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The Reds made another move?
After a fun and exciting day yesterday with the trade of Travis Wood, Dave Sappelt and Ronald Torreyes from the Reds for Sean Marshall from Chicago Cubs and the Reds selecting Josh Judy off waivers from Cleveland Indians I have just found out that we might have missed a deal. I am reading that the “Cincinnati Reds signed [catcher] Brian Esposito as a free agent.”
Esposito was drafted in the 5th round of the 2000 amateur draft by Boston Red Sox and has been on six MLB teams, only two of which he actually played in the big leagues. St. Louis Cardinals for one game and Houston Astros for two. (3 AB, 0 hits, 1 SO) He is a minor league catcher who has played 12 seasons. (234 games in AAA and 238 games in AA) He is not much of a hitter (.216 BA in 12 seasons in minors) but his fielding is not to bad with 87 PB, 534 SB, 195 CS, 27% CS% in 655 games. This would mean they would have Corky Miller (35 years old) and Brian Esposito (32 years old) ready to come up if there are any injuries to Reds catchers Ryan Hanigan or Devin Mesoraco. I think having two veteran catchers like this in the farm system is a good move by the Reds.
This move has not been confirmed by Cincinnati Reds on mlb.com but it could be a move to help with the loss of catching prospect Yasmani Grandal to San Diego Padres in the Mat Latos trade. If this is a move that they did make it shows that they are very comfortable with playing Hanigan and Mesoraco in 2012. And it also shows that all of those arm-chair General Managers still wishing for Mesoraco in a trade to their team this offseason will have to wait even longer.
Time flies when you are having fun
Wow, what a day for Cincinnati Reds. First they finally published the Sean Marshall trade with the names of the two ‘minor leaguers.’ Chicago Cubs traded LHP Sean Marshall to Cincinnati Reds for LHP Travis Wood, OF Dave Sappelt and minor league IF Ronald Torreyes. Many fans were very upset all day about the news and most Cubs fans were sad to see Marshall go because of the type of player he is on and off the field. I am one of those that think this is a good move for both clubs, even if it is division rivals.
Many of us thought the Reds were done for the day after that news but no, they then announced that they claimed right-handed reliever Josh Judy off waivers from the Indians. Many people were not to excited about this move because they don’t know who Josh is, but once they get to see this kid pitch they should start to come around. He has a lot of promise and should work out for the Reds very nicely, either in AAA at the start of the season or in the Reds bullpen after spring training. Either way, it is a very nice move by the Reds to help fill up their 40 man roster again, which dipped down to 36 after the two big trades. I just had the pleasure of meeting @XS_Sports, (Excess Sports) they represent Josh Judy and we are all very excited to see how well Josh does in a Reds jersey.
Walt Jocketty told reporters that they are done until the New Year. Once 2012 is here though, they should get busy on trying to find a closer, they are still trying to re-sign Francisco Cordero and a right-handed power hitting left fielder along with other players for the bench. Of course Walt did not say how he was going to get those players but many think they will look at free agents for it. I think he is going to keep trading for what they need.
I had a blast today reading all of the fans comments about the trade and some of the messages on twitter by some of the Cincinnati Reds insiders were very positive and motivating. Jamie Ramsey said on twitter today;
“I’ve been with the Reds since ’97 and man, we had to put on a happy face during some really really tough years….” [Source]
“….this stuff we’re doing now under Bob C. and Walt is not only exciting, but it’s fun. Very encouraging and puts a pep in our step.” [Source]
Of course some upset fans had to jump on these comments and ruin the mood but it was still a very nice day to be a Reds fan. Walt will never make every fan happy, and he knows that but if this team wins the World Series, I am sure those very upset fans right now will find it in their hearts to forgive him.
Sean Marshall trade now published
Jamie Ramsey from Better Off Red reports that Cincinnati Reds get “LHP Sean Marshall from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for LHP Travis Wood, OF Dave Sappelt and minor league IF Ronald Torreyes.” [Source] Mark Sheldon from Mark My Word also writes about the trade here.
I am amazed that Dave Sappelt was one of the guys to go. The Reds 40 man roster is now at 36. They have some work ahead of them now to get at least two more outfielders and a SS/INF along with a closer which should be first on the list still. Walt Jocketty must have a plan in store for this. I really can’t see him not having something set up soon in order to help with the lack of position players now.
