Jabroni

And why not? Kenny traded for Everett in 2003 to replace Rowand and Willie in CF. He also traded for Robbie Alomar twice to replace Willie at 2nd base. Did you forget about that?

What a moronic post. Konerko, Everett, and Dye all have a history of hitting well. Cruddy does not. Uribe had a better season last year than Cruddy could ever dream of. He is also staying because he's the only one we have that can play SS. You beat me to it.

Of course the stats show otherwise. :rolly His offense would be a MASSIVE improvement and his glove wouldn't even be a downgrade.

I could care less if they trade Crede for Randa or just prospects. As long as we trade for Randa or a 3rd baseman that can hit better than .225 and let Cruddy ride the pine. Then they can decide on what to do with Cruddy after the season is over.

So Crede is the better defender even though the stats show Randa is better? Talk about a Crede apologist. :headshake

Randa's defense has been better this season and over his career than Crede's. Look at their respective fielding stats. By the way, check the stats again. Randa is not a .270'ish hitter... Joe Crede .252 career AVG .302 career OBP Joe Randa .286 career AVG .342 career OBP

This is what is making me laugh my ass off. Hey, he may suck ass BUT HE'S CHEAP SO LET'S KEEP HIM!!!

Not a huge jump offensively? Are you nuts? Joe Crede (2005 stats) 160 AB .225 AVG .285 OBP .350 SLG .635 OPS 4 HR 17 RBI 10 BB 25 SO Joe Randa (2005 stats) 165 AB .291 AVG .369 OBP .461 SLG .830 OPS 5 HR 27 RBI 20 BB 26 SO That IS a huge jump.

If you guys don't want to trade Crede, well I hope Kenny just trades prospects for Randa. As long as Crede is sitting on the bench as Randa's backup.

Not me.

Yes, it is possible and Cruddy is intent on showing us how.

Garland was always a good 5th starter. When has Crede ever been good in a full season? You beat me to it.

How long do you think Kenny is going to want to keep Cruddy around with how sucky he is? It's not like Crede is showing any signs of improvement. In fact, he is getting worse. Josh Fields is waiting in the wings (not that he's ready yet) and Crede will just get more and more expensive to keep. He just isn't worth it. The problem is that you guys think Crede has a bright future. The realists see how bad he truly is.

The Reds just signed Randa to a 1-year, $2.15 million deal. There is no option. He would be the perfect trade target at or before the deadline because we would only owe him around $1 million then. If we need him for another season because Josh Fields isn't ready, we could just re-sign him to another cheap 1-year deal.

You act like Crede has been good for the White Sox. He hasn't. We are seeing the same Cruddy that we have always seen. He can play defense but he can't hit a lick. Yes, he is still young and he may improve (although, I think it's unlikely after watching his ugly ass swing for a few seasons). But we are trying to win THIS SEASON. We can't afford to wait and see if Crede ever pans out. He is a hole in our lineup right now and he is contributing almost nothing but defense to this team.

At this point, I would bring up Greg Norton if he didn't suck so bad defensively at 3rd base.

*lowers hand*

Trade for Randa. Or just sign a veteran 3rd baseman to a 1-year deal with a team option for a 2nd year. Depending on whether or not Fields is ready, they could choose to pick up the option or buy the veteran 3rd baseman out.

Why do you say this? Do you think Kenny doesn't see how godawful Cruddy is? He wants to win NOW. Cruddy isn't helping us do that with his s*** at bats.

Staple in the clubhouse? Crede is a scrub that shows no emotion when he is playing. Maybe if he wasn't half asleep during his AB's he would get a hit every now and then. The guy is a lifeless slug.

I think trading Crede for Randa would DRASTICALLY help our team. Crede was a hole in the lineup last season and he appears to be the same this season.

I am just shocked that some people wouldn't trade Crede for Randa. There is no way that the supposed downgrade in defense from Crede to Randa outweighs the huge upgrade in offense from Crede to Randa.

I would trade Crede for Randa in a second. What good is Crede to us right now? We are trying to win this season, aren't we?

Well, the question you guys have to ask is... Does the difference between Randa's bat and Crede's outweigh the difference between Randa's glove and Crede's? I think it does.

If all Cruddy is good for is his defense, then he f***ing sucks.