Jonny Gomes Non Tendered By The Reds

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http://twitter.com/SPTimesRays/status/6610221290

 

If Corey Hart is moved this off season, I wouldn't mind seeing him brought in to split time with Gerut out in right.

[dadofandrew]

Gomes might be the best corner OF other than Holliday or Bay. I assume he'll go where he has 500 AB's lined up.

[Matt Breen]

Gomes hit righties well last year (.859 OPS), but in all honesty, it's probably an aberration. The previous three years he hit righties to a tune of .648, .731, .595 OPS. He kills lefties - always has. As a fielder, he gets pretty bad ratings from Fangraphs. I'd pass unless it was cheap. I just don't trust him to repeat last year.

[Ennder]

I wouldn't mind taking a stab at Garko though if he is cheap. He doesn't kill lefties quite like Gomes but he isn't useless vs righties either.

[JohnBriggs12]

The Brewers could certainly use Gomes whether Hart is traded or not. He certainly sticks out at the best RH bat out there below the top tier of Bay and Holliday and the middle tier of Cameron, Nady and Byrd.

 

The Brewers could use a RH bench bat. Beyond Gomes, the OF pickings are guys like Reed Johnson, Rocco Baldelli, Jerry Hairston Jr., Marcus Thames, Randy Winn (switch hitter). I don't see the Brewers with a lot in their budget ($2 million maybe?) for one additional bench bat, so Gomes is probably beyond their reach unless they clear salary in a deal. Too bad Murton went to Japan. He was the perfect fit.

 

Garko's not a terrible idea either as they might get better value out of a 3B/1B type and with Counsell back, the two main backup IF candidates (assuming Gamel's ticketed for Nashville), Iribarren and Heether can both serve as 5th OF.

Edited December 13, 2009 by JohnBriggs12

[Harold Hutchison]

Gomes might not be a bad pickup. Gomes + [acquisition for Hart] > Hart.

[dadofandrew]

I've thought Reed Johnson was a good fit for a while. Interesting idea about keeping an extra IF since Hernan and Adam can play OF somewhat. I'd like at least one guy who can be a legit HR threat off the bench, and to me, a RH 1B/LF type would be a match.

[JohnBriggs12]

Gerut's a legit HR threat. Maybe not a big basher but certainly capable.

 

One RH bat out there that's a real HR threat other than Gomes is Marcus Thames. But he's another guy who'd be looking a shot at a platoon somewhere.