Last week, Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse said the Reds could look to trade 
2B Brandon Phillips or pitchers Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang, as they try to cut payroll for 2010.
Later in the week, Red Sox reporter Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe said, “The Reds are going to trade some players who will surprise you.”
However, yesterday, Reds GM Walt Jocketty told MLB.com that all of the above was just speculation by reporters.
“They see that our attendance is down and so that must mean our payroll will go down,” Jocketty is quoted as saying. “We were grouped in with clubs that are reducing payroll, but we’re not in that position and hopefully won’t be.”
Yesterday, the Reds re-signed catcher Ramon Hernandez to a one-year contract, according to Ken Rosenthal on FoxSports.com.
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I am not sure if Phillips is available or not, but any chance the Mets would at Harang and Arroyo as possible additions. Both are on 1 year deals, and Harang could give Lackey-esque numbers at CitiField without the roughly 4-6 year, 80-100 million dollar commitment. Arroyo could slot in a MOR guy who has a rubber arm and will pitcher every 5th day. If they were to take both back, the prospects should be minimal and slight chance Reds eat a portion of the salary to dump both (owed 23.5M in 2010 and 4M buyouts in 2011 combined).
A rotation of:
Johan
Harang
Arroyo
Pelfrey
Ollie
and Maine/Niece in the pen and AAA to start the year.
That sounds good to me, thoughts?
one or the other I could see, but not both.
even if they take Castillo back to make up for some fo the $$, that will be a payroll wash once Omar overpays for Hudson.
I hope you are wrong with the mets signing Hudson. To me, that would be a bad move. I know that you are not suggesting that stickguy. This is to all those fans that want Hudson: O-dawg lost his starting job to Ron Belliard. Yes Belliard. I heard that he was overused and tired, well, then he won’t come in much handy when the mets need him in Sept. The very month that seems to haunt the mets every year.
No, I don’t want him.
I do want Castillo gone, and I want it bad.
My supposition that they would then turn around and give the same money to Hudson was just based on the reported man crush that Omar has for him.
I would prefer Harang and Phillips and then go out and sign Lackey. I believe Lackey will come over to the NL and dominate.
horseman,
The reports are that Hudson repeatedly asked Torre for days off throughout the year and was denied. He professionally took the field every time asked and gave it his all. He was still used as a defensive replacement to belliard.
While i’m not as high on Hudson as some are… I’d take a bag of dirt with a bat over castillo.
I’m not screaming for Hudson, but I would not use Joe Torre’s benching of him as an indication of his abilities. He would be a definite improvement over Castillo and if the Mets can sign him to a reasonable two year contract I would have no problem with bringing him on board. Just as long as they have someone like Cora or DeRosa as a backup.
There is a big difference between Cora and DeRosa; maybe upwards of $4M. Further, there is no way DeRosa will accept a bench position.
shouldn’t your backup infielder be able to play defense- Cora and DeRosa don’t do that…
How about Phillips and Arroyo for Pelph and castillo, and maybe a mid level prospect( Havens) then sign another pitcher, Lackey and you improve your lineup and rotation.
Johan
Lackey
Arroyo
Maine
Neise
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