A Little Help Dealing

Firstly I would like to welcome a good friend and baseball mastermind to the blog. Thomas Pfister shares my unhealthy love for baseball and the Reds. He is also well versed in statistics that you have never heard of. Hopefully Tom will be adding to the blog soon, in the meantime be sure to read (and add) the comments to see his viewpoints. If you read the comments from yesterday you saw a couple trade scenarios that Tom came up with. First there was Edwin Encarnacion for Yankees young (potential) stud Ian Kennedy. The AP reported that while in talks with the Florida Marlins (for Miguel Cabrera interestingly enough), Hank Steinbrenner made it clear that Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and Ian Kennedy were not on the table, especially for a position player. Granted, every player in baseball is on the table for the right price, also the Yankees would be fools not to give up Kennedy for Cabrera. That being said, if this deal could be finagled I would pull the trigger in a heartbeat. Eddie is an important piece for the Reds, but he could serve a greater good as trade bait. The Yankees need a 3rd baseman, Eddie is still very young (24), cheap (not that they care), and has huge upside. The second trade Tom came up with was Ken Griffey Jr. for Twins veteran Carlos Silva. I also like this move; with fan favorite Torii Hunter most likely out in Minnesota, Griffey would be an easy sell for the front office. The only hitch would be that from what I've read Silva is up for salary arbitration, however, even if he were given a pretty decent bump in pay he would still be a bargain. Silva eats innings (averaging over 190 during the last four seasons), is young (28), and durable (averages over 30 starts since 2004). As Reds fans we can be hesitant to trade favorites like Griffey or home grown players like Eddie, but in order to get on a winning track changes have to be made. Everyone is a fan favorite on a winning team.