cantu traded to reds

by Team Moneyball on Jul 28, 2007 5:06 PM EDT

according to the FOX broadcast crew on the Angels-Tigers Game. He got traded for an unnamed minor league player.

I haven't been able to find a link to this online though, but it is being talked about on the Reds fan forum on mlb.com

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Hmm does this mean Brandon Phillips is

being traded?

by Bravesin07 on Jul 28, 2007 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

no

I don't think so.

Cantu is not a good 2nd baseman.

by god allah star on Jul 28, 2007 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

if the reds

dealt brandon phillips, id be shocked, what reason would they have?

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by realityconquest on Jul 28, 2007 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

To get more pitching

I would of traded Phillips to the Mets for Gomez,Humber, and Tejeda.

by Bravesin07 on Jul 28, 2007 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

have cueto sizzling in the minors, and bailey right there, harang is a stud, and arroyo cant get worse than he has been already, respect your opinion, just cant see phillips leaving, reds will have very solid pitching before long.

"KaoticKlown" on Elijah Dukes : Finally, MLB has the answer to Shawn Kemp it has been searching for since the mid-90s.

by realityconquest on Jul 28, 2007 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

dude

Seriously, you look so dumb. Stop that.

by limozeen on Jul 28, 2007 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

1. doesn't know and/or

doesn't care and
neither do I hackually

by Yoda @ Minor League Ball on Jul 28, 2007 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Stop criticizing

his grammar, it's the freaking internet. He has some good points and a fine idea, you're proving nothing by insulting him other than that you have a weirdass vendetta

by mroak89 on Jul 28, 2007 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you his mom?

Seriously, you have defended him in like eight straight posts.

by Bowser on Jul 28, 2007 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you his bully?

You and others criticize needlessly for, like, a hundred straight posts.

by mroak89 on Jul 29, 2007 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

or

that means people are acting like asses for 8 straight posts ;)

by pedrophile on Jul 29, 2007 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously though,

Can you defend a poor suggestion of trading Phillips for Humber, Gomez, and Tejeda? What does that accomplish for the Reds? They get a potential #3-#4, an OF who has incredible athletic ability, but still needs to turn that into baseball skill, and Tejeda? Seriously? Why even suggest it? For what they are paying Phillips and his current production, why would you trade him for mediocre prospects? Also, with the Reds current glut of OF's and the OF's they have coming up in the minors, what sense would that make?

Maybe it means people are tired of reading posts that make no equivocal sense for the team trading the best player. Too much speculation is bad, and consistently doing it becomes cumbersome to read.

"Standard disclaimer: it's baseball, even if he's cooked, someone'll overpay." -drjayphd

by JT12340 on Jul 31, 2007 4:47 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

Yeah, we saw how long it took Phillips to turn his athletic skills into MLB Production. Numerous failures with the Tribe, repeating AAA, etc.. Considering Brandon is still cheap and under club control for a years why dump him for raw unproven players?

Obsessing over celebrity is wrong. Unless that celebrity is BACON!!!

by McLovin on Jul 31, 2007 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions

On the other hand

I enjoy the free English lessons.

Jay Bruce can DISAPPEAR

by ufoboy90 on Jul 29, 2007 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions

ss

is what the broadcast said.

Jack Cust is this year's Marcus Thames

by Team Moneyball on Jul 28, 2007 5:12 PM EDT reply actions

great move

he is no hell defensively but put up quite a season before and is cheap. If he can get at-bats and perform he'll be good trade bait for cincy.

by pedrophile on Jul 28, 2007 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

Cantu

Looks like they held onto him about 2 extra years for no reason. They could have really gotten something for him before.

Rios is the next Juan Gonzales, thats right, I said it.

by KaoticKlown on Jul 28, 2007 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

Cumberland

Shaun Cumberland was also included in the deal.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Shaun%20Cumberland&pos=OF&sid=milb &t=p_pbp&pid=458895

by Tyler on Jul 28, 2007 5:58 PM EDT reply actions

looks like a 4th or 5th outfielder at best

by Bravesin07 on Jul 28, 2007 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions

#29

Prospect in BA's 2007 book, just above Desmond Jennings. :) Budding power, good speed, good defense, has a problem with strikeouts. Sounds like a player who could be a top ten prospect in plenty of other systems but given TB's incredible depth sinks down to the low 20s. Mahalo

Matt

I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.

by WayneCampbell05 on Jul 29, 2007 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions

He's also 23 heading for 24

He might be slightly too old for AA.

by Bravesin07 on Jul 29, 2007 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Actually

Cumberland turns 23 on Wednesday, so that comment makes no sense.

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by gatling on Jul 29, 2007 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Nice...

Krivsky picks up another good "buy low" player.

I hate to see Medlock go because he has pretty good numbers this year, but minor league relievers are definitely more expendable than a 25-year-old with a 115 RBI MLB season under his belt.

Party on Wayne!!!

by Snake the Jake on Jul 28, 2007 7:00 PM EDT reply actions

irony

Maybe Krivsky's learned something in the past year?

by greg456 @ Minor League Ball on Jul 28, 2007 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Cantu

Has to mean Krivsky's doing his best to get rid of Encarnacion.

by greg456 @ Minor League Ball on Jul 28, 2007 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

Not necessarily,

Cantu can fill a utility spot (1B, 2B, 3B, and PH duties) and provide a solid bat off the bench for now. Encarnacion still has to be the 3B of the future, he's just too young/talented to give up on just yet. I think Hatteberg is on his way out, and Cantu will probably get some time there with Votto if he is called up anytime soon.

"Standard disclaimer: it's baseball, even if he's cooked, someone'll overpay." -drjayphd

by JT12340 on Jul 31, 2007 4:51 AM EDT reply actions