The Reds and Nationals just completed a trade, and I am at a loss to understand it from a Reds perspective.The Nats traded Gary Majewski, Bill Bray, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris and Darryl Thompson for Austin Kearns, Felipe Lopez, and Ryan Wagner.In other words, the Reds traded away their chances   more...
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For the Sabermetric crowd, a cost-benefit ratio to measure run producers since 1946. "The idea behind this that I recall reading online some place (where, I don't know), is that if a batter has alot of RBIs, it's partly because he has lots of opportunities. Of course, he then has more chances to   more...
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The Nationals receive Austin Kearns, Ryan Wagner and Felipe Lopez for Gary Majewski, Bill Bray, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris and Daryl Thompson.WTF? Why did the Reds do this deal? Majewski is the best player they got in return and he shouldn't have half the value that Kearns or Lopez have. Even   more...

Royce Clayton?Apparently JP has signed 36 year old SS Royce Clayton in an attempt to shore up the middle infield, thus allowing Aaron Hill to stay at 2B, his better defensive position. The deal is for 1 year at 1.5 million and is pending a physical. Let's hope Clayton does a Rod Barajas and   more...
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Spring training officially begins tomorrow, albeit only pitchers and catchers reporting. Even with teams gearing up for the regular season there are still plenty of options on the free agent market for teams looking to fill a void, create competition, or build depth. I decided to give some of these   more...
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The brilliant folks over at Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency have dug up some interesting clauses in the new contracts handed out to free agents this winter.I think Royce Clayton's might be my favorite one: If he finishes the season with a batting average above .220, the Blue Jays pay him   more...
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If there is one player who I wanted to see with the World Series trophy - it was Royce Clayton.
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Free agent shortstop, Royce Clayton, most recently a part of the 2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox, spoke about his time in the big leagues, his hopes for the future, and most importantly, the impact that the Royce Clayton Family Foundation has had on surrounding communities over the last   more...
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