Alright, the Reds’ bloggers got together for another chat and I actually showed up this time.  Most of my comments revolved around how I disgusted I was with Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez getting traded.  Here are links to the other parts.

Part 1 at Church of Baseball

Part 2 at Red Hot Mama

Part 3 – STAY RIGHT HERE!!!!

Part 4 – The Olde 320 Pub

Part 5 – The Cincinnati Reds Blog

Shawn: Q4:

Shawn: What offseason trades would you like to see?

Blade: Adam Dunn for Roy Oswalt?

Shawn: That’d be good

Red Hot Mama: Ross for something worth more than he’s really likely to be next year

Shawn: Such as……

Red Hot Mama: I dunno man, I’m a girl

Blade: Oswalt owns us, it’d be nice to have him on our side

Shawn: Ooooooooooooo, cooties!

Red Hot Mama: Anything? Ross is likely to suck next year

Shawn: Ross could come in about .220 with 15 HR

Clint: I would like to see us get another starter and we definitely need some help in the bullpen

daedalus: i’m trying to figure out this damn sudoku puzzle…ross should be traded because we can get something for him now. (i like him, but we don’t have many chips…)

Blade: Are there any good free agent starters out there this year?

Red Hot Mama: Anyone says “closer” and I kick your ass

Clint: if anyone would be crazy enough to take Eric Milton that would be nice

Shawn: Free agent starters go Zito, Mulder, Schmidt

Blade: Not that we’d sign any one of them

Shawn: I wouldn’t put it past Castellini

Blade: Mulder is damaged goods

Clint: yeah Zito would be nice, not so sure about Mulder or Schmidt

Red Hot Mama: Zito

Shawn: Closer

Clint: do we keep Aurillia or let him go?

Shawn: Heeheehee

daedalus: we shouldn’t waste the money on a big starter. we have harang, arroyo, milton, and probably bailey. we should go after a big bat and a closer

daedalus: keep aurilia

Shawn: For the price of Aurilia this offseason, I’d say let him go

Clint: yeah I wouldn’t mind keeping Aurilia but at the same time I worry about overpaying for him

Red Hot Mama: You goin down, boyeeee

Shawn: If it was under $3 mil for one year, then yes. But he’s gonna be 2-3 years at $5 mil per.

Blade: What about Mark Buehrle. Looks like the White Sox might not pick up his option

Red Hot Mama: What is overpaying? Whatever he can get is the right price, right?

Shawn: Overpaying is overreacting to his 2006 season, the second-best of his career.

Red Hot Mama: I foresee many good “Buehrle”/”burly” puns in his future

Shawn: Buehrle I could go for.

Blade: I say we keep Aurilia just so Amanda is happy

Clint: Well Rich is getting older and I really don’t think he will repeat the year he had last year. Therfore the Reds would be paying too much for him

Red Hot Mama: <3

Blade: How much do you want to bet we end up with Jose Lima

Shawn: Then you’d see me on the roof of GABP with a rifle.

Clint: lol oh please no! If Dan O Brien were still here I would guarantee it

Blade: It sounds like a joke now……

Blade: What do we do with Griffey?

Clint: and you know Narron would pencil him as the 3rd starter since you know how he loves crafty vets

Shawn: Trade him, if there was a market.

Shawn: Griffey is untradeable, I am afraid

Red Hot Mama: Second. I think you underestimate Narron’s ability to underestimate Harang.

Clint: HAHA good point

Blade: We could also see Sean Casey back in town

Shawn: Narron let Harang lead the league in CG. I think he likes him.

Shawn: Casey and Hatteberg blocking Votto? Perish the thought.

Clint: really? I dont see that happening since we extended Hatteburg 

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