It's Official: Patterson to Start CF for the Reds

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Link.

 

Non-roster invitee Corey Patterson will get the start in center field for Monday's Opening Day game in Cincinnati.

With Jolbert Cabrera reassigned to Minor League camp on Saturday and top prospect Jay Bruce sent to Triple-A Louisville last week, manager Dusty Baker confirmed after Saturday's game that Patterson will start.

 

 

In other news, Dusty still hasn't decided if Votto will start or if he'll use Hatteberg.

 

"We're trying to give him [Votto] an opportunity to win the job ... but we still don't know. [We're] still in an earn-it, prove-it job," Baker said.

 

[Vanilla Ice]

Color me un-shocked

[Bote McBoteface]

Please have Corey lead off and use Hatteberg over Votto. Pretty please!

[reds44]

Please have Corey lead off and use Hatteberg over Votto. Pretty please!

Patterson and Hopper are platooning in CF and will be leading off. We'll see about Hatteberg. The Reds have their 25 man roster set in stone and Votto is on it. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hatteberg start the first three games because we are facing Webb, Haren, and a lefty and then see Votto start this weekend. Votto wouldn't be on the roster if he's not going to see a lot of playing time. He has also always been a slow starter (hit under .200 in spring this year and April last year), so I wouldn't be surprised to see them spilt playing time until Votto shakes out of his early funk.

 

I have virtually zero problem with Patterson starting in CF until Bruce is healthy. The problem is he has to business hitting leadoff. He should be batting 7th and Votto/Hatteberg should bat leadoff. Patterson, Mercker, and Bako (granted it's only because Ross is on the DL) all made the team. At least Mercker spelled the end of Stanton.

 

Cueto will be the Reds #3 starter and Volquez the #5.

[Bote McBoteface]

Please have Corey lead off and use Hatteberg over Votto. Pretty please!

Patterson and Hopper are platooning in CF and will be leading off. We'll see about Hatteberg. The Reds have their 25 man roster set in stone and Votto is on it. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hatteberg start the first three games because we are facing Webb, Haren, and a lefty and then see Votto start this weekend. Votto wouldn't be on the roster if he's not going to see a lot of playing time. He has also always been a slow starter (hit under .200 in spring this year and April last year), so I wouldn't be surprised to see them spilt playing time until Votto shakes out of his early funk.

 

I have virtually zero problem with Patterson starting in CF until Bruce is healthy. The problem is he has to business hitting leadoff. He should be batting 7th and Votto/Hatteberg should bat leadoff. Patterson, Mercker, and Bako (granted it's only because Ross is on the DL) all made the team. At least Mercker spelled the end of Stanton.

 

Cueto will be the Reds #3 starter and Volquez the #5.

 

 

Yeah, same with Hee Seop Choi.

 

 

Oh, wait a minute...

 

 

Oh, and thanks for the news about Corey leading off. I was starting to get worried that the Reds might live up to the hype around them this season. Brightened my day right up.

[Vanilla Ice]

Please have Corey lead off and use Hatteberg over Votto. Pretty please!

Patterson and Hopper are platooning in CF and will be leading off. We'll see about Hatteberg. The Reds have their 25 man roster set in stone and Votto is on it. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hatteberg start the first three games because we are facing Webb, Haren, and a lefty and then see Votto start this weekend. Votto wouldn't be on the roster if he's not going to see a lot of playing time. He has also always been a slow starter (hit under .200 in spring this year and April last year), so I wouldn't be surprised to see them spilt playing time until Votto shakes out of his early funk.

 

I have virtually zero problem with Patterson starting in CF until Bruce is healthy. The problem is he has to business hitting leadoff. He should be batting 7th and Votto/Hatteberg should bat leadoff. Patterson, Mercker, and Bako (granted it's only because Ross is on the DL) all made the team. At least Mercker spelled the end of Stanton.

 

Cueto will be the Reds #3 starter and Volquez the #5.

 

right...

[Roast]

Please have Corey lead off and use Hatteberg over Votto. Pretty please!

Patterson and Hopper are platooning in CF and will be leading off. We'll see about Hatteberg. The Reds have their 25 man roster set in stone and Votto is on it. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hatteberg start the first three games because we are facing Webb, Haren, and a lefty and then see Votto start this weekend. Votto wouldn't be on the roster if he's not going to see a lot of playing time. He has also always been a slow starter (hit under .200 in spring this year and April last year), so I wouldn't be surprised to see them spilt playing time until Votto shakes out of his early funk.

 

I have virtually zero problem with Patterson starting in CF until Bruce is healthy. The problem is he has to business hitting leadoff. He should be batting 7th and Votto/Hatteberg should bat leadoff. Patterson, Mercker, and Bako (granted it's only because Ross is on the DL) all made the team. At least Mercker spelled the end of Stanton.

 

Cueto will be the Reds #3 starter and Volquez the #5.

 

right...

