Reds should not wait till deadline

Just heard Dick Williams on WLW say " there is no reason to force the issue at second base...".

The only thing I hate about a rebuild with this organization is that instead of it taking a year or two it will take 3-4 years and it doesn't have. They lack both brains and ball and that is a deadly combination. But it is nice for Glacial Paces.

Hopefully Cozart will clear waivers to trade him. Put Peraza at SS and DFA Phillips and put Herrera at 2nd. Call up Schebler and lets get this party started.

The only reason one doesn't clear waivers this time of year is if a team in contention is trying to block another team in contention from gaining access to said player. There is no such scenario with regards to Cozart.

Mixed reports on Herrera's Glove. I saw some say he was horrible. Now I am seeing just the opposite. Brad how is this guys glove?

Clinz, Herrera is not longer a prospect because he had to many PA.
Here is a little tid bit from Baseball Prospectus

Strengths: Excellent athlete; fast-twitch muscle; plus bat speed; quick wrists, with strong hands for size; gap-to-gap power; drives through the ball; can put a charge into it for over-the-fence pop; quick feet in the field; ranges well at second; strong reactions; flashes defensive instincts for the position; plus runner; ability to impact the game on the bases.

Weaknesses: Aggressive approach; will try to sell out for power; swing loses fluidity in those instances; likes to get the head out in front of the ball; leaves him prone to off-speed stuff; swing on the long side; hit tool can play down as a result; learning how to slow the game down on both sides of the ball; needlessly rushes plays in the field; still raw overall.

You're right...he's no longer considered to be a prospect due to his ABs...similar to what Finnegan was when he came over last year.

As for his glove...I don't know.   He's still young enough where he can get better with experience.  Here's his error totals: 

2011-26; .882Fielding percentage
2012-10; .965FP
2013-15; .972FP
2014-6;  .968FP
2015-9;  .982FP
2016-6;  .984FP

Looks like there's been a steady improvement with him as he has gotten older.   That's just the basics, and really doesn't define his range, judgement, or awareness(AKA Votto syndrome).  He might not be Brandon Phillips in his prime out there, but I don't think he'll be so bad where it is a detrement...especially if his bat pans out. 

See what happens? We get a tinge of excitement because we subtracted one piece and added a potential future piece and we actually want to talk about this team again! LOL!

But as soon as they start playing tomorrow our excitement will be gone because we will be watching the same shit. I don't feel like the Reds are my/our team anymore. They are Bob Castellini's team not Cincinnati's. I'm sick of this. For better or worse I want to see all the new faces. Now. Options are already used on Herrera and Peraza. I'm sure Schebler will be up within a day or two. And at this point I can wait another month so you don't burn an option on Winker calling him up now. This is what I want to see and I know you all do too. It is what we should see when the team tells you it is rebuilding. It's the smart thing to do to speed this thing up. Plus it would actually generate some enthusiasm and excitement to the fanbase and people would come to the park more often. For them that's what all their BS is about anyway! I can take the pain along with the kids getting their MLB lumps, knowing we are going somewhere and sorting this thing out. What I can't take is looking at the same MF'ers who were on the old winning team and won't be on the new one. When these things happen then I can believe in something. I can get behind it. What we are doing or not doing rather has been much worse than the losses piling up this season.