Baseball Trade Rumor: Jermaine Dye to Reds?

After finally getting rid of Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn, and their salaries, the Cincinati Reds are rumored to be seeking a trade with the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Jermaine Dye.



Really?

Wasn't he supposed to be good in like, 1995?

Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of trading Homer Bailey. His career has been going nowhere ever since my co-worker and I kicked him out of the bar where we work when he was a member of the minor league Dayton Dragons (A). Why did we kick him out? He was 19. How did he get in? He had a pretty good fake ID. He was actually pretty cool about it.

Fans like myself have been hoping for years that the Reds would get rid of their high-priced dead weight. They finally do, and now ownership wants to pick up a 35 year-old outfielder who has an 8-digit salary ($11.5 million).



Grab the nose, Mitch Kramer. I can't believe it either.

Hand Collated has some thoughts on the Dye rumor and more.

Personally, I think the Reds should avoid temptation and tough it out with the young kids. Decent outfielders are a dime a dozen. You can always find one to hit .280 with 20 home runs. They need to concentrate on the bullpen and solidify the infield. How should they do that, you say? Dump Edwin Encarnacion and figure out who will play shortstop and third base.

Get it.

Happy Thanksgiving.