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Well in response to that, this isn't high school. We don't send players to anger management. It's the pros--they get an opportunity. If they screw up, there is always someone waiting to take their place.
And about Austin Kearns, the problem isn't that he's not playing. He's batting 7th in the order on a regular basis, but he strikes out a lot. Many of these strikeouts have come at crucial times too, and many of them have been strikeouts looking.
Next, Jose Guillen was not traded to the Angels. We traded him to Oakland for Aaron Harang, and right now Harang is our best starter. This team needed pitching and still does, so the logical move was to get the best available pitcher at the time. Don't be surprised if another offensive power is traded away for pitching this year as well. Guillen was replaceable.
Next, Ryan Freel has baggage. He got a DUI a couple months ago. He should be happy to be with the Reds, and every team needs a utility guy. The Reds just haven't found the best position for him yet, but Freel is happy with his role.
And Adam Dunn is leading the National League in home runs. He's producing. Strikeouts come with power, and he has been cutting down on them.
To finish, Casey will never be traded, and Graves did not do a solid job this year. You can't keep a guy just because of what he's done in the past. We didn't keep Larkin even though he's a Hall of Famer. Graves wasn't getting the job done this year, and this is what happens. Props to the Reds for making moves recently to turn this team around. They could have just sat around and done nothing.
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