AUTOGRAPHS

Is the Reds failure to sign Jonny Gomes their biggest mistake of the past few years?

I think so. Look at their outfeild. Bruce, Stubbs, Dickerson, Balentien, and Tavaras. Only Bruce realistically can expect a 20 HR season. Gomes could hit 30 easily without playing every day as evidenced by last season when he was second only to Votto in slugging (and obp.)

Jonny Gomes isn’t that good. Last season was kind of an aberration. He’s also poor defensively, and in the NL you are stuck having to play him in the field. It leads me to believe the Reds think Yonder Alonso will be ready soon and they can shift Votto to LF.

By no means at all is it their biggest mistake. Letting him go to arbitration could have been a huge disaster if he won.

Ashanee Dickerson (Gymnastics Unlimited) Gymnast