Reds

So far I see the predictions made about the Reds to be correct. Good pitching, but the hitting is lacking. It's better than I thought it would be, but still lacking. Votto has been amazing until he started having the dizzy spells, Nix has been a great find in left field, and it may be too early to tell, but Gomes may just be worth more than we think he is.

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Just a week or so ago I realized that some players would be leaving camp soon to go play for their respective countries in the World Baseball Classic. Is that really neccessary? To interrupt their spring training? True, they are going to get in shape because they are going to play whether they go play for their countries or stay in camp. But they are not playing with their own teammates, the guys that they will be around all season. I think that's one of those intangibles that many people overlook but nonetheless is important.

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ESPN.com this afternoon ( http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3807591) it was said that the Reds have expressed interest in Andruw jones. What?! I would have to seriously question the sanity of management if they made that deal. Yes, he is a right handed outfielder...but last year he hit .158 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI. Not to mention that he is overpaid. He made $14 million last year for those stats. $14 MILLION! He was set to make $15 million in 2009, but that deal was restructured to make him easier to move. He will still make that $15 million but it will be spread out over 6 seasons now. The

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It's my opinion that the Reds don't think about what they are doing when they trade away a player. So far I have agreed with most of the trades they have done. Especially the Griffey trade. I know most

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p;So far the Cubs have been losing most of them.  To begin the night, the Cubs were facing the Reds tough rookie Jhonny Cueto, who baffled the Cubs all night.  Geovany Soto seemed like the only player to figure Cueto out when he hit a solo home run, his sixth of the year, to put the Cubs on board when it was 5-1.  But it was the costly errors that squandered Cubs chances.

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