Trading for Maggs would be a waste when they can sign Adam Dunn and not have to give up any young players.
Trading for Maggs would be a waste when they can sign Adam Dunn and not have to give up any young players.
I've never had that many free agents on one team ... and when we started the season we had three more (Scott Hatteberg, Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn).
The Reds had a below-average offense this year, and the losses of Adam Dunn and perhaps Jerry Hairston Jr. may make things worse. On the other hand, they can take ABs away from Keppinger, Corey Patterson, and Paul Bako.
Why didn't I trade Alex Rios for Lincecum last season! And, God I hate Adam Dunn.
Freel got hurt. [Norris] Hopper got hurt. Then Jerry [Hairston Jr.] got hurt, twice. We traded [Adam] Dunn and [Ken] Griffey, and now [Chris] Dickerson is hurt. What options did I have?
Who else was I supposed to play the last two or three months? (Adam) Dunn and (Ken) Griffey are gone. Jerry Hairston’s been hurt. Chris Dickerson was hurt.
Typically, when it makes that sound off his bat, it's out of the ballpark ... That's a big hit for us, no question about it.