Trade Rumors

Let's start some trade rumors.

As time goes on I become more and more impressed with Walt Jocketty's deals. Everyone seems to be paying off better than I could have hoped for. Now he says he wants to get a young outfielder for the bench this year and possibly to start in 2006 when Reggie and Walker run out of time on their contracts. The sooner the better, since an extra outfielder would give the old guys a chance to rest and let Mabry play more third base with Rolen out. It may be a stretch but the Reds have a lot of extra outfielders and I wouldn't mind to see Wily-Mo as the Cards fourth outfielder. They are in desperate need of relief pitchers and we could get away with giving one or two up since Eldred and Lincoln are coming back. Bernie Miklasz thinks that it is possible too.

Here is the plan as I see it. Trade a couple out of the bunch of Flores, Cali, Brad Thompson, Rhett Parrot (Hopefully not Flores) to Cincinatti for Wily-Mo Pena. Bring Eldred off the DL, send Cedeno down to AAA, and recall which ever one of those guys is left or Bill Pulsipher until Mike Lincoln gets back.