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Brandon R. Warne
The Twins, with its protected first round pick, are an ideal fit.
rayking
Why they didn’t trade him to the Giants at the deadline boggles my mind. I like Jocketty but he uncharacteristically messed up there.
Now, they probably offer him arb and hope he declines but trade him if he accepts. They had more leverage at the trade deadline.
ctownboy
They didn’t trade him because Ca$htellini didn’t want to make it seem like the team was giving up on the season (and thus discouraging fans from wasting, err, spending their money at the stadium) and Toothpick wanted to keep his veterans around so that they could get more playing time and improve their chances of getting a contract for the 2012 season.
At this time of the year, just like in Spring Training, Fistbands thinks it is more important for the veterans to show what they have, so as to get another contract or more playing time, then it is for the youth to show what they have.
stl_cards16
Most of the fans I speak to would have preferred to have him traded and Mesoraco brought up. I don’t think that would of been giving up on the season.
ctownboy
Ca$htellini still thinks Fistbands is a good Manager and trusts in what he says and what he wants.
Fistbands history shows that he always has favorite players and plays them NO MATTER WHAT (Neifi Perez, Corey Patterson).
Fistbands history also shows that he wants to get veterans as much playing time as possible so that they have a better shot at a contract for the next season, whether that contract comes from the team Toothpick is managing or another team.
Seeing that Hernandez is a veteran, a Fistbands favorite and also seeing his stats at the trade deadline and his stupid nickname (Clutch Man Monie) it is obvious that Fistbands wanted to keep Hernandez and that Ca$htellini thought trading him away would be a sign that the team had given up.
Shane Kormelink
Loved Monie’s time here in Cincinnati, but we’ve got to make room for Mesoraco and (eventually, soon enough) Yasmani Grandal.
ctownboy
I can see the lunacy now; the Reds re-sign Hernandez (because he is one of Toothpick’s favorites) and trade Hanigan (just like in 2008 when they kept Paul Bako, who was one of Fistband’s favorites and released David Ross, who they received nothing for).
Then, when Hernandez’s offensive production falls off a cliff, is injured, or both (because of his age), they are forced to play Mesoraco more than Toothpick wants. When Mesoraco doesn’t play up to expectations, Fistbands will start saying the team needs a Catcher with “veteran presence” and the Reds then go out and sign somebody off the scrap heap (Johnny Bench, Mike Piazza?) who gets the majority of the playing time.