WILLY TAVERAS NEWS
Reds Ink OF Taveras
December 27, 2008 by
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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Outfielder Willy Taveras has agreed to a two year deal to play for the Cincinnati Reds. Taveras is coming off a down year with the Rockies where he hit only .251. Yet, in 2007, Taveras hit for an impressive .320 batting average. Despite the low batting average, Taveras stole 68 bases...
Taveras Drawing More Interest Than Expected
December 14, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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According to one AL executive, free agent outfielder Willy Taveras is drawing more interest than originally expected. Taveras, who hit .251 with 1 HR with 68 SB in 133 games for the Rockies, was nearly traded to the Nationals during the Winter Meetings. Now, the Nationals, with at...
Uehara Dazzles; O's Beat Dominicans
March 08, 2009 by
Oriole Post
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It was another impressive showing by Koji Uehara as the the Baltimore Orioles beat a formidable Dominican Republic team tuning up for the World Baseball Classic, 6-1. Once again, Koji Uehara was golden on the mound as he threw three consecutive innings to lead the Orioles to victory. His only ...
This Just In: Baker Clueless About Baseball
March 03, 2009 by
Red Hot Mama
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Dusty Baker, whom I will be proud to call the erstwhile manager of the Cincinnati Reds once his pathetic ass gets fired, has done it again. Baker opened his mouth and spewed forth a wonderful sentiment about Willy Taveras, the Reds new
Dusty Baker said Willy Taveras will be the ...
Viva Dusty!
July 28, 2009 by
Redleg Nation
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Tonight’s lineup:
Taveras CF
Gonzalez SS
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Encarnacion 3B
Nix LF
Gomes RF
Tatum C
Arroyo P
Only Dusty Baker would bat 2 of the 5 worst “hitters” in the majors at the top of his lineup night after night. Viva Dusty!!!
UPDATE: Willy Taveras’...
Game 112, Thread 2: One away from a Fibonnacci Sequence
August 11, 2009 by
Red Reporter
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by Jeff Roberson - AP
That's Chris Dickerson on the ground there. He's way better than Willy Taveras. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Justin Lehr continues his...
Will the Reds lose 100 games?
August 04, 2009 by
Redleg Nation
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Every day I think the Reds have hit rock bottom. Then, at some point, I see that Willy Taveras is leading off or somesuch nonsense, and I realize that there’s a long way to go before the Reds really bottom out.
Consider a few numbers:
The Reds are currently 45-60 and in last...
Willy Taveras to the Reds: Fantasy Impact
December 27, 2008 by
Fantasy Sports Experience
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Willy Taveras underachieved last season. We explain why the 2009 season could be his beak out season, or more of the same.
Why can’t Chris Dickerson play CF?
December 14, 2008 by
Reds Minor Leagues
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I was 5 feet from Walt Jocketty today when I heard him utter these words to a Dayton radio station ?We are also interested in Willy Taveras as a centerfielder and leadoff hitter?. Ouch. This is the same Willy Taveras who had a .308 on base percentage last year and slugged 50 points less than ...
Red Reposter - 7/9/09
July 09, 2009 by
Red Reporter
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by H. RUMPH JR - AP
I would really like it if Homer turned out to be the pitcher we all want him to be. I would also really like it if he could hit .350 and bang out 45 homers a year. We need that too.
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Injuries Have Taken a Big Bite Out of the Reds This Season
August 11, 2009 by
Red Reporter
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by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
Willy Taveras has been listed as day-to-day three different times this season, but "luckily" he hasn't landed on the DL. Chris Dickerson has not been so lucky.
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Jeff Zimmerman's UZR projections
16 days ago by
Red Reporter
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Jeff Zimmerman's UZR projections
Jeff Zimmerman posted his 2010 UZR projections. I haven't completely worked through his methodology, but the results seem pretty reasonable. Here are the main Reds of interest:
Joey Votto: +2
Brandon Phillips: +7
Paul Janish: +4 ...
