Reds Grab Choo In Big Deal

Outfielder Shin Shoo-Choo is still staying in Ohio, this time he's taking he's brining his talent to Cinncinati. Infielder Jason Donald also packed his bags to Cincy to bring centerfielder Drew Stubbs to Tribe. The Indians also sent reliever Tony Sipp, shortstop Didi Gregorius, and first basmen Lars Anderson to the Diamondbacks for starter Trevor Bauer and relievers Matt Albers and Bryan Shaw. Choo will have to make the transition from right field to center field, where he hasn't played since 2009. Even though Choo isn't as good of a fielder as Stubbs, he brings leadership at the plate, posting a .289 average throughout his 6 year career. While Choo saw more success at the plate, Drew Stubbs was awful at the plate last season, as he wiffed his average to .213, compared to .243 in 2011. Stubbs has the tools to become a gold glove outfielder in Cleveland, but will need to improve his hitting if he wants to play well. Choo has posted a .286 average when he's played in Cinncinati, while Stubbs hasn't preformed well in Clevland, posting a .227 average. Adding right handers Albers, Bauer, and Shaw to the Tribe provides more depth to the Indians staff and the D-Backs did get young shortstop Didi Gregorius who looks to have a good future moving forward, and reliever Tony Sipp will bring an underrated arm to Arizona.