Saturday, December 29, 2007

A (albeit dated) Reds rumor

Per www.mlbtraderumors.com:

UPDATE, 12-22-07 at 4:52pm: John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer says the Orioles have backed off on their demand for Jay Bruce from the Reds in a Bedard deal. He says they still require three top prospects, who would probably be Homer Bailey, Johnny Cueto, and Joey Votto. That would wipe out the farm system, as that trio ranks #2-4 in the organization according to Baseball America. Would it be better to substitute Edwin Encarnacion for Cueto?

1 comment:

River Otter said...

I think that's way too much to give up for a two year rental of Bedard. At this point I'd prefer that the Reds try to get a veteran starting pitcher like Lieber, and try to upgrade the catcher position.