05-13-2024, 10:50 AM
(05-12-2024, 09:09 PM)kevin Wrote: The bullpen is not very good in 2024, including Diaz. You can argue me on this, but all the blown games by bullpen in close games show the bullpen isn't very good so far. The starting pitching leaves a lot to be desired also. If Reds don't have Pitching and Defense, they are in for a very bad season, because it's not like Reds can afford the best hitters in the game.
Candelario: $15m/yr (90 OPS+, -0.1 bWAR)
Martinez: $13m/yr (88 ERA+, 0.2 bWAR)
Pagan: $8m/yr (87 ERA+, 0.0 bWAR)
$36m/yr and 10% below league average is the best of the three and you've gotten a combined 0.1 WAR in 40 games.
Mookie Betts signed a couple years ago for $30.4m/yr. Juan Soto signed for $31m/yr.
The Reds can afford the best hitters in the game, they just choose to spend it on 3 bad players instead. They don't lack money, they lack competence....... Last year they spent $29.5m on Mike Moustakas and Wil Meyers (total of -0.6 bWAR for the Reds). The year before that they spent $40.5m on Mike Moustakas, Mike Minor, Shogo Akiyama, and Tommy Pham (total of -0.9 bWAR). That's $106m over the last 3 years contributing a current total of -1.4 bWAR instead of just 1 of the best hitters in baseball.
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