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Rumor Royalty: John Fay (Reds)
John Fay covers the Reds beat for the Cincinnati Enquirer. John also has a popular Reds blog. He kindly answered some MLBTR reader questions today for our Rumor Royalty series.
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MLBTR: How do you perceive the relationship between Wayne Krivsky and Walt Jocketty?
Fay: On the surface, everything is fine, but I don't see what happens behind closed doors. I think if the Reds win this year, you could very well see the arrangement continue. Jocketty said as much when I did a story about the two this spring.
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MLBTR: Any idea what the Reds offered for Joe Blanton and/or Erik Bedard?
Fay: Baltimore wanted Jay Bruce, the Reds weren't going to do that. I believe they offered a package that included Homer Bailey and Joey Votto, plus a third player. I think the A's wanted Johnny Cueto and the Reds never seriously considered that.
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MLBTR: Do you think the catching concerns with Dave Ross and Javier Valentin will lead to a trade? If so, any ideas who Krivsky might favor?
Fay: The Reds were and probably still are pursuing a catcher. The thing that complicates it a bit is how well Paul Bako's worked with Cueto and Edinson Volquez. I think Bako stays on the club when Ross comes off the DL. Valentin will strictly be used a pinch-hitter/emergency catcher. Catching is so thin around baseball that there aren't many options. The only name I've heard mentioned is Gerald Laird from Texas.
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MLBTR: Do you expect Ken Griffey Jr. and/or Adam Dunn to be traded this year?
Fay: It depends on where the Reds are as far as contention when the trading deadline approaches. If the Reds are out of it, they'd be silly not to move them. I still think there's a good chance they'll extend Dunn's contract. But, again, that depends somewhat on how he plays and the teams plays.
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Tim--Nothing against Fay, he's a great reporter, but C. Trent Rosecrans revolutionized blogging in Cincinnati last year when he covered the team for the now extinct Cincinnati Post. He's working now for the radio station 1530 homer, and carries on a Reds blog over a thelotd.com. It's basically 1530 homers community blog site. He'd be great to have on here at a later time, he's got a pretty decent sized following.
Posted by: Grizzlyfox | April 11, 2008 at 03:39 PM
That may be so, but Fay is the undisputed best source of Reds hot stove info. Pretty much every Reds rumor comes from him. That's what Rumor Royalty aims to honor.
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | April 11, 2008 at 04:46 PM
Works for me.
Posted by: Grizzlyfox | April 11, 2008 at 05:12 PM
Fay is the undisputed best source? Umm, do you ever read redreporter.com or redszone.com? Fay is not that highly regarded. C. Trent has a huge following that dwarfs Fay, and he broke stuff on his blog frequently last season. The only reason Fay's pageviews went up this offseason is because the Post folded.
And Hal McCoy at the Dayton Daily does a better job than the Fay. Hal did break that Jocketty was going to the Reds about 2-3 months before it actually happened.
Posted by: PaulyOH | April 11, 2008 at 08:25 PM
John Fay is the best source for Reds info, period.
CTR has a blog following because he plays to blogosphere crowd with nicknames, dry humor, and always talking about his opinions on everything.
John is a good journalist and stays neutral about decisions, or if he does have an opinion its a positive one.
There has been a lot of negativity around the Reds the past several years and often a positive opinion is seen as orchestrated by the front office some how.
Posted by: Dave from Louisville | April 12, 2008 at 01:13 PM