Great pick up in this spot.
SS is a common position as it usually draws the best athlete, doesn't mean a guy sticks there at the pro level. This player will likely end up in the OF, probably LF.
Have to think this will be the case. Any moves won't be earth shattering. Thinking they just try to finish this season on a high note and hope they can squeak into a wildcard spot, but hope they come back with all their injured pieces back in place next year.Will the Reds be buyers or sellers or stand pat? My guess is they try to do something minor just to say they tried but won’t blow up the team.
I know how it works but you need an organization to commit to position versatility early in the process instead of sticking their head in the sand and waiting until they reach the MLB level. Usually this means sliding over to 3B lol in Reds terms and wait until MLB to move a Barrero, steer or Senzel from the infield to the outfield. Last year's young SS Stafura taken in the same round has yet to play any position but SS. A handful of games for SS Arroyo at 2B, same with Balcazar, Acosta, Pitelli and Cabrera. Only Carlos Jorge has made a drastic change shifting from 2B to the CF which is not very proactive for an organization without a clear spot right now in the infield for anyone else. Reds need to start trading some of these guys instead of hoarding so many infielders. Something Krall and company have yet to show they are willing to do.SS is a common position as it usually draws the best athlete, doesn't mean a guy sticks there at the pro level. This player will likely end up in the OF, probably LF.
Your guess is the correct assumption. When is the last time the Reds made a major deadline splash to change the fortune of their season? The Bauer trade is the last big one for a star pitcher who at the time no one else wanted his antics so Cincinnati traded one head case in Puig for another who brought them a Cy Young. Would be surprised if their approach expands beyond the Austin Slater trade, a bullpen arm and wait for players to get healthy. 1st place in the Central on August 1st, only traded for Moll last year.Will the Reds be buyers or sellers or stand pat? My guess is they try to do something minor just to say they tried but won’t blow up the team.
I hope Burns works out, the Reds need him to be really good, but I'm very, very leery of max effort pitchers. Just fear it's a matter of time before he breaks down. We'll see.There has been a lot of talk about Burns going to the Reds since last December when the draft order was announced they received the #2 pick and obviously felt like Chase was the safe pick. I really hope fans give him a fair shake before any preconceived notions get in the way before this guy ever throws a pitch at the professional level. His incredible '24 season only solidified why they wanted him. Not shocked at all the Reds still went with Burns or some other pitcher seeing how top prospects like Petty, Phillips, Richardson all took a step back this year and Lowder has struggled since he got to AA Chattanooga. I don't think his issues have anything to do with Burns though.
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I get what you are saying about potential arm injuries in the future though it is encouraging to see that he has never been injured before. Hopefully any injuries won't happen for some time down the road knowing the Reds likely won't be able to afford him long term and will trade him off eventually. I like the theory you have said here in the past about using him up, then when it comes time to move him once arbitration is in under team control still, get all you can and replenish the farm system. Some of these people are taking this pick to the extreme comparing it to the Bengals taking John Ross 9th when Mahomes went 10th in 2017.I hope Burns works out, the Reds need him to be really good, but I'm very, very leery of max effort pitchers. Just fear it's a matter of time before he breaks down. We'll see.
I wanna know what happened that there are no longer the rubber armed guys like there were in the past. the likes of Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemons, etc. Guys that could throw serious gas and go for 8-9 innings regularly and seemingly never be injured or have any arm issues to speak of. Will we ever see another pitcher like that?I get what you are saying about potential arm injuries in the future though it is encouraging to see that he has never been injured before. Hopefully any injuries won't happen for some time down the road knowing the Reds likely won't be able to afford him long term and will trade him off eventually. I like the theory you have said here in the past about using him up, then when it comes time to move him once arbitration is in under team control still, get all you can and replenish the farm system. Some of these people are taking this pick to the extreme comparing it to the Bengals taking John Ross 9th when Mahomes went 10th in 2017.
Half of these people commenting probably did not even know who Caglianone, Condon, Burns or Smith were a week ago.
Those days are long gone, probably never to return. Robin Roberts had a streak of 300+ IP for 6 straight years. Bob Gibson had a streak of 7 straight years when he made 20+ starts and in 1968 had 13, that's THIRTEEN, shut outs. We'll never see that again the way arms are babied now.I wanna know what happened that there are no longer the rubber armed guys like there were in the past. the likes of Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemons, etc. Guys that could throw serious gas and go for 8-9 innings regularly and seemingly never be injured or have any arm issues to speak of. Will we ever see another pitcher like that?