shipps Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Per Olney the Reds are taking offers for him. The Sox have been long thought to have interest in this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 12:26 PM) Per Olney the Reds are taking offers for him. The Sox have been long thought to have interest in this guy. I'd rather trade minor pieces for Jay Bruce than give up a top 30 pick for Fowler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peavy44 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 12:26 PM) Per Olney the Reds are taking offers for him. The Sox have been long thought to have interest in this guy. If the price not to high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 He sucks so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 The idea of trading for Jay Bruce has just made me a bigger fan of the idea in signing Fowler. I'm not a fan of giving up the comp pick for Fowler but IMHO its a better idea than trading for Bruce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmooncreeping Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 12:47 PM) The idea of trading for Jay Bruce has just made me a bigger fan of the idea in signing Fowler. I'm not a fan of giving up the comp pick for Fowler but IMHO its a better idea than trading for Bruce. No thanks, Bruce is on the downslide, barely hit .200 and...just no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 So, is there a known reason why he just stopped being good 2 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 12:50 PM) So, is there a known reason why he just stopped being good 2 years ago? 2014, he had a bad knee and was playing through it. 2015, he was cruising along like his old self until he went into a tailspin the last couple months. I remember wanting the Sox to trade for him at the deadline. His BABIP went from .292 in the first half to .205 in the second half and I'm not sure there's a good reason. I'm not quite ready to stick a fork in him; his contract is relatively attractive; and people want power in the outfield, there it is. The tipping point, however, is I just want a better defender than Bruce. By sticking him out there, you admit you're fine with an outfield full of butchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finkelstein Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 12:50 PM) So, is there a known reason why he just stopped being good 2 years ago? http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/jay-bruce-what-happened/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (blackmooncreeping @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 12:49 PM) No thanks, Bruce is on the downslide, barely hit .200 and...just no. Bruce in a Sox uni has LaRoche 2.0 written all over it. I would rather go with Avi in RF and I don't want Avi in RF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickJones81 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'd be in on Bruce. The sudden change in performance seems to possibly be an aberration brought on by injury. This may make him a really good buy low candidate. Also couple that with the fact that it seems like Cincy has lost in every deal this offseason makes me feel comfortable that Hahn can work a deal we won't scream about. His salary isn't bad, and the window is aligned with cabrera, frazier, etc. I can get behind this option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 He was worth 1 WAR over Avi last year. So technically he would still be an upgrade unless Avi makes that jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasttriptotulsa Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 02:46 PM) He was worth 1 WAR over Avi last year. So technically he would still be an upgrade unless Avi makes that jump. He's also paid $10 million more than Avi and will cost talent to acquire. Is that really worth a 1 WAR upgrade? I would rather take the chance that Avi progresses. I think Bruce is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm interested in Bruce only as plan D and if the cost is appropriately light. But yes, Avi is plan E to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 12:26 PM) Per Olney the Reds are taking offers for him. The Sox have been long thought to have interest in this guy. I assume that the "offers" consist of how much of his salary teams are willing to accept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 02:53 PM) He's also paid $10 million more than Avi and will cost talent to acquire. Is that really worth a 1 WAR upgrade? I would rather take the chance that Avi progresses. I think Bruce is done. There is no way in the world anyone winds up paying that whole 10mil and I would doubt you would have to give up much of anything to get him. I personally dont have interest in him but the Sox do tend to stay fixated on certain players that they like and pursue them when the buy is low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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