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A few things:
1. I don't think the "we could have gotten more" argument holds water for two very clear reasons
A) The rest of MLB knows what many Reds fans have suspected for a long time-- Kearns and Lopez simply aren't that great. The luster is off BOTH of those guys-- neither is bad, both can be good, but no longer are we waiting for superstars to emerge-- ain't gonna happen. Look around MLB-- is it THAT hard to find an OF'er with similar numbers to Kearns?
B) Bullpen help is not as plentiful as it once was. Both of the guys we got are good, young, and cheap. That's pretty important.
2. It's no coincidence we did this deal with Bowden. Name another GM that overrates "potential" more than Jimbo? He drafted Kearns hoping he'd be the next Mickey Mantle, I believe Jimbo still thinks that might happen.
If this is the ONLY big move Krivsky makes over the next season or so, then yeah, it's a bit odd. But assuming this is just another move in part of a bigger plan, it's brilliant.
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Originally Posted by Gastric ReFlux
Quite sparse, rather detached. You are either genius or a psychotic killer. Or maybe in-between. It could use more amorous giraffes, but this is a good sig anyway.
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