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Reds: Deal Or No Deal?

1. July 2010  - Published by Jimmy Dinsmore
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Peter Gammons is reporting that the Reds level of interest in acquiring Cliff Lee is high. And can you blame them? Imagine the stud lefty anchoring the #1 slot in this rotation. However, the alarming thing was the one name bantered about in this potential deal – Travis Wood.

I would ask if the Mariners would be interested in Homer Bailey and Yonder Alonso and name a mid-level prospect for Lee. If I were Walt Jocketty, I would make sure that neither Leake nor Wood are included in any trades this year. But, imagine, adding two All Stars in Lee and soon-to-be-off-DL Edison Volquez to this rotation. Acquiring Lee would send the message to the Cardinals and more importantly, the fans, that this team is for real.

That type of deal would allow Aaron Harang to slide into the bullpen (and be an injury-replacement starter) and could sure up the still-shaky bullpen. Then imagine this rotation for the second half:

--Cliff Lee

--Edison Volquez

--Johnny Cueto

--Bronson Arroyo

--Mike Leake

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Wow! Can you say October baseball in the Nati??

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Dan Clasgens
Dan Clasgens
7/1/2010 8:00:38 PM #
If they can't get Cliff Lee they still can compete. I am not opposed to moving Homer Bailey and/or Yonder Alonso. Personally, I would like to get another bat though over an ace. I still think they can upgrade in CF or LF. I'm not giving up on Drew Stubbs, but a trip back to the minors wouldn't be the end of the world. He's striking out too much. Gomes could still have a role and be a great player off the bench if they get an upgrade in the lineup.
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