11-15-2015, 04:50 PM
(11-13-2015, 05:57 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: But in a few years he will be. Look at what the Cardinals did with Albert, they let him go to keep open payroll and now the Angels have an overpaid DH that is breaking down. Joey is great, but he is getting older and will slow down. By the time this team can be good again, he'll be like Junior was, hurt, not productive and getting paid way too much.
The Cards offered Pujols a 10 year, $210 million contract, and he was the same age Votto is now. Joey is a bargain compared to that.
Smart teams know that you have to pay some great players if you want to win. I think the Reds overpaid for Bailey, Chapman, and Phillips, but not Votto.
Jay Bruce just has one more year on his contract. I don't know about Frazier. But we have to keep some of these proven players. Most of them are still pretty young.
