Paul Daugherty, whom I am a middle-of-the-road type of fan, actually wrote a great line
today on his blog about the Reds and Dickerson. To summarize the blog, he 
basically said that Jocketty is going to have some sleepless nights thanks 
to the way Dickerson is playing. And how that affects the offseason. Do they 
look to trade Bronson for a big bat? His stock is as high as it will get. 
 
In the end, this way the key comment. "The Red's offseason will be more 
exciting than the season." 
How true that is.

Personal thoughts on this - Bronson isn't going anywhere.  An innings eater 
that is finally becoming more consistent.  I think Jocketty knows well 
enough that pitching is the foundation for winning.  To date, you have four 
solid starters, where two of them should only get better next year.  You 
have a pipeline of young talent in the system to fill in as someone gets 
injured.  You try to collect another bat or two, specifically on the left 
side of infield and CF via free agency and when you are one peice away to 
put you over that hump, you then trade a prospect for that last peice.  I 
just don't see Jocketty giving away vital peices in the offseason just yet.

I like Hairston and Keppinger, but what happens when Alex Gonzales comes back
next year healthy?  I would put money down that he will get the starting nod at
SS.  3B is more of what I was referring to, just because EE is so streaky, Kepp
is someone you don't want to leave out of line-up, but since his injury, he
hasn't fully returned to the form he used to be in.  Hairston would be great in
CF, and maybe be your leadoff hitter, with Dickerson batting 2nd, but I have a
feeling they will not want to rely on Hairston as a full-time position player,
with injury history.