Where to go?

It's been a while, but, in the meantime a lot has developed.

The Reds have established where they want to go with the catcher and center field positions.

The question that now lies is: are they finished?

I don't think so and I'll tell you why. Jocketty has probably been one of the most active GM's this offseason, even if there has been little done. Smaller market teams don't have the resources to simply pay out, as we've seen in the Bronx, so, creativity has to be the tool.

And being creative takes time.

Are the Reds really finished in the OF? Is your starting OF: Jay Bruce, RF; Willy Taveras, CF; Chris Dickerson, LF?

IF that is so, it is just ok, provided Bruce has the monster year everyone is projecting. But, if Dickerson produces like Bill James says he is going to: 21 HR, 37 sb, .268/.360/.454 and Taveras repeats 2007, they could have an above-average OF.

Below are the 2009 Reds Projections from Bill James, if you haven't seen them:

Hitter             Age    G   AB   H   2B 3B  HR   R  RBI   RC  RC27  BB   SO  SB  CS   Avg   OBP   Slg   OPS
Bruce,Jay          22   159  587  174  30  4  35  94   90  109  6.75  46  145  12   7  .296  .351  .540  .891
Dickerson,Chris    27   150  564  151  28  7  21  93   74   94  5.74  80  176  37  13  .268  .360  .454  .814
Encarnacion,Edwin  26   148  539  150  37  1  25  83   85   91  6.05  56   95   4   2  .278  .356  .490  .846
Freel,Ryan         33   100  327   87  17  2   3  48   21   40  4.19  33   56  19   8  .266  .342  .358  .700
Hairston,Jerry     33    93  220   58  14  1   4  31   22   27  4.23  18   32   8   4  .264  .333  .391  .724
Hanigan,Ryan       28    33  102   28   5  0   2  12   10   14  4.92  12   14   0   0  .275  .357  .382  .739
Keppinger,Jeff     29   117  439  134  24  2   5  53   43   63  5.34  35   23   3   2  .305  .359  .403  .762
Phillips,Brandon   28   154  601  158  30  4  21  84   76   80  4.60  39  101  22   9  .263  .313  .431  .744
Votto,Joey         25   157  586  180  40  2  30  87  102  120  7.55  74  111  13   7  .307  .386  .536  .922

Pitcher            Age   G  GS   IP   H   HR  BB   SO  HB   W   L   Pct  Sv   BR/9   ERA
Affeldt,Jeremy      30  65   0   77   79   8  34   59   3   4   5  .444   0   13.6  4.39
Arroyo,Bronson      32  32  32  212  222  27  64  152  10  11  12  .478   0   12.6  4.25
Bray,Bill           26  61   0   42   43   4  17   46   1   2   2  .500   0   13.1  4.26
Burton,Jared        28  42   0   45   44   4  20   40   2   2   3  .400   0   13.2  4.11
Cordero,Francisco   34  67   0   68   60   5  29   77   2   4   3  .571  34   12.0  3.53
Cueto,Johnny        23  28  28  154  155  24  52  151  14   8  10  .444   0   12.9  4.56
Harang,Aaron        31  29  29  184  192  25  50  155   5  10  10  .500   0   12.1  4.11
Lincoln,Mike        34  64   0   63   63   8  22   48   2   3   4  .429   0   12.4  4.13
Majewski,Gary       29  44   0   45   55   4  17   28   3   2   3  .400   0   15.0  5.28
Masset,Nick         27  35   0   57   71   6  25   40   3   2   4  .333   0   15.6  5.82
Owings,Micah        26  25  21  118  124  13  43   91  11   6   7  .462   0   13.6  4.52
Volquez,Edinson     25  30  30  192  176  20  95  191  10  11  11  .500   0   13.2  4.08
Weathers,David      39  70   0   71   68   7  30   50   3   4   4  .500   0   12.8  4.00