Trade Deadline Thread

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(08-06-2023, 09:39 PM)samhain Wrote: The offseason approach will be interesting.

They may not need a ton, but they have needs, regardless.  They also have a laughable payroll once Votto and Moose drop off the books.

If we get another winter of crying poor and bitching about payroll and resources, then there's no hope for this ownership group.  

We're on year 18 of this ownership group. They have 0 postseason series wins and only 5 winning seasons (2 of which were 82-80 and 31-29) out of the 17 completed so far. Squandered multiple windows, fumbled multiple rebuilds.

Walt Jocketty is still a voice in the front office because he was friends with our owner in St Louis. Our manager is the son of another front office guy and just got an extension despite not being a winner. For a 5 years our GM was the son of one of the owners.

This ownership group stinks. That was never a question. Lol. But "where are you going to go?"

(08-07-2023, 04:02 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Yep, Reds currently have $95 mill payroll, according to Spotrac.
Their payroll is basically near the minimum next year other than Votto's $20 mill. Next year is Votto's final year, but I believe it's a club option.
Ya gotta wonder if the Reds will actually pick up the option and let Votto play out his full contract or if this year is basically his final year.
I would think (hope?) this is Votto's last year and they will repurpose some money to go toward some pitching.

That would be nice, but this is the same team that gave away Sonny Gray, Wade Miley, and Raisel Iglesias for basically nothing to save money the season after almost making the playoffs but falling short because of a late season collapse.

Think the money is just going to go into their coffers.


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I need to stop talking Reds today. Just a negativity spiral. Lol