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    Jose Siri added to the Reds Top 10 Prospect List

    Doug Gray 18

    Baseball America had already published their Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Prospect List when the team made their trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In that trade the Reds got pitcher Alex Wood, outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp, as well as utility man Kyle Farmer. In return the Reds sent out Homer Bailey and prospects Jeter Downs and Josiah Gray. Downs, at the time, was ranked inside of the Reds Top 10 list at Baseball America.

    The list has since been updated with Jeter Downs no longer in the organization, outfielder Jose Siri joined the list at #10. The now 23-year-old outfielder is currently playing in the Dominican Winter League championship series with Estrellas Orientales, which will begin tomorrow night.

    In the 2018 season he got out to a slow start with Daytona after missing two months with an injured thumb after crashing into the wall in the first game of spring training. In 30 games with the Tortugas, Jose Siri hit .261/.280/.395 with 4 walks and 32 strikeouts. He was promoted to Pensacola after that stretch. While there he flashed big time tools, but also struggled to make contact. He hit .229/.300/.474 – showing off lots of power and speed. His strikeout rate of 32% was far higher than you would like to see, though. Along with the increase in strikeouts, he also increased his walk rate to a career best 8.5%.

    Broadcasters moving on up

    There are some old broadcasters in new gigs within the Cincinnati Reds organization. Tommy Thrall, who is now formerly the Pensacola Blue Wahoos broadcaster has joined the big league club in Cincinnati. While we saw his name a few weeks ago pop up in the broadcasters list, his role was unknown. In the announcement by Marty Brennaman earlier today about his retirement after the season, Paul Daugherty had an interview with him. One of the things he said was that Thrall would call 60-70 games this season and be on the postgame show, too. He had been with the Blue Wahoos since the inception of the franchise in 2012.

    Thrall is not the only broadcaster from the Reds farm system to move up in the organization. Justin Rocke is taking over as the broadcaster for the Daytona Tortugas in 2019. He was the broadcaster last season for the Greeneville Reds in their inaugural season. While the teams are all owned by different groups, it’s great to see both of them get their chance to move up the ladder.

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    2. Siri…figured that. Tommy Thrall, oh goodness! Pensacola’s loss is Cincy’s win. He is the best. Y’all will really enjoy Tommy Thrall…there is no better in my book. Much respect to Mr. Brennaman on his upcoming retirement!

    3. One of the problems with the Reds broadcasts is you never know who it is going to be. As a fan you can not be comfortable with who is doing the game. Years ago you could count on Joe and Marty on radio and Welsch and Grande on TV> You got to know and like the announcers better than the players. Now there is a mix and match of Marty, Brantly, Thom, Chris, Day, Flynn and others. I understand changes for retirements but how about two guys consistently on both.

      1. Chris and Jeff please.

        Wish both B”s would retire. I tune Marty in for the top of the second inning interview, and for the “and this one belongs to the Reds”

        Past that, I am searching out Jeff & Chris

    4. If the reports of Manny Machado’s offers are anywhere near true, I hope the Reds are at least inquiring about signing him. He’s only 26. 8 years and 220 million might get the job done. In today’s baseball, that’s not that much money. The contract would be done by age 34 rather than some of the other big contracts that went to age 40.

      He could be the cornerstone of the rebuild. He could play SS for the next few years until the Reds have one ready and then switch to 1st base for the remainder.

      With the money coming off the books next year, they could sign a TOR pitcher then and still have all that farm talent. With these moves, they could have an extended run, with multiple chance to win the World Series, while only increasing the payroll to about 140… still 70 million below the luxury tax.

      1. A little more on this idea: Peraza’s could play CF, and with his improving bat would offset the loss in defense.

        I also believe as signing of this magnitude alone would bring fans back to the ballpark, and it would in fact pay for itself.

      4. I believe Mo was saying something similar, in regard to the Reds going after Manny, on the radio the other day. I didn’t get to listen to his take, just the set up. I don’t disagree at all. At the point that the Reds may be comfortable with Keuchel at $20m AAV at 31 years old and some signs of decline already, there’s no reason they shouldn’t be in on Machado at $25-30m AAV that would control him to the same age range as a Keuchel deal would go to. And we’re going to get Machado’s prime. They have the payroll ability to add him, especially with all the money coming off the books. It would certainly be unexpected and a serious sign that the Reds are serious about contending.

    5. Do you think Siri was the #11 all along (most likely scenario) or do you think Siri showing up big in the DWL and making some splash plays may have elevated how some evaluators see him? If he can be a .250+ hitter with a .310+ OBP, he’d be a near all star with his other tools. That said, a 32% K rate isn’t going to cut it and those numbers I listed above won’t happen unless that can be lowered to at least 25%, preferably a little better.

      1. He moved up. The rankings are done and have been sent to the printer for the Handbook. This is just them sliding guys up.

    6. So you want to replace a “can-do” guy who hustles every play and works very hard to get better with a guy who admits he doesn’t hustle and plays like a “gangsta”?

      And pay him 10 times more in the process?

      I respectfully disagree

      1. It’s interesting that Peraza & Muchado both had 632 AB in 2018. Peraza actually scored 1 more run in 2018 on 6 less hits than Manny. Jose struck out 29 less times, but walked 41 less times also. I’m not trying to compare a 5.7 WAR player to a 2.3 WAR player, but Manny would cost the Reds at least $30MM this season (plus 7 more years @ $25-30MM per) while Peraza will cost The Reds @2.77MM in 2019 plus he has 3 more arb years of control remaining. If he ups his OBP 20 points & improves his defense, he’ll be just fine for the next few years at ss. Besides, the Reds can use that money to better advantage in a couple other positions.

        1. I am not sold on Peraza’s defense at SS but I believe Machado is considered much better on defense at 3B than he is at SS. When you consider that along with his other issues, I think the money it would take to sign him can be better spent elsewhere.

    8. I believe that Friedl is a much more likely everyday CF on a decent team, than Siri. Just my opinion. But, to me Siri seems to be Drew Stubbs 2.0 (if the Reds are lucky); and I don’t think that type of CF is most conducive to a winning team. Both with plenty of tools, but just can’t hit. And I think hitting is an innate skill. You can improve, but its a skill you either have or you don’t at a base level.

      For the last year of so, I have just been hoping Siri had trade value as a lottery ticket type prospect – maybe the 2nd or 3rd piece in a deal. I’m afraid even that value will not be there in a year or two.

      1. Am I crazy or did the Reds now win 91 and 97 games in 2010 and 2012 with Drew Stubbs as their center fielder? In 2012, Stubbs was ATROCIOUS at the plate. And the team had the second best record in baseball.

      2. The 2010 and 2012 teams had Brandon Phillips, Scott Rolen, Jay Bruce, and Ryan Ludwick or Jonny Gomes in the lineup. And a much better Joey Votto, too. The 2012 Reds had a very good 5-man SP rotation.

        Stubbs was good in 2010. Not so good in 2012. Neither Siri nor Friedl projects even as good as Stubbs at this point.

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