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Dave_Gershman
I can only think of a few teams that have close to or as good catching depth as the Reds with Mesoraco and Grandal…
Perez and Myers
Montero and Romine
Arencibia and Perez
who else am I missing?
RawlingsHeart
I know they aren’t in the same league as of those you mentioned, but Norris and Ramos isn’t a bad catching duo to have.
FriedCalamari
o snap, didn’t know they drafted Harper as an outfielder and not the C
RawlingsHeart
I wish they had kept him as a catcher. I think it would’ve been fun to see how he’d progress playing such a hard position. If he stayed at catcher and lived up to his expectations, he’d be talked about in the same sentence has Johnny Bench. Power hitting catchers with a cannon as an arm? Yes please.
Actually..maybe more of a Mike Piazza mold except for the BA and gold glove defense.
SpaldingBalls
Chris Gruler is an excellent example of what NOT to do with a draft pick. It’s one thing to put him in the bullpen, as the White Sox did this year with Chris Sale, but to start him after throwing at least 100 innings in college? That is asking for shoulder or elbow problems.
Janish_is_Lemke_in_disguise
The decade of the Reds is upon is.
TK925
I think you’re jumping the gun to say that Leake and Bailey will both have spots in the rotation. Travis Wood will definitely have something to say about that. Arroyo and Cueto are locks, I’d put Volquez in the same category. That leaves two spots for Wood, Leake, and Bailey.
untdrum99
Agreed.
For once there will be competition to get into a good starting rotation in Cincinnati. No longer does it look like they will have to pick the best of the worst at the end of spring training. The Reds will have Arroyo, Cueto, Volquez, Chapman, Bailey, Wood, Leake, and Maloney all competing for a spot. This doesn’t include anybody that Jocketty brings in during the offseason.
Arroyo is lock as a guy with great control and will pitch deeper into games than any other starter on the rotation. It will be interesting to see how rest helps Mike Leake. Unfortunately shoulder problems don’t seem to heal like elbow problems, but hopefully he’s lucky. Chapman showed the world his 105mph fastball and wicked slider and should at least get a shot. Volquez, Cueto, and Bailey need to develop consistency. They have showed signs of good starters, but then will come back and blow their following appearance. I would also like to see Bailey work on his delivery so that everyone and their mother doesn’t run on him like they did this season. Way too many bases were given to baserunners this year on him.
Patrick OKennedy
Chapman being a free agent sort of skews the lists for comparison purposes, although he certainly did receive a signing bonus as an amateur. The vast majority of the other names on the lists in this series were in a situation where they could only sign with one team. Being in the free market changes everything.