Report: Reds acquire Cody Ross

[redsfan28]

It has to either be one of our outfielders or its going to be Freel. Phillips is more than capable of being our everyday 2B, which leaves Freel as an utility man once Junior comes back.

Now, if its an OF that he deals, he'd better be asking for Dontrelle Willis in return.

Either way, I have a feeling that the next deal will be a big one, involving multiple MLBers/prospects.

[volzok]

I think a trade would have to involve either Freel or Kearns. I think they will get rid of one of them and bring up Denorfia. I would think Kearns would probably be more likely to be traded than Freel, but I wouldnt be surprised by anyting.

[missionhockey21]

Let Jr. come back, play solid and deal him.

This team will regret trading Kearns since outside of the K/BB (which probably can be explained by an eagerness to prove himself), this is the Kearns we were expecting.

[Slyder]

Let Jr. come back, play solid and deal him.

This team will regret trading Kearns since outside of the K/BB (which probably can be explained by an eagerness to prove himself), this is the Kearns we were expecting.

Im still not sure that Griffey has much value right now with that contract, if someone wants to take on the sum of the remaining and we take on the defered payments you consider it but Im just not sure we could find a buyer for Griffey, the best oppertunity was probably last year before Junior got hurt and O'Brien blew that chance.

[Wally Mo Pena]

i don't think that another deal is coming right away, maybe at the trade deadline. i guess i could see them dealing javy for a reliever if some team developed a need, but that'd be about it. If we are still winning come the deadline kriv might think about a deal for a big name starter.

i do like this deal, just because it seems to keep moving us toward having a more stable roster. we have depth at every position and no real log jams except for the 3 catchers.

hopefully we can get a minor leaguer for womack that's as good as whoever we're giving up for ross.

[Geki Ace]

So what do you guys think is next for Krivsky? Is he going to build on this and possibly trade Freel now? I would absolutely hate to lose Freel, but Ross is a valid replacement from what it sounds like and Freel may bring pitching.

What do you guys think?

Ross is a corner outfielder with solid power and defense, no speed, average at-best walk rate, and a ton of strikeouts. So he's pretty much nothing like Freel and therefore not a valid replacement for the only leadoff man we have.

I think the most likely move is just McCracken getting DFA'd when Junior gets back.

[redsrbetter]

Freel is absolutely better. I was just talking about Ross being the person that could step in to back up in CF. All the things I have heard on him are that he is a CF and not a corner OF. But I could be wrong on that.

I am not saying it would be good to trade Freel and I may have misguided my thoughts before. But Freel would be a good trade commodity for some pitching. Kearns, I just do not want to see go. He just has a much better ceiling than Freel.

[Geki Ace]

Ross can play centerfield and play it well, but I was under the impression he was more suited to be a corner outfielder.

[Wally Mo Pena]

redsr- it all just depends on what we're getting back. With the reds need for pitching i don't think anyone is untouchable. We have a lot of young position players that are producing, and none of them should be dealt unless it's for someone of equal value but on the mound.

I think what Kriv is doing is setting it up so we have enough depth at all positions, so that he can make the best deal overall at the deadline. Think of it like a player draft. A team that has no desperate needs can take the best available talent when it's their turn to draft. A team that needs something really badly has to draft that kind of player, even if their is a better player overall out there.

In the reds case, they're not looking for the best player but the best deal. if they didn't have depth at all positions, then only certain players would be available and that will limit the deals we could make. Now we have:

c: larue, valentin, ross
1st: hatteberg, aurilia, dunn
2nd: phillips, freel, aurilia
ss: felo, philips, aurilia
3b: EdE, freel, aurilia
lf: dunn, ross, denorfia
cf: griffey, freel, deno
rf: kearns, ross, denorfia

with that depth we can afford to deal any of the starters and not take too much of a hit, so we can look for the best deal.

[CincyRedsFan30]

Good points, Wally. I'm totally on the same page on this one.

[Reds_fan_4_life]

but it still makes you wonder what Wayne is thinking about doing. Getting a young Ross and having Denorfia in AAA owning has to maybe spark some interest in trading away Kearns. I think that we should keep Kearns but i can see why Krisky could consider trading him b/c he has a lot of high value. I cant remember a team that had a lot of depth on the MLB roster that lost many games. I think depth is the way to go for this team.

[griffeyfan3]

I really just see Denorifia as another Kearns...which could very well be a good thing.

[Wally Mo Pena]

i think denorfia is much more like another brady clark.