte is making a lot of cash...
August 23, 200719 yr This makes it sound like Hatte is making a lot of cash... I thought that was odd as well. I think he's less than $2M.
August 23, 200719 yr I thought that was odd as well. I think he's less than $2M. I believe it's 1.8 for 08...
August 23, 200719 yr How long does Keppinger have to keep it up before he realizes he's not just another Chris Stynes. :D Didn't Stynes start out something like 7 for 7 as a Red? I meant to say before HSSB realizes that he's not just another Chris Stynes. Boy, I really screwed that one up.
August 23, 200719 yr Author Nice play by Chipper. Valentin, not the best decision on the bases there. We have seen a lot of bad base running this year. Oh yeah Reds up 2-1:D
August 23, 200719 yr I feel more confident with Carlyle out there too. But after those 3 pitchers then I trust no lead in no game! Carlyle looking good again tonight. :lol: :lol: It looks like it will be 7 straight starts pitching 6 innings or less for Buddy boy.
August 23, 200719 yr Hobbs! 3 run shot:dancingpa 5-2 Reds How did the Braves score on a 3 run bomb by Hamilton? :lol:
August 23, 200719 yr Author Bobby Cox extends his MLB record. :lol: :lol: I thought the Braves got a run for that:D
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