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  1. DJL44
    On Opening Day, absolutely. Winder, Sands, Henriquez, Megill, Moran, even Alcala if he looks off. Some pitcher will be on the injured list within 2 weeks and someone else can come up. It's impossible to keep 13 pitchers healthy at the same time. Just look at last April: Before the season started - Cody Stashak injured, Jharel Cotton added. 4/12 - Alcala to the injured list, Dereck Rodriguez added to the roster 4/17 - Sonny Gray to the injured list 4/20 - Jhon Romero injured 4/30 - Bailey Ober injured 5/6 - Dylan Bundy injured 5/10 - Chris Paddack injured 5/11 - Danny Coulombe injured 5/21 - Winder injured 5/22 - Stashak injured 5/25 - Joe Ryan injured 5/28 - Coulombe injured That's just April and May and they used the injured list for pitchers 11 times. Let's avoid using quad-A players like Cotton, Coulombe, Minaya, Rodriguez and Smeltzer or bringing up rookies too soon like they did last year with Sands, Moran and Cano.
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    There's no reason they can't put the back-end bullpen pitchers with options in AAA to begin the season. The players without options will make the roster or the injured list. It is prudent to avoid prematurely bringing up a player who doesn't have to be added to the 40-man roster. Let them earn the spot with their minor league performance. I don't see anyone off the 40-man roster who deserves a spot more than Brad Hand. I'd rather see Hand pitch than Laweryson, Rozek, Funderburk or Sammons. Blayne Enlow should earn his spot again.
  3. DJL44
    I don't think people realize that average batters hit .230 now.
  4. DJL44
    .272 is a fantastic batting average if you pair it with an isolated slugging of .280 and a great OBP. 17 XBH out of 37 hits
  5. DJL44
    Young guys like 33 year old Danny Coulombe? It's has-been versus never-was for most of these decisions.
  6. DJL44
    That's a week away
  7. DJL44
    He only costs money at the moment. Odds that all 13 of their best pitchers are healthy to start the season are low. Even if you say each pitcher has an 80% chance to be healthy if you multiply that out it's a 5% chance every pitcher is healthy. Start at a 90% chance of health and it's a 25% chance their best 13 pitchers are on the Opening Day roster. They used 36 different pitchers last year.
  8. DJL44
    I would rather see Brad Hand in April than see Headrick make his debut in the bullpen. He won't cost much. If he's bad or a rookie looks really good in AAA they can cut him. No team ever has enough pitching.
  9. DJL44
    .373 OBP is still elite. If that's the worst you can cherry pick he's still doing pretty well.
  10. DJL44
    There have been two first-ballot Hall of Fame catchers: Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodriguez. Not Berra, Carter, Fisk, Campanella or Piazza. It's no snub for Mauer to have to wait a couple years.
  11. DJL44
    Counterpoint - he's probably never going to be able to win a spot at 2B, 3B or LF as an everyday player but moving him around lets you get his bat in the lineup.
  12. DJL44
    That hasn't been the standard for the Hall of Fame since about 1946.
  13. DJL44
    Jealousy is not a good look for most people.
  14. DJL44
    Julien is not especially young for a prospect. I don't think he'll win a spot at 2B long-term for this team with all the other infielders in the system but it might make him the best trade bait to keep playing him there. I hope they have some good decisions to make next offseason about where to put Lewis, Julien, Martin, Miranda and Kirilloff to get them all in the lineup.
  15. DJL44
    Pizza Ranch works in a pinch
  16. DJL44
    He's good enough to start a playoff game. That's an excellent starter.
  17. DJL44
    Go look through what pitchers are quoted as throwing at the draft and check in to see their velocity 3 years later. Draft velocity will almost always be higher.
  18. DJL44
    This happens routinely. It is one thing to light up a radar gun at a scouting combine and another thing entirely to be able to locate with that velocity for an entire season.
  19. DJL44
    A 43% chance of getting an elite arm in the 2nd round of the draft is well worth the risk.
  20. DJL44
    Read this article and then try not to root for him.
  21. DJL44
    Which one of his parents do you suggest he disrespect?
  22. DJL44
    I think MLB trade values is ridiculously low with a $5.4M value on Woods-Richardson. We are in a world where Taijuan Walker just signed a 4 year $72M contract. That's what a #3 starter costs on the open market.
  23. DJL44
    Plenty of room left for development at age 22 and he's already good enough to pitch in the big leagues. Mid-rotation starters are incredibly valuable.
  24. DJL44
    Should have gone with the spinach and artichoke dip.
  25. DJL44
    Fangraphs put Hajjar as the Reds 28th best prospect and a 40 FV. I'm going to guess Prielipp gets a 50 FV tag. They don't really compare. Cade Povich got a 45 FV, he's closer to Prielipp. Cincinnati Reds Top 46 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball
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