 

LOL it's so cute when they're naive. Trust us - him being on the roster in NO WAY means that he'll see considerable playing time. Dusty is notorious for planting young players on the bench and never letting them play.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Please have Corey lead off and use Hatteberg over Votto. Pretty please!

Patterson and Hopper are platooning in CF and will be leading off. We'll see about Hatteberg. The Reds have their 25 man roster set in stone and Votto is on it. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hatteberg start the first three games because we are facing Webb, Haren, and a lefty and then see Votto start this weekend. Votto wouldn't be on the roster if he's not going to see a lot of playing time. He has also always been a slow starter (hit under .200 in spring this year and April last year), so I wouldn't be surprised to see them spilt playing time until Votto shakes out of his early funk.

 

I have virtually zero problem with Patterson starting in CF until Bruce is healthy. The problem is he has to business hitting leadoff. He should be batting 7th and Votto/Hatteberg should bat leadoff. Patterson, Mercker, and Bako (granted it's only because Ross is on the DL) all made the team. At least Mercker spelled the end of Stanton.

 

Cueto will be the Reds #3 starter and Volquez the #5.

 

right...

 

LOL it's so cute when they're naive. Trust us - him being on the roster in NO WAY means that he'll see considerable playing time. Dusty is notorious for planting young players on the bench and never letting them play.

 

They'll play him against the very best pitchers, making his numbers look more and more putrid thereby giving Dusty more justification for sitting him.

[SouthSideRyan]

Votto will be in the minors by May. The reasoning will be that he's not getting enough at bats in the big leagues and he needs to get some time in down in AAA.

[Derwood]

it's so therapeutic to see this all happen to another team

[Vanilla Ice]

it's so therapeutic to see this all happen to another team

 

i feel sorry for the naive reds fans though

[JimSorgi]

it's so therapeutic to see this all happen to another team

 

i feel sorry for the naive reds fans though

I don't

[Vanilla Ice]

it's so therapeutic to see this all happen to another team

 

i feel sorry for the naive reds fans though

I don't

ok your right

[JimSorgi]

it's so therapeutic to see this all happen to another team

 

i feel sorry for the naive reds fans though

I don't

ok your right

They should listen to us, if they don't, it's their problem

[javy knows my name]

it's so therapeutic to see this all happen to another team

 

i feel sorry for the naive reds fans though

I don't

ok your right

They should listen to us, if they don't, it's their problem

Well that may be true, but I feel sorry for the Reds fans that saw this coming. All that young talent and promise pretty much down the drain. On paper, if the Reds start the right guys all season, they could be legitimate contenders this year. As long as Baker is at the helm, there is just no way this is happening.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I wonder if theres a snowballs chance in hell that Hopper is obtainable, much less by us.

[javy knows my name]

I wonder if theres a snowballs chance in hell that Hopper is obtainable, much less by us.

Is this to point out that he's Dusty's kind of guy or that you would want him on the Cubs?

[Little Slide Rooter]

I wonder if theres a snowballs chance in hell that Hopper is obtainable, much less by us.

Is this to point out that he's Dusty's kind of guy or that you would want him on the Cubs?

 

Hoppers a prototypical leadoff hitter+ a great CF. Im just saying, if things dont work out with Felix, it might be worth persuing.

 

We all know that Griffeys season will be over by May, and Dunn patrols the outfield with the grace of a cement truck, but maybe Dusty doesnt.

[javy knows my name]

I wonder if theres a snowballs chance in hell that Hopper is obtainable, much less by us.

Is this to point out that he's Dusty's kind of guy or that you would want him on the Cubs?

 

Hoppers a prototypical leadoff hitter+ a great CF. Im just saying, if things dont work out with Felix, it might be worth persuing.

 

We all know that Griffeys season will be over by May, and Dunn patrols the outfield with the grace of a cement truck, but maybe Dusty doesnt.

Pie is a pretty good bet to outproduce Hopper this year.

[SouthSideRyan]

Norris Hopper is terrible.

[JimSorgi]

Norris Hopper is terrible.

but he's a prototypical leadoff hitter!

[Bote McBoteface]

Norris Hopper is terrible.

but he's a prototypical leadoff hitter!

 

Is he gritty at all?

[JimSorgi]

Norris Hopper is terrible.

but he's a prototypical leadoff hitter!

 

Is he gritty at all?

Isn't he black? Because you have to be white and short to be gritty. And it helps if you were a punter at your college.

[reds44]

I wonder if theres a snowballs chance in hell that Hopper is obtainable, much less by us.

Is this to point out that he's Dusty's kind of guy or that you would want him on the Cubs?

 

Hoppers a prototypical leadoff hitter+ a great CF. Im just saying, if things dont work out with Felix, it might be worth persuing.

 

We all know that Griffeys season will be over by May, and Dunn patrols the outfield with the grace of a cement truck, but maybe Dusty doesnt.

lol, especially the last part.

[TruffleShuffle]

shouldn't a prototypical leadoff hitter do stuff like get on base a lot?