First of all I want you all to read the comments Tom made to my last entry. He brought up several interesting points about acquiring Scott Kazmir. I read earlier that the Texas Rangers have an interest in Adam Dunn. This makes sense for the Rangers, they lost an outfielder in Gary Matthews Jr. last season and they missed out on Torii Hunter this year. The question is; can Texas make this deal worth while for the Reds? The answer.......probably not. I know, even after all my attempts to sway you, there are many of you that would trade Dunn for a pouch of Big League Chew, which, ironically would be about the best the Rangers could offer. I would only trade Dunn for a major league ready ace and honestly the Rangers don't have a starter worthy the title of goat. Turns out these wacky texans also have an interest in Josh Hamilton but considering we were just discussing giving Hamilton in a package to acquire Scott Kazmir, the Rangers have their work cut out for them. Lastly, there have been reports that the Reds may be interested in signing Matt Clement, which makes sense considering the Dusty Baker connection. I have to be honest, I've never been a fan of Clement. I think he had a good deal of talent which never really translated into wins, but with that being said, if his price tag is reasonable ($5 million in this market), I wouldn't be opposed to signing Clement. It is quite possible he has matured and has learned how to pitch without getting injured or step outside without having an asthma attack (see Chicago 2002-2004). And maybe, just maybe being set behind Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, and hopefully somebody else will take much of the comeback pressure off Clement. Winter meetings start tomorrow so be sure to check in for the latest news. |
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The way things are shaking out, I don't see another big offseason acquisition in store for the Redlegs.
Bedard, Kazmir and Santana are attainable, but at a king's ransom. Haren and Blanton are under contract through 2009, making them a high priced commodity. The Marlins have said they want to keep Dontrelle Willis until the July trading deadline.
A possible hope for the Reds is the Angels acquiring Miguel Cabrera, inciting a firesale in Oakland. Such a firesale would make available Haren and Blanton, and more interesting from a Reds standpoint, Rich Harden and Huston Street. Harden is a supremely talented oft-injured young right hander that may be availabe at a discounted rate because of his injury history. These are the players the Reds need to target. It takes 4 young prosepcts for a Dan Haren, the price is less for Rich Harden, and the ceiling is much higher. Operating on a budget forces these types of risks. And the upside is tantalizing. Huston Street would probably be retained, just because he's so young (23) but his stuff is undeniable. Acquiring these high ceiling players is what teams operating on low budgets have to do. If they pan out, fantastic, if not, the loss is less than the bounty required for some of these other pitchers.
I'm still holding out hope for Kazmir though. Bedard is out of the question, it'd take at least 3 of our top 4 minor league studs.
Just released MLB hot stove info from SI's Jon Heyman suggests the Reds may be interested in pursuing Dontrelle Willis from the Marlins. It'd most certainly require a CF in return. And maybe someone to man 3B in the case of them trading Miguel Cabrera. Depends on their returns from that deal what they'd be asking from the Reds in a trade for Dontrelle.
Take these rumors with a grain of salt. Of course the Reds are interested in a 25 year old LHP with 68 career wins. Just like every other organization in baseball.
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