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From: HTP on 14 May 2010 13:45
On May 14, 10:16 am, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote:
> Does anybody know the body type Alonzo has? Is he lanky? Does he "look"
> like an outfielder? You can always tell a good outfielder by the jumps
> he gets on the ball. You don't need  a great arm to play LF. You just
> need to get good jumps and be able to charge the ball hard. Those two
> things will make any outfielder more than adequate.
>
> If Stubbs ever hits and that is a big if, he may be able to mask any
> deficiencies in the Reds LF position especially with Bruce in right.
>
> By the way that kid Hamilton is playing pretty well in Texas so far.
> Also that guy Keppinger wouldn't look too bad in a Reds uni right now.
> How's that Drew Sutton kid working out? Oh them little moves, how they
> have a way of coming back to bite you.....

Where would keppinger play on this team? Please dont say "SS". He
played ss for this team in 2008 and was just dreadful. He's just a
younger version of cabrera. Cant hit more than singles either.
From: David Short on 14 May 2010 14:43
On 5/14/2010 1:16 PM, john smith wrote:
> Does anybody know the body type Alonzo has? Is he lanky? Does he "look"
> like an outfielder? You can always tell a good outfielder by the jumps
> he gets on the ball. You don't need a great arm to play LF. You just
> need to get good jumps and be able to charge the ball hard. Those two
> things will make any outfielder more than adequate.
>
> If Stubbs ever hits and that is a big if, he may be able to mask any
> deficiencies in the Reds LF position especially with Bruce in right.
>
> By the way that kid Hamilton is playing pretty well in Texas so far.
> Also that guy Keppinger wouldn't look too bad in a Reds uni right now.
> How's that Drew Sutton kid working out? Oh them little moves, how they
> have a way of coming back to bite you.....

Sutton is not hitting in Louisville. He's about exactly as valuable as
Jeff Keppinger. You can't play them anywhere where fielding really
matters and they don't hit enough to play anywhere else.

You might as well bring up Jorge Cantu and Cody Ross while you're at it.

.....Ross would have been a nice option to Ryan Freel all those years ago.

dfs
From: john smith on 14 May 2010 14:52
Jeff Keppinger was player of the month in August of 2007 and then
started off 2008 like house on fire. In the middle of May he fouled a
ball off his knee and fractured his patella. He then hit .240 the rest
of the way probably because he came back to soon and was playing hurt.
Not a dreadful season.

Mr. Keppinger is a player who doesn't strike out that much and has never
made more than 415 k per year. He is a hard nosed player that is more
than an adequate SS. Keppinger is a perfect fit as a number 2 hitter. I
would much rather have him at SS than Cabrera and his salary.

I don't think Drew Sutton will ever be a MLB player. Just another
bonehead move by Red's management. With the money they spent because of
the Taveras signing and trade along with the Keppinger trade salary
ramifications, they could have gotten a decent left fielder and had
Keppinger at SS batting second. Little moves matter, especially a couple
of little moves that have cost this team about 8 million in salary this
year.

Having said all that, even if Keppinger wasn't starting now, he sure
would have been a nice utility player and a great insurance policy if
any infielder went down.

From: tom dunne on 14 May 2010 15:38
On May 14, 2:52 pm, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote:
> Jeff Keppinger was player of the month in August of 2007 and then
> started off 2008 like house on fire. In the middle of May he fouled a
> ball off his knee and fractured his patella. He then hit .240 the rest
> of the way probably because he came back to soon and was playing hurt.
> Not a dreadful season.
>
> Mr. Keppinger is a player who doesn't strike out that much and has never
> made more than 415 k per year. He is a hard nosed player that is more
> than an adequate SS. Keppinger is a perfect fit as a number 2 hitter. I
> would much rather have him at SS than Cabrera and his salary.
>
> I don't think Drew Sutton will ever be a MLB player. Just another
> bonehead move by Red's management. With the money they spent  because of
> the Taveras signing and trade along with the Keppinger trade salary
> ramifications, they could have gotten a decent left fielder and had
> Keppinger at SS batting second. Little moves matter, especially a couple
> of little moves that have cost this team about 8 million in salary this
> year.
>
> Having said all that, even if Keppinger wasn't starting now, he sure
> would have been a nice utility player and a great insurance policy if
> any infielder went down.

I had to go look up Keppinger's numbers because I haven't heard
anything about him this year. What's the big deal that you would want
him back? He and Cabrera have about the same batting average, and
while Keppinger has a few more walks, he's not adding anything else.
Cabrera has three homers and four steals to Keppinger's no homers and
one steal. He's cheaper, but that's about it, and OCab's salary isn't
enough to get a good left fielder.
From: RJA on 14 May 2010 15:39
On May 14, 2:52 pm, eddyg...(a)msn.com (john smith) wrote:
> Jeff Keppinger was player of the month in August of 2007 and then
> started off 2008 like house on fire. In the middle of May he fouled a
> ball off his knee and fractured his patella. He then hit .240 the rest
> of the way probably because he came back to soon and was playing hurt.
> Not a dreadful season.
>
> Mr. Keppinger is a player who doesn't strike out that much and has never
> made more than 415 k per year. He is a hard nosed player that is more
> than an adequate SS. Keppinger is a perfect fit as a number 2 hitter. I
> would much rather have him at SS than Cabrera and his salary.
>
> I don't think Drew Sutton will ever be a MLB player. Just another
> bonehead move by Red's management. With the money they spent  because of
> the Taveras signing and trade along with the Keppinger trade salary
> ramifications, they could have gotten a decent left fielder and had
> Keppinger at SS batting second. Little moves matter, especially a couple
> of little moves that have cost this team about 8 million in salary this
> year.
>
> Having said all that, even if Keppinger wasn't starting now, he sure
> would have been a nice utility player and a great insurance policy if
> any infielder went down.

Keppinger is hitting .270/.330/.360. Punch & Judy with no range.
What's the use?
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