ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Walt Jocketty, did you see Trea Turner at the Futures Game from your general manager’s office at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati? You saw how he ran like a flash around the bases with a triple, which followed a double in his first at-bat, right?
You checked his stats and you saw that, after spending 10 days at Double-A Harrisburg, the 22-year-old shortstop batted .359, and has already been promoted to Triple-A Syracuse, right?
Wouldn’t he look good in a Reds uniform? You want him? He’s yours. Just ship to Washington the guy in the bullpen we saw at Nationals Park two weeks ago — you know, the guy who came out and threw 100 miles an hour in the strike zone consistently.