Look I can kind of Photoshop!From the biggest fan of Homer Bailey, Hal McCoy, the news is apparently breaking that Homer has been traded for Jermaine Dye.
Well this could suck in the long run, but hard to say that the Reds haven't at least upgraded the line up a lot some with this move. Votto, Bruce, Edwin, and Dye should make a decent middle of the batting order. One thing is for certain if they don't add a shortstop to counter this move I might be pretty pissed off. Yunel Escobar, or Rafael Furcal please.A noteworthy one involving the Cincinnati Reds is making the rounds a?" pitcher Homer Bailey for Chicago White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye.
A major-league source close to the situation told The Dayton Daily News on Sunday, Dec. 7, "The deal is done and will be announced this week."
I'll have more opinion on this tomorrow or later on tonight when it become more clear what the actual deal is.
Dye's 2008 various stats
OPS+: 127
RC: 105
P/PA: 4
Contract info
Jermaine Dye of
2 years/$22M (2008-09), plus 2010 mutual option
- 2 years/$22M (2008-09), plus 2010 option
- signed extension with White Sox 8/18/07
- 08:$9.5M, 09:$11.5M, 10:$12M mutual option ($1M buyout)
- full no-trade clause in 2008
- limited no-trade clause in 2009 (Dye may block deals to 6 clubs)
Original Story:
http://www.dunnanddunner.com/2008/12/...
