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Brian Peacock and the Blue Wahoos
Jamie Ramsey posted about “RECENT REDS MINOR LEAGUE SIGNINGS” on Better Off Red and Mark Sheldon posted that “P.J. Phillips signed” and he also talked about RHP Michael Griffin. I talked a little about C Brian Esposito before in “The Reds made another move?” So I thought I would post about another player who signed with Cincinnati Reds affiliate, Penascola Blue Wahoos, C Brian Peacock.
Brian Peacock was drafted by Oakland Athletics in the 22nd round of the 2003 amateur draft and the Montreal Expos in the 39th round of the 2004 MLB Amateur draft. He has been in the minor leagues for 6 years with a career .238 batting average in Rk, A, A+ and AA. 5 of those seasons were with A+ Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League where he had a .242 batting average and a .309 OBP.
In 308 games as catcher he has a 34% CS% with 273 SB and 140 CS. He has also played 4 games in right field, 5 games in left field, 4 games at first and 2 games at third base along with some pitching too. Brian Peacock is a veteran catcher that will help out Penascola in 2012 and I like the idea of having someone named Peacock playing for the Blue Wahoos, makes for interesting writing. Some readers might see the title of this post and think it is about one of Jamie Ramsey’s favorite bands.
I have to be honest, I liked the name and the idea of Penascola Blue Wahoos before I even knew who they were affiliated with. Once I found out that they were a Cincinnati Reds affiliate, I went crazy. I am really looking forward to seeing how well they do in 2012 and with having Brian Peacock and P.J. Phillips on the team already I know they will play some great baseball.
Is Dusty on his way out?
There has been a lot of talk lately about Cincinnati Reds talking to other managers and speculation of why the Reds made certain moves with their managers for their AAA and AA affiliates. Jim Riggleman and David Bell are at the top of that gossip list. Is Dusty Baker’s job in trouble midseason if the Reds are not doing well? Or are the Reds just making future plans for when Dusty steps down? Riggleman was offered a job to manage their Double-A affiliate in Pensacola and he’s likely to accept.
I for one would rather see Corky Miller manage than Riggleman but maybe a different manager is what the Reds need to get these youngsters motivated again. I really do not have any problems with Dusty Baker, I think he did pretty damn good considering what he had to work with when he first started. If this is just a rumor to maybe get Dusty motivated to try harder it might work, then again it might not, putting the team in even more turmoil. I have heard many times that the players really like Baker as the manager right now so talks like this might get players not interested in playing for the Reds.
If the Reds do decide to pull the plug on Dusty Baker, I hope they will give the job to Chris Speier before they offer it to Jim Riggleman or David Bell. I think Speier would do a good job if it is midseason, that way the Reds can look around next offseason for the perfect person if they are not happy with how Speier did.
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