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Bravoboy10
“With his litany of injuries, it is hard to count on Hamilton to recapture his 2007 form”
Could be wrong, but did you mean his ’08 form?
baycommuter
What are the odds that the substance abuser in that trade would turn out to be Volquez?
Ferrariman
its amazing how some 5″6 guy can be so effective. that screwball is nasty.
Guest 3185
he is a beast.
penpaper
Its a treat to watch him pitch. I watch Reds games just because of him. Its a shame not many people know about him. He could be one of the best set up/middle relievers in a few years.
redsfan7147
do you know anything about baseball? im a huge reds fan and you say you watch the reds games and you honestly think herrea is good?? he throws 84 at the most, hitters wait on his “junk” all day and kill it he sucks he doesnt belong passed double A
J
Herrera is not great, but he is definitely good. And he has definitely pitched well this year and is likely only going to get better as his walks go down. He pitches to contact and gets twice as many ground balls and fly outs which is exactly what you want out of a middle reliever. He’ll never be a set up guy but its hard to get a whole lot better for a 6th and 7th inning lefty.
PL
Hamilton still was more valuable over the 3 years, Hamilton’s total WAR is 5.8 since coming to TEX and Volquez & Herrera’s is 5.1 since 2008.
fpz
Analyze the Dan Haren trade, damn I love that trade.
Ferrariman
which one? cards to oakland or oakland to arizona.
fpz
Oakland to Arizona
Taskmaster75
Cardinals fans have tried to forget he exists for hope of not thinking about our rotation with him in it….
coolstorybro222
seriously? He gets drugs from a foreign country and expects to pass drug tests?
Ethanator99
Volquez and Danny Ray. Two of my favorite Reds.
tmoney352
personally, i’d say the rangers won in the deal and my opinion is solely based on exposure and popularity. Hamilton’s ’08 season helped give the Rangers a ton of positive exposure, with the biggest exposure Texas has had in the past decade being the A-Rod debacle. So while Ham may cost more salary wise, I think his worth to the franchise has far exceeded that.
JS
Exactly what I have been saying for a long time. D-Ray wins this trade for us. Danny Ray is a great guy and a hell of a pitcher! DRH makes the Reds a better team.
redsfan7147
how does anyone think that danny herrea is actually good? do you watch him pitch ever?
AB 2
Even though I agree that Hamilton is a higher injury risk and is owed more money, it’s tempting to wonder what the Reds’ chances would look like with an order including Rolen, Votto, Hamilton, Phillips and Bruce and pitching that would be largely unchanged, sans the recovering Volquez and effective Herrera.