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Ted Kluszewski
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Post by flash on Mar 14, 2013 1:51:13 GMT -5
Whay is this gut on the 40 man roster. He is 25, has only one winning season in his minor league career,
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Post by The Duke on Mar 14, 2013 7:10:43 GMT -5
Because he has decent stuff, throws low 90's and has 4 pitches. He's had far more success than Josh Ravin who ie only still around because he can throw high 90's.
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Post by kinsm on Mar 14, 2013 14:26:00 GMT -5
There is a strong chance he won't be 12 months from now, this is a recurring theme for Reds teams...every year they add a player or two to the 40 man to protect them from the Rule V draft only to discard them 2 years later so they can finish out their careers on 1 year minor league deals.
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Post by The Duke on Mar 14, 2013 14:45:55 GMT -5
There is a strong chance he won't be 12 months from now, this is a recurring theme for Reds teams...every year they add a player or two to the 40 man to protect them from the Rule V draft only to discard them 2 years later so they can finish out their careers on 1 year minor league deals. That's likely what happens with Villareal as well, but he isn't blocking anyone on the 40 man at the moment, so no harm seeing if something clicks this year.
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Post by kinsm on Mar 14, 2013 16:53:02 GMT -5
There is a strong chance he won't be 12 months from now, this is a recurring theme for Reds teams...every year they add a player or two to the 40 man to protect them from the Rule V draft only to discard them 2 years later so they can finish out their careers on 1 year minor league deals. That's likely what happens with Villareal as well, but he isn't blocking anyone on the 40 man at the moment, so no harm seeing if something clicks this year. Agreed, and I'm all for him getting that opportunity.
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Post by The Duke on Mar 15, 2013 7:20:28 GMT -5
That's likely what happens with Villareal as well, but he isn't blocking anyone on the 40 man at the moment, so no harm seeing if something clicks this year. Agreed, and I'm all for him getting that opportunity. Lecure was in a similar position iirc, and it has worked out pretty well for him.for Like Lecure, Villareal's fastball might be able to play up a bit out of the bullpen.
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