Game 92, Thread 2: Inning One
July 20, 2009 by
Red Reporter
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by Al Behrman - AP
Slugger. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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Ok, Chatty Cathies. We're only in the top of the first and already we're going to threads. ...
Create-a-Caption: Wall frees Willy Taveras of baseball
August 11, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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For all the fantasy owners who were seduced by his 68 steals in 2008, here's Cincinnati's Willy Taveras to provide a photographic interpretation of his '09 fantasy totals. So have at it, amateur Internet copy editors of the world. How should this caption read?Follow the...
Who Plays Centerfield in 2010?
September 19, 2009 by
Redleg Nation
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John Fay had a very interesting conversation with Walt Jocketty; here’s the relevant portion:
Asked if Stubbs is the center fielder for 2010, Jocketty said:
“I think based on what we’ve seen,” Jocketty said, “we have to give him that opportunity. We’ll see how he finishes...
Reds sabermetric cyberworld comments
August 21, 2009 by
Redleg Nation
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Some points about the Reds from sabermetric circles that were published in the last couple of days:
Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus reports on the lastest Reds major injuries in a preview spot. They discuss Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, Willy Taveras, and Scott Rolen’s injuires...
WHY?! Reds sign Willy Taveras to a 2 year deal
December 27, 2008 by
Reds Minor Leagues
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Why am I even a fan of this team? I am going to feel sick the rest of the day.
How is it that its 2008 and baseball is full of so much information that tells us what is good and what is bad that players do at the ...
Red Reposter - 8/11/09
August 11, 2009 by
Red Reporter
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by Tom Gannam - AP
After the game, Dusty Baker defended Willy Taveras for lounging comfortably in the outfield in the middle of the inning, allowing Matt Holliday to do the crab walk around the bases on his way...
Design the 2010 Reds Outfield
August 13, 2009 by
Redleg Nation
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Who do you think should be in the Reds outfield for 2010? There are 9 outfielders in the Reds organization that are candidates for the 40-man roster this off-season.
The team has 6 outfielders currently on the 40-man roster (not counting Baker’s experiment with Drew Sutton): Balentien...
Uhhhhhh…okay.
September 28, 2009 by
Redleg Nation
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Dusty Baker can’t think of any reasons whatsoever that the Reds shouldn’t bring back hitting coach Brook Jacoby and pitching coach Dick Pole in 2009:
“Why not?” he said. “We’ve operated almost the entire year without the team that we expected to have.”
Most susceptible...
More on the MLB Salary Cap
October 01, 2009 by
Redleg Nation
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Bill posted something yesterday about the never-ending talk of a salary cap for MLB, and there was a good discussion about it.
Well, on that topic, Red Reporter hits the nail on the head:
I have a BIG problem with this crap. Since I’m a “saber-dork”, I’ll throw...
Diamondbacks swept at home by Reds, 10-3
The Arizona Diamondbacks are wrapping up a lackluster homestand tonight, trying to avoid being swept by the Cincinnati Reds.
1st Inning
Top: Brian Augenstein is making his Major League debut…and it got off to a good start. The rookie right hander struck out Willy Taveras looking...
Reds Rumors: Taveras, Owings, Gomes
13 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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MLB.com's Mark Sheldon cleaned out his inbox and answered a few questions from Reds fans today. Here are some of the more pertinent details...
The team would like to move Willy Taveras if they could, but there are very few takers for a player who posted a .240/.275/.285...
Red Reposter - 6/25/09
June 25, 2009 by
Red Reporter
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by Darren Calabrese - AP
The Season's Low Point (to date)
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A few things here from the FayEdinson Volquez will not be pitching for the Reds anytime soon...
Astros Getting Better, Red Sox Making Progress?
Poor Jason Jennings. He simply can't catch a break. He's managed to pitch pretty effectively in his first four years at Coors Field with the Rockies. His stats weren't always pretty but he won games and fared a hell of a lot better than guys like Mike Hampton or Denny Neagle...
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