Mark Reynolds DFA (UPDATE:Yankees signed him)

[waroriole]

Anyone longing for Reynolds is puffing on the ex-Oriole love affair pipe. The guy is a no contact guy thats power seems to be diminishing that plays 1B and we have a 1B.

Yep. He's never been much of a contact guy, but you could see that diminishing even further last year. I don't know how many times I watched him swing and miss at a pitch right down the middle.. The guy has probably crossed over the contact threshold required to be a ML player, even for a slugger.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Yep. He's never been much of a contact guy, but you could see that diminishing even further last year. I don't know how many times I watched him swing and miss at a pitch right down the middle.. The guy has probably crossed over the contact threshold required to be a ML player, even for a slugger.

Yep, I seem to remember him hitting with the bases loaded in game 5 vs Sabathia, getting an absolute meatball right down the middle, and swinging through it. Still, I'd be OK with taking a flyer on him, strictly as a DH against LHP.

EDIT: Well, it almost happened the way I remembered it. He struck out that inning, but only with runners on first and second. The Orioles loaded the bases after he struck out.

[Redskins Rick]

Yep, I seem to remember him hitting with the bases loaded in game 5 vs Sabathia, getting an absolute meatball right down the middle, and swinging through it. Still, I'd be OK with taking a flyer on him, strictly as a DH against LHP.

I am not convinced we need to take a flyer out on him.

Been there and done it already.

He is a nice guy and I feel for him, and hope he catches on elsewhere, I really think he is done for.

[Crazysilver03]

Anyone longing for Reynolds is puffing on the ex-Oriole love affair pipe. The guy is a no contact guy thats power seems to be diminishing that plays 1B and we have a 1B.

Thank you Captain Obvious. We do play in the AL, where they have something called the DH. And if you hadn't noticed, we don't really have a solution there.

[Redskins Rick]

[waroriole]

Yep, I seem to remember him hitting with the bases loaded in game 5 vs Sabathia, getting an absolute meatball right down the middle, and swinging through it. Still, I'd be OK with taking a flyer on him, strictly as a DH against LHP.

I wouldn't want to give him the AB on the off chance he busts out. I'd feel better with Pearce in there.

[xian4]

I'd welcome the Sheriff home, good for team morale and his ability to take pitches.

[Redskins Rick]

I'd welcome the Sheriff home, good for team morale and his ability to take pitches.

Even if he can't no longer seen them.

[mdbdotcom]

Give him a minor league contract with a probable September callup.

[Ommaculate]

He is a nice guy and I feel for him, and hope he catches on elsewhere, I really think he is done for.

How do you know he's a nice guy? He could be a jerk for all we know.

[Babypowder]

How do you know he's a nice guy? He could be a jerk for all we know.

By most accounts of other players, coaches, and others involved in the game. Mark Reynolds is well liked.

[Redskins Rick]

By most accounts of other players, coaches, and others involved in the game. Mark Reynolds is well liked.

Buck was asked about Mark last year after the season.

He said then, Mark was a great guy, great teammate and somebody he was glad to have on his team, he got along with the others, and the only problem he saw was the $$$$$ he was due next year, but he was leaving all that up to DD.

[slakattack]

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS

2013 Regular Season 91 349 41 86 14 2 24 58 25 96 0 0 .246 .297 .504 .801

Career 2038 7120 1019 1969 410 48 295 1174 663 1283 47 27 .277 .338 .472 .810

Would you take this guy instead of Reynolds if he was available?

[TonySoprano]

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS

2013 Regular Season 91 349 41 86 14 2 24 58 25 96 0 0 .246 .297 .504 .801

Career 2038 7120 1019 1969 410 48 295 1174 663 1283 47 27 .277 .338 .472 .810

Would you take this guy instead of Reynolds if he was available?

No.

[CSB Jack]

GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS

2013 Regular Season 91 349 41 86 14 2 24 58 25 96 0 0 .246 .297 .504 .801

Career 2038 7120 1019 1969 410 48 295 1174 663 1283 47 27 .277 .338 .472 .810

Would you take this guy instead of Reynolds if he was available?

If the price was right I might be interested. Except Ibanez is a lefty hitter, doesn't match the RH bat that Reynolds is.