You have hit the problem head on Brainfry. I'm a Reds fan from the Big Red Machine days and when Schott fired all theose scouts for doing nothing but watch baseball games I knew the Reds organization was in deep trouble. It will take a lot of time to build the farm system back. I think it's on its way back but it going to take a while to build the depth you need for this. I was never a fan of Dunn so it doesn't bother me that they got rid of him. He was going to walk anyway. Arroyo has said Dunn was going ask for $120 million over five years! Good luck on getting that Dunner.
I heard the same thing the other day and almost choked up my lunch.
How does a .233 hitter who resembles Paul Bunyan in Left Field make such unruly demands?!