We have already heard that Cecil Cooper could be the first manager to lose his job. But, lost in all the mess in Houston is how Ed Wade is doing his best to make sure the Astros will be losing as many games they can in years to come. One prospect on my list for 2009 to keep an eye on was Drew Sutton, who was just announced as the player that goes to the Reds in the Keppinger deal. At 25 years of age, Drew Sutton is not a youngster anymore after spending consecutive years at the AA level. However, for a major league replacement level player such as Keppinger, you don’t give away players like Sutton for nothing.
Wade seems to have a track record of missing when recognizing talent, especially at the second base position. In Philadelphia, he did his best to keep Utley off the field. He was the brain trust at playing Polanco at second base, and keeping Utley in minors.
It seems the Reds keep collecting talent and not giving up much. Just talke for example the Adam Dunn rental to the Diamondbacks for Wilkin Castillo and Micah Owens. Now, just add another notch in the bed post to Walt Jocketty.
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