….some Reds news.
It appears Austin Kearns short third base tryout in the Instructional League was a success. So this should squash any rumors of Hinske coming to Cincinnati, right?? RIGHT??!!!
Wrong. I think it’s part posturing, to downplay the Reds needs. Wouldn’t we love to see Hinske at third, so we could put Austin back in his rightful spot in the outfield? I know injuries have been a factor in his short career, but he’s a heck of an outfielder.
And I’ve seen first hand the Eric Munson third base experiment. So far, he’s past the two year mark and he’s still not making the progress the Tigers would like. In fact he lost his starting spot to, gulp, Brandon Inge??
So let’s figure a deal with Toronto and get Hinske. I know he’s tapered off quite a bit from his rookie year, but he’d still be better then anything we have.


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