AA club ? doubt it

[*bengalfan74*]

(04-21-2022, 12:55 PM)ochocincos Wrote: 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.

Oh I was teasing about the tanking.

And I get it, Reds are a small market team. They just can't compete with the big boys year in and year out. Which BTW is one of the bigger reasons baseball sucks, but that's another topic.

But for crying out loud ! Castellini has had 3 competitive seasons out of 16. 2010, 2012, and 2013. And got basically rocked in every post season of those years. His average wins per season besides those 3 seasons (threw out 2020 because of only 60 games) is 73.

Here's the statement he made when he took over the team "We're buying the Reds to win. Anything else is unacceptable," We're into the 9th season since 2013. I mean you have to be able to eek out a contender even in small markets in 9 seasons.