:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

I'm not sure why you're laughing. They have a better chance at not contending for the next 8 years than they do of contending in the next 8.

I told my family I didn't need any thing for Christmas now. Christmas came yesterday.:dancingpa

Just IGNORANCE!!!

 

Another DUMB move by the REDS front office. I hope Mr. Jocketty has a plan in place, but it seems to me that he does not! The list of upcoming free-agents is not a great list by any means!

 

How does this team get better?

 

I am not a Reds fan but I think this is a good move. They were not going to resign Dunn so why not pick up some prospects. Jocketty had a plan in place in St. Louis and looked how that worked out, numerous times in the playoff, two WS appearances, and a WS title. I am sure the Reds fans would take anything close to that right now.

The bottom line is that Dunn was traded because he is not worth the 15 plus million that he was going to be offered next year. It was nothing personal, just a business move.

The bottom line is that Dunn was traded because he is not worth the 15 plus million that he was going to be offered next year. It was nothing personal, just a business move.

MLB is a business and the successful teams, make these types of decisions. Dunn was a 50/50 player, 50% liked him and wanted him to stay, while 50% are now happy he's gone.

 

If the Reds weren't going to sign him, better to get something in value back for him.

I know someone in the Reds organization that relays this story: after Dunn's first year, he spent the winter working out with Griffey, and then came back to spring training with a new attitude ... that of a "big leaguer" who would coast from time to time like Griffey.

This may have already been said but I'm not reading through four pages it find out.

 

If this means we won't have another Dunn thread then it's the best thing that has happened in MLB this year.

Walt is trying the rebuild things from the ground-up, and trying to put us in it for the long run.

I wouldn't mind Baker going while the fire sale is on:)

This may have already been said but I'm not reading through four pages it find out.

 

If this means we won't have another Dunn thread then it's the best thing that has happened in MLB this year.

 

Are you kidding? There will still be a new Dunn thread every once in a while, much like Tubby and UK, Dunn and Reds will always go hand in hand. :lol:

This may have been posted already but...

 

The Asst GM (don't remember his name) said that multiple teams put a waiver claim in on Dunn despite what Doc wrote in his column this morning.

Interesting article..John Fay..my favorite parts.....

 

That's what happened with Dunn. He was placed on trade waivers and claimed by several teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, said Reds assistant general manager Bob Miller .

 

The teams then had two days to reach a deal. Had no deal been reached, the Reds could have pulled Dunn back off waivers.

 

"Most teams put on almost everyone they have on trade waivers," Miller said. "It's sort of like fishing. You throw bait in the water. That's the only way I can explain. Teams claim players. Teams block to try to keep someone away from somebody else."

 

Man, a lot of that sounds familiar. :sssh:

I like the move if for no other reason than I can get aggravated at different faces next season.

 

:laugh::laugh::laugh::thumb:

And how is that different from the last 8 years? I like the move if for no other reason than I can get aggravated at different faces next season.

 

Just more of the same.

Who said anything about a smaller payroll???

 

I did. Their opening day payroll for the '08 season was 74.25 million (18th in MLB). If they're going to build a consistent competitor, they can't afford to spend 13 million on Adam Dunn and 8+ on Ken Griffey, Jr. They need to be more efficient with their money.

 

The Yankees can pay 13-15 million for 40 HR's...the Reds can't, IMO. If you throw Griffey in there, the Reds were spending over a quarter of their payroll (21.28 million) for 47 HR and a .239 Avg.

 

I'm not saying they're trying to compete with a payroll like Oakland or Tampa Bay, but they also aren't on the level with the big boys either. They have enough money to compete. They just have to be smart and efficient with the way they spend it.