Comments on: The Reds release Jeff Francis

By: cambodianbreastmilk

cambodianbreastmilk — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:07:36 +0000

Petco has a big field and the Padres could use some (ok, A LOT) of help. Where’s the risk? 50gms into the year and we’re only 49gms outta 1st place. I say sign him Josh.

By: lanflfan

lanflfan — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:29:41 +0000

Watched the kid pitch a bunch again the Dodgers when he was with the Rockies. He usually looked good, but I think the Coors Field effect finally got to him.

By: lanflfan

lanflfan — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:28:06 +0000

Probably the only time I will ever say this, but am I glad $cott bora$ tried to squeeze more money out of the Dodgers for Hochevar. By not signing him, that gave LA Clayton Kershaw.

By: sportsdrenched.com

sportsdrenched.com — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:53:10 +0000

Technically Hochaver is not Moore’s draft pick. Allard was fired a week before the draft in 2006 and Dayton Moore wasn’t “officially hired” until after he was done running the Braves Draft.

Daric Ladinier officially has credit for drafting Hochaver…and he was fired the next season I beleive.

However, as much rope the front office gives this guy, I can’t help but think Dayton Moore “suggested” who the Royals should take with that number one pick in 2006.

By: randall351

randall351 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:20:55 +0000

I thought about that later, Hochevar is god awful aka Kyle Davies awful, but I don’t think DMGM is going to give him the ax since he is the only 1st overall pick ever in Royals history, and I think DMGM is going to wait till Hochevar is the worst pitcher in the history of the MLB, and not just the 6th worst, before coming to terms that he is awful, and admitting he was wrong.

By: sportsdrenched.com

sportsdrenched.com — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:09:27 +0000

I was thinking the same thing, except for Luke Hochevar. We know what Luke is…terrible. I still don’t think we know what Smith & Mazzaro are. Although I’m leaning toward Mazzaro as terrible too.

By: latchbeam

latchbeam — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:09:26 +0000

Did you say latch??

By: mattyflex

mattyflex — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:08:32 +0000

Let’s see what Smith can do. I believe he had a QS in his last outing, after being banged around @NYY. He’s not there yet, but I like what I see so far. Even though KC is lefty-hurting, based on how he has thrown for them in the past…. ugh. Things have been working for the Royals lately. After that 3-14 start, they’re 20-15.

Having said that, you’re absolutely right, I do see Dayton Moore bringing him back.

By: randall351

randall351 — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:54:20 +0000

I could also see GMDM bringing him back to KC. Would probably be an upgrade over the Will Smith/Vin Mazzaro slots.

By: Jeremiah Graves

Jeremiah Graves — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:36:31 +0000

He’s got the right amount of “veteran-ness” for the Twins to take a flyer, but I’d see him landing somewhere that was interested in Oswalt. St. Louis, Boston, Los Angeles, etc…he’s no Oswalt, but he’s solid rotation depth.