The Reds, conveniently have three of 'em:
- Ryan Hanigan is under team control through 2014, and has a career OBP of .372(!)
- Devin Mesoraco is a top catching prospect hitting .306/.379/.500 in 93 games at Triple-A.
- And Ramon Hernandez is 35 years old, and a free agent after this season.
I assume, therefore, that Hernandez is expendable. The Reds, currently 50-55, are 6.5 games out of first place in the NL Central, and 10.5 games out of first in the NL Wild Card. Baseball Prospectus' handy-dandy postseason odds say they have a 3.5% chance of making the playoffs.
What reason would the Reds honestly have not to trade him?
The latest update, via Hank Schulman:
Reds want pitching for C Ramon Hernandez. As one Giants honcho put it, "That, we got a lot of."
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The probable pitchers:
Game one: Ryan Vogelsong v. Dontrelle Willis (I think)
Game two: Madison Bumgarner v. Travis Wood
Game three: TBA v. Johnny Cueto
Should be an interesting series, for a number of reasons:
1. Ramon Hernandez (duh)
2. Who will start for the Giants on Sunday?
3. Dontrelle Willis and Johnny Cueto (1.88 ERA?!). Both doing well (moreso Cueto) with low K rates.
4. Fred Lewis and Edgar Renteria. You forgot they existed, huh?
