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Originally Posted by jlb1705
I don't have a problem at all with this move. He's a placeholder, and he comes cheap. I for one had no delusions of the Reds contending this season. I'm glad that it appears that they will not be trading for Blanton. I'd hate to see the Reds pull out all the stops to field a team that can win 85 games and not make the playoffs, and in doing so let go of young players that can probably have a greater impact when this team's window opens in a year or two.
Signing Fogg likely means that we keep Bailey and Cueto, and they start the year in AAA. It also likely means that Affeldt moves to the pen, where he belongs. These are both good things.
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That was my reaction as well. Heard Will Caroll from Baseball Prospectus on the radio and he had some interesting points. Said the Fogg deal was blah. Said he would trade Bailey and Votto for Blanton because Votto is solid but not a "superstar" and Bailey+Baker=suicide. Oh, he also said that knowing Baker, Votto will be a bench/platoon with Hatte so what's the point in keeping him. Personally, I think if Bailey and Cueto are as good as advertised, you don't mortgage the future to win a mediocre division and try to hope you pull a 2006 Cardinals in the post season. I hope Baker pulls a Belichik and evolves from his past experiences.