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OT: Fred Lewis signs with Cinci
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:25 am
by Peteros
Re: Fred Lewis signs with Cinci
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:45 am
by Geddy
Good luck to him there.
Re: Fred Lewis signs with Cinci
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:57 am
by SharoneWright
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Re: OT: Fred Lewis signs with Cinci
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:20 pm
by wlujaysfan55
too bad he wasn't younger. Liked his feel for the game. Didn't like his attitude sometimes but on the other hand, the guy wanted to play more & wasn't shy about letting anyone know.
Re: OT: Fred Lewis signs with Cinci
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:56 pm
by number15
he was useful while in Toronto........ good lead off man, decent offencive numbers, good speed, some power and capable of all OF positions
Rajai Davis seems like an upgrade though..... just considering his speed and fact that he can also lead off and play all OF positions
Re: OT: Fred Lewis signs with Cinci
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:44 am
by SharoneWright
wlujaysfan55 wrote:too bad he wasn't younger. Liked his feel for the game. Didn't like his attitude sometimes but on the other hand, the guy wanted to play more & wasn't shy about letting anyone know.
I'll disagree with the first part - he had some natural skills, but I really think his "feel for the game" was a major element holding him back. Seemed to get poor reads in the outfield, not hit situationally, and made tonnes of boneheaded baserunning mistakes. I always felt if he would have been coached more intensely/specifically earlier on, he would have been a significantly better player. Still, a useful asset off the bench...jmo.
Re: OT: Fred Lewis signs with Cinci
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:54 am
by Nolan
Would of been nice to keep him around as our 4th OF. But he wanted more PT and he made that pretty clear, hopefully things will go better for him in Cincy.
Re: OT: Fred Lewis signs with Cinci
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:05 pm
by wlujaysfan55
SharoneWright wrote:wlujaysfan55 wrote:too bad he wasn't younger. Liked his feel for the game. Didn't like his attitude sometimes but on the other hand, the guy wanted to play more & wasn't shy about letting anyone know.
I'll disagree with the first part - he had some natural skills, but I really think his "feel for the game" was a major element holding him back. Seemed to get poor reads in the outfield, not hit situationally, and made tonnes of boneheaded baserunning mistakes. I always felt if he would have been coached more intensely/specifically earlier on, he would have been a significantly better player. Still, a useful asset off the bench...jmo.
I won't disagree with the comments, in particular the base running, but imo, I think part of it was trying to do too much to convince Cito to play him more. He wasn't shy about letting the world know that he believed himself to be a full time player.