AA club ? doubt it

[*ochocincos*]

(04-21-2022, 10:39 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: The Reds have the next to worst team batting average in MLB .177. The worst OBP .247. Tied for the most strikeouts - 129. The worst slugging % .277. And to make matters worse their team ERA is the next to worst in MLB 5.92.

I'm with TecmoBengals, not even sure this would be a good AA club ? Is Bod Castellini tanking ? Can you do that in Baseball ?

And now there's this: https://www.sportscasting.com/cincinnati-reds-nick-castellanos-reportedly-wanted-return-but-owner-bob-castellini-chose-another-plan/

Tanking doesn't really have much of a benefit in baseball, TBH.
Draft picks don't play for years in the majors.

It comes down to money.
Reds only allow so much of a payroll, and they basically give the reason that they don't spend more because they aren't making more.
The Castellinis seem to be ok with having a reduced payroll for ~5 years then will spend bigger for ~2 years. Rinse, repeat.

They tried to BS that they aren't trying to have a reduced payroll and will still be competitive this year because they know that they will have fewer people at games if they don't give the perception they're at least trying. And obviously fewer people going to games means less revenue.

The Reds also are not as good as some of the other lower-payroll teams like the Rays who are great at getting in minor league talent and developing that talent. Reds may eventually get (back) to that point, but that takes multiple years to build up.