Here is the link to the direct source.
Sean Marshall vs. Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds fans are still waiting to find out who the minor league players are in the Sean Marshall trade today. While we wait I thought I would look into something I read from a fan’s comments earlier today. The fan said that this trade will help the Reds out more then they think because the Reds players had a very tough time against Sean Marshall when he was playing for Chicago Cubs. After looking at the stats I have to agree. Marshall has been said to be one of the best relief pitchers in Major League Baseball right now. Having a setup man like this on the team will really help out with signing or trading for a new closer.
Sean Marshall vs. Cincinnati Reds
AB H HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
Joey Votto 13 3 1 2 4 4 .231 .412 .538 .950
Edgar Renteria 12 3 0 0 3 4 .250 .400 .250 .650
Brandon Phillips 12 1 1 2 2 2 .083 .214 .333 .548
Jay Bruce 11 2 0 0 1 6 .182 .308 .182 .490
Scott Rolen 8 3 1 2 1 1 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Drew Stubbs 5 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167
Ramon Hernandez 5 3 0 0 0 1 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Paul Janish 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Ryan Hanigan 2 1 0 1 2 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Miguel Cairo 2 1 0 1 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Chris Heisey 2 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Todd Frazier 2 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Dontrelle Willis 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Yonder Alonso 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Juan Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Devin Mesoraco 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Edinson Volquez 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Dave Sappelt 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 83 21 3 10 16 26 .253 .380 .386 .766
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 12/21/2011.
Sean Marshall career vs. National League Central teams.
Split W L ERA G IP H HR SO WHIP SO/9 SO/BB
Cincinnati Reds 1 3 2.61 23 31.0 26 2 30 1.387 8.7 1.76
Houston Astros 2 5 2.70 27 46.2 44 5 36 1.307 6.9 2.12
Milwaukee Brewers 2 2 4.13 27 32.2 35 2 29 1.531 8.0 1.93
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 2 3.27 26 41.1 31 2 33 1.113 7.2 2.20
St. Louis Cardinals 3 3 2.71 31 63.0 63 7 45 1.302 6.4 2.37
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/21/2011.
Big trade
I have to take my words back and say I am sorry to Walt Jocketty right now. I really did not think he would pull the trigger and make a deal for a starting pitcher this offseason.
Today the Reds traded Edinson Volquez and three of the club’s top prospects, Yonder Alonso, Brad Boxberger and Yasmani Grandal to San Diego Padres for right-handed Mat Latos. This trade gives the Reds their top of the rotation starter they were looking for and it gives San Diego a bunch of top prospects in the game today. At first, I really thought the Reds overpaid but now that I look more into it, I see that there really was no other way Walt Jocketty was going to get the starter they really needed.
The question that comes up now is, who will play in left field in 2012? Yonder Alonso was prepping all offseason for the chance to play in left field and now the Reds have only Chris Heisey and Dave Sappelt. This move also puts the Reds 40 man roster down to 37 players. After looking at the Cincinnati Reds Depth Chart I see that they have their starting rotation set as;
1. J. Cueto 2. M. Latos 3. B. Arroyo 4. H. Bailey 5. M. Leake 6. A. Chapman
Does this mean the Reds will go shopping now for a closer and other position players through free agency? Or do they have more trading up their sleeves? I guess once again we just have to wait and see what happens. I am very happy to see that they did something at least this offseason and this move will help the club. Some people already think they gave up way to much but with deals like this, you never really know what will happen.
Depth Chart
Cincinnati Reds Depth Chart
Catcher:
Ryan Hanigan
Devin Mesoraco
Yasmani Grandal
1B:
Joey Votto
Yonder Alonso
Miguel Cairo
2B:
Brandon Phillips
Paul Janish
Chris Valaika
SS:
Zack Cozart
Paul Janish
Chris Valaika
3B:
Scott Rolen
Juan Francisco
Miguel Cairo
LF:
Chris Heisey
Yonder Alonso
Dave Sappelt
CF:
Drew Stubbs
Chris Heisey
RF:
Jay Bruce
Chris Heisey
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