Keppinger to Astros for PTBNL

[Little Slide Rooter]

Keppingers a pretty good pick up for a PTBNL

[Backtobanks]

Keppingers a pretty good pick up for a PTBNL

 

Yeah, he was on my list of trade targets, but I thought we didn't have a chance because the Reds are a divisional rival. So much for that argument. He would look pretty good as a RH bat off the bench, insurance on the left side of the IF, and a possible 3rd choice at 1B.

[haubrich91]

Wow. Astros getting ready for life without Tejada? Just kidding.

[dew1679666265]

Keppingers a pretty good pick up for a PTBNL

 

Yeah, he was on my list of trade targets, but I thought we didn't have a chance because the Reds are a divisional rival. So much for that argument. He would look pretty good as a RH bat off the bench, insurance on the left side of the IF, and a possible 3rd choice at 1B.

 

I'm not that enthralled by him unless he can repeat his 07 numbers. The rest of his years aren't very impressive.

 

For a PTBNL, I can't say I would mind it, but I don't know that he'll be all that valuable.

[Backtobanks]

Keppingers a pretty good pick up for a PTBNL

 

Yeah, he was on my list of trade targets, but I thought we didn't have a chance because the Reds are a divisional rival. So much for that argument. He would look pretty good as a RH bat off the bench, insurance on the left side of the IF, and a possible 3rd choice at 1B.

 

I'm not that enthralled by him unless he can repeat his 07 numbers. The rest of his years aren't very impressive.

 

For a PTBNL, I can't say I would mind it, but I don't know that he'll be all that valuable.

 

Using him in the roles that I mentioned, he seems like a decent option compared to whoever else is out there. Add in the fact that his cost would be a PTNL and it seems like a decent pickup.

[dew1679666265]

Keppingers a pretty good pick up for a PTBNL

 

Yeah, he was on my list of trade targets, but I thought we didn't have a chance because the Reds are a divisional rival. So much for that argument. He would look pretty good as a RH bat off the bench, insurance on the left side of the IF, and a possible 3rd choice at 1B.

 

I'm not that enthralled by him unless he can repeat his 07 numbers. The rest of his years aren't very impressive.

 

For a PTBNL, I can't say I would mind it, but I don't know that he'll be all that valuable.

 

Using him in the roles that I mentioned, he seems like a decent option compared to whoever else is out there. Add in the fact that his cost would be a PTNL and it seems like a decent pickup.

 

Ronnie Belliard would be a far better option and he's a free agent (I believe). Keppinger just hasn't been much of a hitter outside of one career year in 2007. If there's reason to believe he can come anywhere near that, then he'd be a good option.

 

Otherwise, I'm not sure he'd be much better than Miles or German.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Keppingers a pretty good pick up for a PTBNL

 

Yeah, he was on my list of trade targets, but I thought we didn't have a chance because the Reds are a divisional rival. So much for that argument. He would look pretty good as a RH bat off the bench, insurance on the left side of the IF, and a possible 3rd choice at 1B.

 

I'm not that enthralled by him unless he can repeat his 07 numbers. The rest of his years aren't very impressive.

 

For a PTBNL, I can't say I would mind it, but I don't know that he'll be all that valuable.

 

Using him in the roles that I mentioned, he seems like a decent option compared to whoever else is out there. Add in the fact that his cost would be a PTNL and it seems like a decent pickup.

 

Ronnie Belliard would be a far better option and he's a free agent (I believe). Keppinger just hasn't been much of a hitter outside of one career year in 2007. If there's reason to believe he can come anywhere near that, then he'd be a good option.

 

Otherwise, I'm not sure he'd be much better than Miles or German.

 

Belliards still on the Nats, but Im sure that fatal train wresck of a team would trade him. Hed be a nice platoon player.

[Jake]

Keppinger was in our system, and went to the Mets in the Kris Benson trade. He was rising very fast. Then, tore his ACL when a runner slid into him and was never the same.

[dew1679666265]

Belliards still on the Nats, but Im sure that fatal train wresck of a team would trade him. Hed be a nice platoon player.

 

Ok, hadn't followed him that closely but he was on BacktoBanks' list of potential bench additions so I wasn't sure what his status was.

 

If we could get him for a PTBNL or someone minor, I think that'd be the best deal we could pull of at this point. He's pretty old, but has produced fairly well the last couple years offensively (120 and 100 OPS+ the last two years) and should be able to play multiple positions no worse than Miles can (though he's barely put any time in at short in his long career, that's bothersome).