Comments on: Reds sign Jack Hannahan to one-year, $2 million deal

By: brucewaynewins

brucewaynewins — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:40:49 +0000

You hit the nail on the head

By: joshfrancis50

joshfrancis50 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:11:29 +0000

Veteran presence!

By: paperlions

paperlions — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:19:22 +0000

Hannahan is a 33 corner IF that can’t hit and provides average defense, which is likely to get worse as he ages. He’s pretty much the definition of a wasted roster spot. Most teams have a bunch of guys like this on their AAA team….of course, Hannahan has some element of veterany goodness that some managers like.

By: jonrox

jonrox — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:20:02 +0000

He’s going to be pushing the Mendoza line and Dusty will give him 200 of Frazier’s at bats.

By: sknut

sknut — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:09:49 +0000

I find it odd as a Twins fan they were willing to give Correria 2/10 and yet they stated they wanted competition for Plouffe and only offered Hannahan a minor league deal, not that he is an everyday starter but could be used as a nice bench piece for a decent price.

By: contraryguy

contraryguy — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:47:52 +0000

The reasons for the Reds picking up multiple backup players can be found on last years roster: Miggy Cairo, Willie Harris, Wilson Valdez. The Reds had a bench that was, for much of the season, unusable. They brought up a guy from the minors, Costanzo, who went 1 for 21 before being sent packing; other minor league bats didn’t make much impact when called up. So signings like this aren’t much of a mystery to Reds fans this year.