The 2006 Season
Listserv Survey
The list wants to thank Mark Beard for
doing the survey again this year. We appreciate the
time he took to put this together.
Who was the Reds' most valuable player?
- Bronson Arroyo (7)
- Aaron Harang (6)
- Adam Dunn
Who was the Reds' least valuable player?
- Royce Clayton (4)
- Jason LaRue (3)
- Gary Majewski (3)
- Joe Mays (2)
Who was the Reds' rookie hitter of the year?
- Chris Denorfia (2)
- EE (2)
- Norris Hopper (2)
- None (2)
- Bill Bray (1)
- Lizard (1)
Who was your favorite Red? -
Adam Dunn (6)
- Ryan Freel (3)
- Ken Griffey Jr.
- EE
- Bronson Arroyo
Who was your least favorite Red?
- Danny Graves (7) I'm thrilled he's gone.
- Eric Milton (6)
- Sean Casey (2)
- Jason LaRue
- D'Angelo Jimenez
- Rich Aurilia
- Ben Weber
- Adam Dunn - Needs to be able to hit more than ten points
over his weight.
- David Weathers
Who was the Reds' biggest surprise?
- Scott Hatteburg (5)
- David Ross (5)
- Bronson Arroyo (3)
- Brandon Phillips
- EE
Who was the Reds' biggest disappointment?
- Adam Dunn (3)
- Gary Majewski (3)
- Jason LaRue (2)
- Ken Griffey Jr. (2)
- Brandon Claussen
- Dave Williams
Who was the Reds' best hitter? - Adam
Dunn (7)
- Rich Aurilia (3)
- Brandon Phillips
- EE
Who was the Reds' worst hitter?
- Jason LaRue (6)
- Royce Clayton (4)
- DeWayne Wise
Who was the most improved Red?
- Brandon Phillips (3) "From waiver wire castoff to one of
the cornerstones of the franchise"
- EE (2)
- David Ross (2)
- Rich Aurilia (2)
- Ryan Freel
- Aaron Harang
- Todd Coffey
Who was the least favorite Red - Royce
Clayton (4)
- Gary Majewski (2)
- Jason LaRue (2)
- Eric Milton (1)
- Joe Mays (1)
- Rich Aurilia
- None
Who was the Reds' best starter?
- Bronson Arroyo (7)
- Aaron Harang (6)
Who was the Reds' worst starter?
- Joe Mays (6)
- Brandon Claussen (3) "Gone from a vital part of the future
to nothing"
- Joe Williams (2)
- Eric Milton
Who was the Reds' best reliever?
- David Weathers (4) "It pains me to say"
- Todd Coffey (4)
- Eddie Guardado (3)
- Scott Schoenweis
Who was the Reds' worst reliever?
- "Ensemble award with a special nod towards Jerry Narron for
his inability to provide a usage pattern for a bullpen even though he
had two of his starters leading the league in innings pitched"
- Gary Majewski (6)
- Mike Burns (2) ...
- "but you could pick one of many, Franklin, White, etc, pick
one"
Who was the Reds' best defensive infielder?
- Juan Castro (7)
- Brandon Phillips (2)
- Scott Hatteburg (1)
- Rich Aurilia (1)
- EE (1) "has spectacular range, if he learns how to get his
feet under him"
Who was the Reds' worst defensive infielder?
- "Again, an ensemble award. I have to give special props to
Royce Clayton for his patented look for somebody else to blame
mannerisms"
- EE (8)
- Lopez
- Phillips
- Freel
Who was the Reds' best defensive outfielder?
- Ryan Freel (6)
- Austin Kearns (5)
- Ken Griffey
Who was the Reds' worst defensive outfielder?
- Adam Dunn (11) "looks the worse because he gets to ball and
then misplays them"
- Ken Griffey Jr. (2) "does not belong in CF"
Who was the Reds' best base runner?
- Ryan Freel (6)
- Brandon Phillips (5)
- Felipe Lopez
Who was the Reds' worst base runner?- Adam
Dunn (3)
- EE (2)
- Ryan Freel (2)
- Royce Clayton
- Javier Valentin
Who was the Reds' most over-used player?
- Royce Clayton (4)
- Adam Dunn (3) "needed more time off"
- Ryan Freel (2) "only in that he's the guy most hurt by
overplay"
- "I have very real concerns that Arroyo and Harang were used
too much, but given the standings I don't know that I can blame anybody
for that."
Who was the Reds' most under-used player?
- EE (5)
- "Every bit of PT tthat Hollandsworth got should have gone
to Chris Denorfia" (2)
- Rich Aurilia
- Javier Valentin
- David Ross
- Dave Williams
- Matt Belisle
- none
What was the Reds' best roster move?
- "I didn't like the deal at the time, but I would have to
say Pena for Arroyo" (8)
- Getting Ross/Phillips (2)
- Scott Hatteburg
- Trading Casey
- Kearns/Lopez trade
What was the Reds' worst roster move?
- Kearns/Lopez (9) "for a bunch of garbage and an over the
hill weak sister SS"
- Signing Joe Mays
- DFAing Dave Williams
- Not calling up Homer Bailey
What was the best move by the Reds' manager?
- "Putting EE (6) back in at 3rd and leaving him alone for
the rest of the season
- "Getting Ross into the lineup more often"
- Scott Hatteburg at 1B
- Use of Rich Aurilia
- "Did he have one?"
- "Can't remember one that qualifies"
- "None"
What was the worst move by the Reds' manager?
- "Inability to provide a consistent usage pattern for a
bullpen even though he had two of his starters leading the league in
innings pitched"
- "His lousy lineups, not utilizing the players properly"
- Sitting EE (4)"
- "Any game that Clayton (3) started"
- "Being Reds manager"
- "Anytime he went to the bulpen"
- "Keeping three catchers"
If you were in charge, what one move would make
before next year? - "Somehow finding
either a 2B/SS, RF, and at least one more starting pitcher...but all of
them aren't going to be in the budget"
- Sign Zito
- Get a good fielding OF. (Fielding lessons for the rest of
the team)
- "Acquire a frontline pitcher, a closer, and some more power
in the starting lineup"
- "Fire Narron, hire Pinella"
- They need a CFer.
- Sign the best valued player during the off season to show
the fans that winning is a priority.
- Get rid of the garbage relief pitchers and try to trade
Griffey to the AL if he permits it.
- Make Homer Bailey the #3 starter.
- Get rid of Milton any way I could.
- Move Griffey to 1B.
- Sign an impace RF.
What was your favorite list topic?
- Discussion about the Reds trades
- Why Dunn is so valued by list members.
- Trading of Kearns/Lopez (2)
- No answer.
- EE
- Comments on the previous nights game, as I couldn't watch
or listen to them.
- Reds being in contention.
- Reds List HOF discussions
What was your best memory of the season?
- "Despite being mediocre, being competitive (3) until late
in the season"
- Dunn's walk off slam (2)
- Arroyo's great start
- Arroyo's home runs
- Watching the Lookouts, that's a nice little park.
- The improvement of the organization from top down and the
ability to have hope for the future.
- When it mercifully ended
- "Don't remember which game, but two great catches by Freel
in RF"
- June 2-7, road sweeks of St. Louis and Houston
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